After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

One of the best examples of the modernist movement in Madrid.

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

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

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

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

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.