Zagreb, Croatia
Grič Tunnel
A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.
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Zagreb, Croatia
A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.
Varaždin, Croatia
Trimmed trees grow alongside the graves like topiary tombstones.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Bologna, Italy
Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.
Venice, Italy
This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.
Pula, Croatia
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.
Trakošćan, Croatia
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
Krapina, Croatia
This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.
Zagreb, Croatia
An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.
Zagreb, Croatia
This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.
Zagreb, Croatia
This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Padua, Italy
This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.
Venice, Italy
The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Padua, Italy
One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.
Zadar, Croatia
Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.
Prague, Czechia
A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
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 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.