Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

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

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.