Český Krumlov, Czechia
The Bear Moat at Český Krumlov Castle
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
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Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
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Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Děčín, Czechia
When the river dries up, these stones start talking.
Bad Schandau, Germany
An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.
Kirnitzschtal, Germany
A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.
Kamenický Šenov, Czechia
Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Doubice, Czechia
This village in Bohemian Switzerland hosts more than 300 wood carvings inspired by fairytales, folklore, and other oddities, as well as a series of Communist-era tanks
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.
Prague, Czechia
This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Colmar, France
A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Budapest, Hungary
Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.