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

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

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

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

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

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

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

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

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

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.