Prague, Czechia
Hrdlička Museum of Anthropology
A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.
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Prague, Czechia
A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Tallinn, Estonia
This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.
Mdina, Malta
This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Mdina, Malta
The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
Rabat, Malta
Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.
Birgu, Malta
The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.
Valletta, Malta
Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.
Tallinn, Estonia
This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.
Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania
An impressive ensemble of sculptures that survived the Soviet regime.
Riga, Latvia
This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.
Zagreb, Croatia
A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.
Idrija, Slovenia
This was the second largest mercury mine in the world and one of the oldest preserved mine complexes in Europe.
Tallinn, Estonia
This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Tallinn, Estonia
This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.