Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

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

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

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

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

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

Where visitors can play more than 150 retro arcade games.

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

An artificial hill and apparent calendric structure built in the Early Middle Ages immortalizes a legendary Polish princess.

In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

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