A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.

In the foothills of the lesser Caucasus, a centuries-old fortress still stands.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

Home to over 1,000 street signs, this museum offers visitors an opportunity to travel over 70 years back in time.

This small village claims to be independent from Italy because it was left out when the nation was unified.

This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

A former church turned museum, complete with changing exhibitions.

Visit an imposing 13th-century Transylvanian citadel lurking not far from the region's more heavily touristed attractions.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.