Syracuse, Italy
Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo
Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.
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Syracuse, Italy
Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
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.
Brno, Czechia
This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.
Karviná, Czechia
Once overlooking the town, this church now resides on a permanent tilt.
Ostrava, Czechia
A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.
Prague, Czechia
The rusted creatures wait to be discovered in Prague's botanical garden.
Prague, Czechia
One of the oldest, well-preserved water treatment facilities in all of Europe.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.
Prague, Czechia
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.
Prague, Czechia
A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.
Prague, Czechia
A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Prague, Czechia
A crucified and bearded female saint.