A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.