These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

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

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.

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.

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.

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

The largest fountain in Bratislava.