Prague, Czechia
Olšany Cemetery
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
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Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
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
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Wonsees, Germany
These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Nuremberg, Germany
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Sanremo, Italy
An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.
Dolceacqua, Italy
Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.
Triora, Italy
The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."
Malinska, Croatia
This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Vienna, Austria
A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
Vienna, Austria
Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Chiemsee, Germany
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Iglesias, Italy
On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.