Brno, Czechia
Brno Astronomical Clock
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.
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Brno, Czechia
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.
Gdańsk, Poland
A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Gdańsk, Poland
A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Ostrava, Czechia
A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.
Olomouc, Czechia
An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Žďár nad Sázavou, Czechia
The sanctuary holds what was once believed to be the saint's incorruptible tongue.
Znojmo, Czechia
This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.