Aswan, Egypt
Unfinished Obelisk
The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.
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Aswan, Egypt
The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.
Luxor, Egypt
Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
Prague, Czechia
A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Křtiny, Czechia
Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.
Adršpach, Czechia
Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Egypt
An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Prague, Czechia
A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Prague, Czechia
An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
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.
Dolní Morava, Czechia
The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.
Krásno, Czechia
A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
Prague, Czechia
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
Manětín, Czechia
Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Alexandria, Egypt
An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.