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Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

This Czech military museum is home to pink tank that was once a symbol of art and political rebellion.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.