Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

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

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

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

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.