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

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.

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

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

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

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

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.