Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.

The world’s oldest military museum has remained largely unchanged since the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

A relic of the Cold War tucked away in the forested hills above Bratislava.

The memorial stands at the intersection of the rivers Morava and Danube.

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

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

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

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.

The site is dedicated to an investigative journalist whose murder triggered a political uproar that changed Slovakia forever.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

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

A series of bronze circus performers spread throughout a Slovakian shopping center.

A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.

Scenic hike to a restored watermill.

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

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

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.