A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.

Often mistaken as a medieval Gothic monument, this unique cornerstone only dates back to the 1980s.

This statue points to another unusual companion work of art often overlooked by visitors.

A series of bronze circus performers spread throughout a Slovakian shopping center.

According to the local legend, these boys and ducks were turned to stone by an angered water goblin.

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

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

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

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

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