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

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

A symbolic graveyard for the villages that perished during the Nazi invasion of Belarus.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

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

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

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.