A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

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

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.