Lincoln, Nebraska
Nebraska State Capitol Mosaic Floor
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Places I've been
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Lincoln, Nebraska
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Taylor, Nebraska
This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.
Monowi, Nebraska
America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.
Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
Lviv, Ukraine
Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.
Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.
Olomouc, Czechia
An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.
Brno, Czechia
A cheeky architectural easter egg.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
Prague, Czechia
Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
Prague, Czechia
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Vienna, Austria
A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.
Vienna, Austria
A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.
Vienna, Austria
An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.
Vienna, Austria
The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.
Vienna, Austria
This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.