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
The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.
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
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Durness, Scotland
A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Budapest, Hungary
A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
Oslo, Norway
This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.