Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum
A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.
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Baku, Azerbaijan
A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Dresden, Germany
An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.
Hanover, Germany
Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
Dresden, Germany
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
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.
Marrakesh, Morocco
One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
Wrocław, Poland
A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.
Wrocław, Poland
In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.
Olomouc, Czechia
This almost a century old piece of architecture had been overlooked by most, except for the drunk and the homeless
Holubice, Czechia
A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
Olomouc, Czechia
A cheeky reminder about the value of art dangles above one of Olomouc's busiest streets.
Olomouc, Czechia
Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Olomouc, Czechia
An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Brno, Czechia
A cheeky architectural easter egg.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.
Brno, Czechia
This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.