The Atlas Obscura Guide To Prague

91 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Prague, Czechia

Updated August 12, 2026

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Unusual Attractions in Prague

The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague

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The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

The huge Philosophical Hall

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Strahov Monastery

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The ‘Idiom’ installation at the Prague Municipal Library.

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‘Idiom’

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

Visitors examine the Dripstone Wall for secret passageways

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Dripstone Wall

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Inside the laboratory

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Speculum Alchemiae

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

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Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

An overgrown path.

Prague, Czechia

Olšany Cemetery

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

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Dracula: or The Undead

Performance Show

Dracula: or The Undead

Dark ritual, obsession, and desire unfold as Dracula’s tale is staged amid soaring Gothic arches and flickering shadows.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Prague

Beer Spa Bernard private room

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Beer Spa Bernard

You can soak in private hot tubs infused with beer while pouring unlimited Czech beer from your own tap.

Batalion Comic Book Museum and Club

Prague, Czechia

Batalion Comic Book Museum and Club

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

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