Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

Decorated with a staggering 1,380 ladybugs, the installation has turned what was once a grim, forgotten nickel mine into a landmark and a statement.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.