If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.

In the town of Třeboň, carp is king.

Crammed inside this grounded passenger plane is a bar that was once a Communist hang out and is now a ratty relic.

Before building her own tombstone, an untrained artist created a concrete menagerie in her garden.

A mesmerizing landscape of 18th-century cellars carved out of the land.

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

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.

Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.

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

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.

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

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

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

A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.

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

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

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

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

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

The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.