Hřensko, Czechia
Pravčická brána (Pravčice Gate)
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
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Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Terezín, Czechia
Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.
Lidice, Czechia
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia
Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.
Andělská Hora, Czechia
This ruined castle perched atop a rocky peak is a great place for a hike.
Krásno, Czechia
A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Gmünd in Kärnten, Austria
A road runs through the middle of this small Austrian chapel.
Klitmøller, Denmark
On a stretch of Danish coast known as "Cold Hawaiʻi," this fishing village has become a surfing town.
Oslo, Norway
Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.
Washington, D.C.
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Moscow, Russia
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Chisinau, Moldova
Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.
Tokyo, Japan
Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.
Nicosia, Cyprus
This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.