Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.

An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.

In the town of Třeboň, carp is king.

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

Abandoned substation turned village treasure.

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

This ruined castle perched atop a rocky peak is a great place for a hike.

The oldest hydroelectric plant in Czechia is now a museum.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

Czech architects borrow from the nest design of the stork to revitalize a farmstead, hoping to inspire the same loyalty the birds had shown.

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.

This Czech military museum is home to pink tank that was once a symbol of art and political rebellion.

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

Every part of this unusual home is built into the sandstone rock.

This spherical sculpture has also been dubbed "the steel orange" due to its likeness to a massive, sliced piece of citrus.

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.

One of the oldest, well-preserved water treatment facilities in all of Europe.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.