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

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

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

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

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

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

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

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

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

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

This museum is dedicated to the little known ancient Roman history of Vienna.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

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

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.