People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.

One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.

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.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

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

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

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

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

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

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

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

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.