An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

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

A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

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

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The abandoned military base looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

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