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Prague, Czechia

The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

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Kutna Hora, Czechia

Sedlec Ossuary "Bone Church"

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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Prague, Czechia

Strahov Monastery

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

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Prague, Czechia

Magical Cavern

This old mill has been converted to a cave-like fantasy world by one eccentric artist.

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Prague, Czechia

Speculum Alchemiae

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

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Prague, Czechia

Idiom Installation

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

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Prague, Czechia

Dripstone Wall

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

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In the Czechia, a foamy beer is a sweet and creamy treat.

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The pungent pickled cheese is a popular Czech bar snack.

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Villa Müller in Prague.

The Birth and Rebirth of Functionalism in the Czech Republic

The global design phenomenon left a unique and lasting legacy in the country.

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One of the most famous hunger stones, near Tyrs Bridge in Děčín, Czechia.

Welcome Back, Hunger Stones

In the past, the appearance of these rocks has portended bad famines, good wine, or nothing at all.

September 14, 2018

A bowl of traditional Prague-style goulash.

The Communist Cookbook That Defined Prague’s Cuisine

For years, one book dictated how and what people could eat.

by Elizabeth Smith

August 29, 2018

Just stay clear of their claws.

A Czech Brewery's Newest Employees Are 5 Crayfish

Changes in their behavior tell brewers whether their water is clean enough.

by Kelsey Kennedy

September 29, 2017

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