Prague, Czechia
Paternoster Lift
This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
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Prague, Czechia
This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Helsinki, Finland
This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.
Palma, Spain
A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Zagreb, Croatia
A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.
Zagreb, Croatia
Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.
Devín, Slovakia
The memorial stands at the intersection of the rivers Morava and Danube.