Ostrava, Czechia
Lower Vítkovice
A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.
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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.
Pilsen, Czechia
Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.
Znojmo, Czechia
This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Adršpach, Czechia
Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.
Prague, Czechia
A crucified and bearded female saint.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
Prague, Czechia
This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Prague, Czechia
This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.
Prague, Czechia
The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.
Prague, Czechia
Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
Prague, Czechia
A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Wellington, New Zealand
Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.
Wellington, New Zealand
Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.
Cape Palliser, New Zealand
These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.