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

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

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

The largest and best-preserved rotunda in Prague.

Dedicated to the works of the legendary special effects artist.

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

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

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

The Guinness Record holder as the "tallest cinema in the world" is a building with screens in almost every one of its 12 floors

This museum offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Glasgow life.

Some believe that the stone once used to coronate Scottish kings resides inside this bar.

The sacristy of this church contains remains and relics of members of the Aragonese royal family.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.