A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.

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

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

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

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

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

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

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

This Buddhist temple on the island of Penang is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.