Prague, Czechia
St. Valentine’s Shoulder Blade
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
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Prague, Czechia
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
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
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
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This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.
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Perched above a grotto, this tribute to Mother Nature looks out into the ocean.
Verona, Italy
This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.
Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
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An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.
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In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Naples, Italy
This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.