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

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

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

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

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

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

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

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

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.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

The second-highest train station in Europe.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

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

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.