This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

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

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

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

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

A miniatures park with a model of Wolf's Lair as it looked during World War II.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.