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

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.

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

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

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

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

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

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

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.