Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

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

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

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.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

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

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

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

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

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

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

Dozens of Soviet-era trains and carriages fill this outdoor museum.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.