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

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

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

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

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

A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

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

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

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

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

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

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

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

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

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

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

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

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