Zlin, Czechia
Baťa’s Elevator Office
A Czech shoe magnate built his office inside a giant elevator.
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Zlin, Czechia
A Czech shoe magnate built his office inside a giant elevator.
Šumperk District, Czechia
This power plant is at the edge of a Czech mountain.
Kroměříž, Czechia
A unique Baroque monument that creates a fascinating “theater of memory” focused on the themes of human transience and the hope for resurrection.
České Budějovice, Czechia
The original Budweiser has a long-standing naming dispute with its American counterpart.
Chomutov, Czechia
This massive, now-retired coal-mine excavator is said to resemble a mythical dragon.
Králíky, Czechia
Witness to Nazi occupation, this bunker has managed to soldier on to this day.
Olomouc, Czechia
This former atomic bunker is now the Olomouc Institute of Remembrance, telling stories of the communist era.
Kladno, Czechia
This statue of a Red Army Soldier has been moved and changed several times since its creation.
Kladno, Czechia
This abstract sculpture once had a twin in Prague.
Brno, Czechia
A metal forest of peas pays tribute to the founding father of genetics.
Prague, Czechia
A beautiful window with the old Tesla Radio company logo.
Olomouc, Czechia
This almost a century old piece of architecture had been overlooked by most, except for the drunk and the homeless
Staré Město, Czechia
Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.
Holubice, Czechia
A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
Olomouc, Czechia
Once home to artillery, this garden offers more peace today than it did during its war-torn past.
Lipnice nad Sázavou, Czechia
This trio of reliefs—an ear, a mouth, and a pair of eyes—carved into the walls of flooded quarries is a monument to spying.
Olbramovice, Czechia
Czech architects borrow from the nest design of the stork to revitalize a farmstead, hoping to inspire the same loyalty the birds had shown.
Doubice, Czechia
This village in Bohemian Switzerland hosts more than 300 wood carvings inspired by fairytales, folklore, and other oddities, as well as a series of Communist-era tanks
Trutnov, Czechia
This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.
Slavonice, Czechia
600 stumps, branches, and trunks of different shapes and sizes.
Žibřidice, Czechia
Abandoned substation turned village treasure.
Prague, Czechia
A small monument on the outskirts of Prague, where one of the bloodiest conflicts in the country's history was decided.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.