Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

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

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.