Prague, Czechia
David Černý's Embryo
One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.
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Prague, Czechia
One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.
Prague, Czechia
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Prague, Czechia
A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.
Prague, Czechia
A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
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.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Weehawken, New Jersey
The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.
Sluis, Netherlands
This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.
Bruges, Belgium
You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Bruges, Belgium
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Bruges, Belgium
A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.