Cvikov, Czechia
Pekelné Doly (Mines of Hell)
The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.
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Cvikov, Czechia
The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.
Olomouc, Czechia
Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.
Brno, Czechia
A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.
Pilsen, Czechia
Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.
Ostrava, Czechia
A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.
Pilsen, Czechia
Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.
Putim, Czechia
The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Lidice, Czechia
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
Znojmo, Czechia
This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Křtiny, Czechia
Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.
Krásno, Czechia
A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Dolní Morava, Czechia
The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Manětín, Czechia
Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Bucharest, Romania
Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.