A collection of Lenin busts and other Soviet Era statues sit idly behind the Semipalatinsk Hotel.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This small Slovenian town has become a magnet for microbreweries.

An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

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

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

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

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.