Prague, Czechia
Hlava Franze Kafky (Franz Kafka's Head)
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
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Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.
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
The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Brno, Czechia
A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Sillamäe, Estonia
This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.
Tallinn, Estonia
A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.