Lidice, Czechia
The Lidice Children
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
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Lidice, Czechia
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
Panenský Týnec, Czechia
The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.
Brno, Czechia
This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.
Brno, Czechia
This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.
Olomouc, Czechia
Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.
Pilsen, Czechia
Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
Prague, Czechia
Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Prague, Czechia
This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
Prague, Czechia
The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
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
A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.