Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

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

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

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

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

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

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

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

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

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

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

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

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

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

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.