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

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

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

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

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

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

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

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

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

A controversial artwork draws attention to the dark history of Prague's "Suicide Bridge."

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

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

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

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

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

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.