A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

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

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

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

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

A colossal strolling Pinocchio that was greeted with more outrage than whimsy.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

Mound of stones marking the burial site of the world's most famous orca.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

What might look like a cliffside sacrificial altar at first glance is actually a stone compass pointing to cities and lighthouses all around the world.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.