A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

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

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

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

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

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

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

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

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

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

A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

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

A relic of World War I that now exist as a piece of public art.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.