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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Liberec

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Liberec, Czechia

Updated May 15, 2017

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Ještěd Tower seen from above.

Liberec, Czechia

Hotel Ještěd

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
David Černý’s “Feast of Giants” bus stop shelter.

Liberec, Czechia

Hostina Obrů (Feast of Giants)

An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.
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Pekelné Doly, or “Mines of Hell,” motorcycle club.

Cvikov, Czechia

Pekelné Doly (Mines of Hell)

The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.
6 miles from Liberec
Kryštofovo Údolí Orloj

Žibřidice, Czechia

Orloj Martina Chaloupky

Abandoned substation turned village treasure.
7 miles from Liberec
The chapel at the castle.

Blatce, Czechia

Houska Castle

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

Kamenický Šenov, Czechia

Panská Skála

Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.
14 miles from Liberec
The narrow-gauge railway at Oybin.

Zittau, Germany

Zittau Narrow-Gauge Railway

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.
17 miles from Liberec
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