Vienna, Austria
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Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.
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Vienna, Austria
Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.
Vienna, Austria
The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.
Vienna, Austria
A history of heat is on display at this unique Austrian museum.
Vienna, Austria
Inside the corridors of this flea market, visitors are sure to find some obscure and odd treasures.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Vienna, Austria
An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.
Vienna, Austria
The first modernist church in Europe.
Vienna, Austria
Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.
Vienna, Austria
This grand manse has been transformed into a museum devoted to one of the founders of Fantastic Realism.
Vienna, Austria
The world’s oldest military museum has remained largely unchanged since the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Vienna, Austria
More than a millennium's worth of municipal records preserve the political history of Austria.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Vienna, Austria
A gift from Emperor Franz Joseph I to his wife.
Vienna, Austria
This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.
Hinterbrühl, Austria
This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.
Bärnbach, Austria
Bizarrely-painted church designed by a controversial artist.
Kunštát, Czechia
An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Holubice, Czechia
A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
Brno, Czechia
This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.
Brno, Czechia
This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.