Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

A unique museum that explores the history of computing and digital culture in East Germany.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

Dedicated to the works of the legendary special effects artist.

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

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.