A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

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.

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

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

According to the local legend, these boys and ducks were turned to stone by an angered water goblin.

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

A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

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

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

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

Piran’s oldest square is laden with history and a beautiful 18th-century reservoir.

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

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.