Bratislava, Slovakia
Bratislava Old Town Hall's Cannonball
Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.
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Bratislava, Slovakia
Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
Prague, Czechia
This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.
Pilsen, Czechia
Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.
Litomysl, Czechia
Unique house covered in a nightmarish mural of demons, ghosts and monsters.
Prague, Czechia
The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Prague, Czechia
This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.
Prague, Czechia
An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Vienna, Austria
Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.
Berlin, Germany
After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.
Berlin, Germany
This TV tower once secretly housed a GDR intelligence team.
Berlin, Germany
This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
Berlin, Germany
A portable, wooden replica (minus the hyphen) of Hamburg’s iconic crooked coffee shop.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Vienna, Austria
Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.
Vienna, Austria
Physicist’s epitaph provides final confirmation to a career of turmoil.