In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

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

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

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.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

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

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

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

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

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

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

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

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