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

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

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 triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

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

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

An underground city of salt.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Remnants from a time before electricity.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

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

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.