The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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 eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

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

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

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

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

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.