This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The first modernist church in Europe.

Physicist’s epitaph provides final confirmation to a career of turmoil.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.