Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

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

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

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.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

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

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

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

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

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

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

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

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

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.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

For decades, Hungary's Communist Party insisted this gulag had never existed.

This castle played host to the largest great hall found in medieval Central Europe.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.