The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

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

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

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

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

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

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

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

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

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

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.