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An extraordinary museum devoted to the pop art legend created by Slovak artists.

This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.

One of the few cold geysers in Europe, its eruptions are powered by carbon dioxide.

An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.

The rusted creatures wait to be discovered in Prague's botanical garden.

An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.

A massive, abstract lookout tower providing a panoramic view of Prague.

A small monument on the outskirts of Prague, where one of the bloodiest conflicts in the country's history was decided.

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

Dedicated to the unsung history of human waste.

One of the oldest, well-preserved water treatment facilities in all of Europe.

A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.