This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

Unconventional site where the tracks of Zurich tramcars intersect.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

When Croatia became independent of Yugoslavia, the splintering governments left behind these concrete tunnels.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

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

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.