Košice, Slovakia
The Republic of the East
Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.
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Košice, Slovakia
Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.
Stará Bystrica, Slovakia
The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.
Čičmany, Slovakia
A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.
Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia
Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.
Biskupice-Pulkov, Czechia
Before building her own tombstone, an untrained artist created a concrete menagerie in her garden.
Staré Město, Czechia
Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.
Brno, Czechia
A cheeky architectural easter egg.
Brno, Czechia
This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.
Brno, Czechia
In this Romani neighborhood lies a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Roma.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Lhotka, Czechia
Every part of this unusual home is built into the sandstone rock.
Želízy, Czechia
Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Kamenický Šenov, Czechia
Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.
Tisá, Czechia
Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.
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
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Leipzig, Germany
One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.
Flintsbach am Inn, Germany
A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.
Schwangau, Germany
A unique bridge with an equally unique view.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Ulm, Germany
Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.