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

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

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

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

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

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

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

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.