Praha 1, Czechia
Butterflies on Máj
Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.
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Praha 1, Czechia
Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.
Brno, Czechia
A tragic tale of a young woman accused of witchcraft haunts this place.
Trutnov, Czechia
Each spring, residents of this Czech town hoist a 'slain' metal dragon onto the city hall to commemorate a local medieval legend
Prague, Czechia
This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.
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.
Brno, Czechia
This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.
Olomouc, Czechia
A cheeky reminder about the value of art dangles above one of Olomouc's busiest streets.
Terezín, Czechia
Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.
Prague, Czechia
The largest and best-preserved rotunda in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.
Prague, Czechia
Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
Prague, Czechia
Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.
Prague, Czechia
Dedicated to the works of the legendary special effects artist.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Prague, Czechia
A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.
Lidice, Czechia
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
Prague, Czechia
A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
Prague, Czechia
This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.