Tokyo, Japan
Mushizuka at Kan'ei-ji Temple
A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.
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Tokyo, Japan
A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
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.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Pilsen, Czechia
Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.
Prague, Czechia
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Prague, Czechia
This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
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 bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
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.