Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

During the renovation of this bas-relief, the constructors added one unusual element.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

The ruins of a medieval bridge are visible inside a Prague Metro station.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

This moving sculpture depicts contortionist positions based on photographs of gymnast Věra Čáslavská, who protested the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

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