Prague, Czechia
Location of Saint John of Nepomuk's Martyrdom
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
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Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
Prague, Czechia
The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Prague, Czechia
A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
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
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.
Mannheim, Germany
In this German city center, the streets have no names.
Attendorn, Germany
A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.
Augsburg, Germany
Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.
Augsburg, Germany
Deep in the forest next to Augsburg are abandoned bunkers and bullet traps from the region's military past.
Augsburg, Germany
This fountain tucked away in a park is the focal point of the only "Green Basilica" in Germany.
Augsburg, Germany
What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.
Augsburg, Germany
In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.