Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

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

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

A monument dedicated to a lone, brave invader.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

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

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

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

Often mistaken as a medieval Gothic monument, this unique cornerstone only dates back to the 1980s.

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

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

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.