Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

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

This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Remnants from a time before electricity.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

Where visitors can play more than 150 retro arcade games.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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