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Staré Město, Czechia

Kovozoo (Metal Zoo)

Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Smołdzino, Poland

Rowokół

For centuries, this hill along the Polish coast has been used as a lookout—and the rumored home of pirate treasure.
KFlu Added by KFlu
Kozłów, Poland

Pustynia Kozłowska

How did this desert wind up in the middle of a Polish forest?
Added by janaackroyd
Lipnice nad Sázavou, Czechia

Národní památník odposlechu (National Interception Memorial)

This trio of reliefs—an ear, a mouth, and a pair of eyes—carved into the walls of flooded quarries is a monument to spying.
Added by barbeque
Krakow, Poland

Abecadło

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.
dee4di Added by dee4di
Vienna, Austria

Gedenkstätte der Anatomie

A memorial to those who donated their bodies to science.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Sachkhere, Georgia

Gas Station Mosaic

This old Soviet gas station is in perfect condition, one of the best-preserved mosaics in the country.
Added by Henry Kuvin
Fort Langley, British Columbia

Tradish's The Ancestor Cafe

First Nations’ foodways are front and center at this food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
London, England

Sloane Square Tube Station

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.
Added by nedavis166
Hoyerswerda, Germany

ZCOM Hoyerswerda

A unique museum that explores the history of computing and digital culture in East Germany.
Herman Purrmann the German Added by Herman Purrmann the German
Zagreb, Croatia

Kamenita Vrata (Our Lady of the Stone Gate)

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Krakow, Poland

Kraków-Płaszów Train Graveyard

This cemetery of rusting Soviet-era steam locomotives and train cars offers an apocalyptic glimpse into a bygone era.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Akhtala, Armenia

Akhtala Monastery

This often-missed monastery, set in a scenic mountain landscape, features unique frescoes, fortifications and legends.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Riga, Latvia

Latvian Railway History Museum

A collection of historical engines and rolling stock from throughout Riga's rich railway history.
Added by stabarinde
Görlitz, Germany

Görlitz Synagoge

One of the few German synagogues to survive the Kristallnacht pogrom has been beautifully restored.
Herman Purrmann the German Added by Herman Purrmann the German
Durrës, Albania

Old Doors Trail

A fascinating little project dedicated to preserving the charming historic doors of Durrës.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Duboka, Croatia

Pelješac Bridge

Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia

The State Chateau of Hluboká

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.
ErezSpeiser Added by ErezSpeiser
Prague, Czechia

Velvet Revolution Monument

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Prague, Czechia

The Heydrich Terror Memorial

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.
minxlj Added by minxlj
Manětín, Czechia

Kostel Svatého Jiří Ghost Church

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Prague, Czechia

Grotta

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Hel, Poland

Beached Wreck of the Warship Grom II

The rusting hulk of a Soviet warship sits on a Polish beach.
KFlu Added by KFlu
Sanok, Poland

Museum of Folk Architecture

An open-air museum of 18th-century homes and churches transported from various villages in Southern Poland.
Added by jzfineberg