The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

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

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

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

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

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

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

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

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

Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.

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

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.

Remnants from a time before electricity.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.