An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”