Places positivelypossessed Wants to Go

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

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

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

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

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.