Prague, Czechia
Prague Astronomical Clock
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
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Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
Adršpach, Czechia
Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.
Holubice, Czechia
A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
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.
Budapest, Hungary
A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.
Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Sighișoara, Romania
Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.
Brașov, Romania
This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.
Brașov, Romania
A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Levoča, Slovakia
Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.
Telgárt, Slovakia
A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.
Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia
The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."
Stará Bystrica, Slovakia
The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.