Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

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

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.

The site is dedicated to an investigative journalist whose murder triggered a political uproar that changed Slovakia forever.

Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

Often mistaken as a medieval Gothic monument, this unique cornerstone only dates back to the 1980s.

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

This statue points to another unusual companion work of art often overlooked by visitors.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

According to the local legend, these boys and ducks were turned to stone by an angered water goblin.

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.

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