Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.