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

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

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

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

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

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

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

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

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.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.