Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

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

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

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

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.