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

A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.

This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

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

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

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

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

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

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.