Workers have collected salt here in a process virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages.

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

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

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

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

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.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

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

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

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

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

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.