Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.

This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

It’s a painted window that looks completely real, hiding on a building in the market square.

An early 20th-century school building whose clock tower and carved symbols quietly tell the story of the trades once taught inside.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.

Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.

This antique clock once gave the most accurate time in the area.

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.

The marker that allows students all over the world to be late for class.

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.

The standard measure of Lagom, a measure of what is enough.

The technology company Ericsson erected a real rune stone to mark the birthplace of the wireless technology.

This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.

At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.