Gdańsk, Poland
Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office
Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.
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Gdańsk, Poland
Ruins at Westerplatte
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Brno, Czechia
Brno Astronomical Clock
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.
Brno, Czechia
Brno Dragon
This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.
Pilsen, Czechia
Entropa
Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.
Vilémovice, Czechia
Macocha Abyss
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Permanently Closed
Binz, Germany
Prora
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
Želízy, Czechia
The Devil Heads
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Prague, Czechia
Tančící dům - Dancing House of Prague
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Žižkov Tower
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Prague, Czechia
Statue of King Wenceslas Riding an Upside-Down Dead Horse
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Hrdlička Museum of Anthropology
A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.
Prague, Czechia
Jan Palach Memorial
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Prague, Czechia
Grotta
This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.
