The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.

A tiny chapel and burial site lurk underground in Jajce.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

World's tallest cigar-shaped radio tower.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The remains of the last Bosnian fortress to fall to the Ottomans are still standing.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.