The rusted creatures wait to be discovered in Prague's botanical garden.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

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

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.

The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.

Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.

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

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

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

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

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

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.