Budapest, Hungary
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The largest statue of this convex, homogeneous object with just one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.
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Budapest, Hungary
The largest statue of this convex, homogeneous object with just one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.
Budapest, Hungary
From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.
Budapest, Hungary
Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.
Vác, Hungary
Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.
Medzilaborce, Slovakia
An extraordinary museum devoted to the pop art legend created by Slovak artists.
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
Zegartowice, Poland
This mushroom-shaped rock has frustrated and fascinated locals for centuries.
Čičmany, Slovakia
A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.
Stará Bystrica, Slovakia
The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.
Levoča, Slovakia
Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Świdnica, Poland
This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.
Poland
A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
Karpacz, Poland
This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.
Karpacz, Poland
On this Polish road, an optical illusion makes cars seem to roll uphill.
Lidice, Czechia
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
Karlštejn, Czechia
This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Prague, Czechia
The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.
Prague, Czechia
This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
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.