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The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

A beautiful window with the old Tesla Radio company logo.

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.

The largest and best-preserved rotunda in Prague.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Joe Cocker's 1988 concert at this site in East Germany marked a changing sea tide that would eventually lead to reunification.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."