Prague, Czechia
Old Jewish Cemetery
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
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Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Stockholm, Sweden
The world's largest model of our planetary system.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Derinkuyu, Turkey
The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Madrid, Spain
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Florence, Italy
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Monterosso al Mare, Italy
The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.