Padua, Italy
St. Anthony's Tongue
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
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Padua, Italy
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
Venice, Italy
This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Hallstatt, Austria
The world's oldest known salt mine.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Vienna, Austria
Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Vienna, Austria
In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
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
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.