An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

Unique house covered in a nightmarish mural of demons, ghosts and monsters.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.

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

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

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

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

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

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

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

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

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

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