This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

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

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

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

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

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

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

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.