In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

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

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

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

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.

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

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

A stone woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

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