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Ravenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.
Joel Cusumano Added by Joel Cusumano
Cervia, Italy

Woodpecker Disco

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.
Added by chiaracoto
Rimini, Italy

House of the Shells

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.
leiris Added by leiris
Massa Marittima, Italy

Massa Marittima Mural

Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?
serflac Added by serflac
Saturnia, Italy

Terme di Saturnia

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
serflac Added by serflac
Turda, Romania

Salina Turda

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Added by oliviasorlescu
Catania, Italy

Elephant Fountain

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.
Joel Cusumano Added by Joel Cusumano
Sciacca, Italy

Il Castello Incantato

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.
serflac Added by serflac
Prague, Czechia

London Booster

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Prague, Czechia

Statue of King Wenceslas Riding an Upside-Down Dead Horse

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Added by 3148delCT
Prague, Czechia

'Lilith' by David Černý

A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.
Added by RiccardoDP
Prague, Czechia

Olšany Cemetery

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Airton Morassi Added by Airton Morassi
Prague, Czechia

Žižkov Tower

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
atimian Added by atimian
Prague, Czechia

'Babies'

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Prague, Czechia

Podobenství s Lebkou (Parable With Skull)

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Prague, Czechia

Emmaus Monastery

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Prague, Czechia

Brown-Nosers

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.
Centenkwestie Added by Centenkwestie
Prague, Czechia

Municipal House

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Added by ridabrams
Prague, Czechia

Prague Pneumatic Post

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Prague, Czechia

The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Prague, Czechia

Strahov Monastery

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
michelle Added by michelle
Želízy, Czechia

The Devil Heads

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Bítov, Czechia

Bítov Castle

The castle in the romantic landscape of Podyjí houses what may be Europe's largest collection of taxidermy dogs.
Added by slecnave
Herrnbaumgarten, Austria

Nonseum

The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser