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

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

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

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

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

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

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

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

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

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

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

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.

Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.