A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.

A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.