A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

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

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

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

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

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

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.