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A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.

Dedicated to the unsung history of human waste.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

The rusted creatures wait to be discovered in Prague's botanical garden.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

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

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

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.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.