Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.