An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

The world's oldest model village.

A classic red phone box converted into an informal village library.

The influential philosopher's old residence is commemorated in a small English town.

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.

Scars from the English Civil War mar this medieval sanctuary.

The last known resting place of the king who united England.

Where an 11th-century flying monk crash landed after attempting to take to the skies.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

A stone woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.

A scene from one of Hungary's most famous novels.

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.