Kutna Hora, Czechia
Saint Barbara's Church
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
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Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Brno, Czechia
A cheeky architectural easter egg.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Pilsen, Czechia
Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
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.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Venice, Italy
A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Padua, Italy
In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.
Padua, Italy
The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.
Padua, Italy
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
Padua, Italy
Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."
Padua, Italy
Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.