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

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

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

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

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

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

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

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

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

This grand manse has been transformed into a museum devoted to one of the founders of Fantastic Realism.

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

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

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

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

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

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

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

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

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Located outside Medellín, this Colombian park focuses on conservation and sustainability.