ŽelÃzy, Czechia
The Devil Heads
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
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ŽelÃzy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Prague, Czechia
An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.
Karlštejn, Czechia
This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
Liberec, Czechia
An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.
Krásno, Czechia
A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
Prague, Czechia
This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
Prague, Czechia
A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.
Prague, Czechia
This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Matera, Italy
Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Lecce, Italy
A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.
Crotone, Italy
A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.
Messina, Italy
An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.
Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Erice, Italy
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Graz, Austria
Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.
Graz, Austria
Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.