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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Czechia

159 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Czechia

Updated May 8, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Czechia

The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague

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.
The huge Philosophical Hall

Prague, Czechia

Strahov Monastery

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
The 'Idiom' installation at the Prague Municipal Library.

Prague, Czechia

Idiom Installation

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Visitors examine the Dripstone Wall for secret passageways

Prague, Czechia

Dripstone Wall

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Inside the laboratory

Prague, Czechia

Speculum Alchemiae

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Sedlec Ossuary

Kutna Hora, Czechia

Sedlec Ossuary "Bone Church"

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

Prague, Czechia

Olšany Cemetery

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
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Batalion Comic Book Museum and Club

Prague, Czechia

Batalion Comic Book Museum and Club

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.
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Art 24
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Stories About Czechia

Discarded Monuments, Tallinn, Estonia (2015): “I found this location through a traveler’s blog. He had visited Tallinn’s History Museum and happened to wander around back, where he discovered all these statues just dumped there by the authorities. This is a good example of a place still in transition. I’ve seen photos of this location since I shot it in 2015, and the statues have been moved into more deliberate positions since then.”

Meet the Photographer Hunting for the Scars of Soviet Rule

Matthew Moore captures places where monuments once stood—and then finds the statues as well.
by Kerry Folan
January 6, 2021
The vodyanoy was the traditional explanation for watery misfortune.

The Proud, Demanding Vodyanoy Rules Russia's Rivers and Lakes

The legend has endured political disruption, revolution, and generational shifts.
by Kaleb Horton
October 28, 2020
Welcome to Lucin, Utah: population 1.

Ivo Zdarsky Is Waiting Out the End Times in His Own Utah Ghost Town

The Iron Curtain escapee, DIY aviator, and thriving entrepreneur is ready for anything.
by Oliver Whang
September 16, 2020
A participant in the Šediváčkův Long has its game face on.

An Inside Look at Czechia's Grueling Mountain Dogsled Race

Started in 1997, Šediváčkův Long is one of Europe's toughest winter events.
by Winnie Lee
February 12, 2020
The 80-year-old telegram reveals a premature German invasion.

For Sale: The First Telegram of World War II, Sent a Few Days Before World War II

You might call it a miscommunique.
by Isaac Schultz
July 18, 2019
Villa Müller in Prague.

The Birth and Rebirth of Functionalism in the Czech Republic

The global design phenomenon left a unique and lasting legacy in the country.
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One of the most famous hunger stones, near Tyrs Bridge in Děčín, Czechia.

Welcome Back, Hunger Stones

In the past, the appearance of these rocks has portended bad famines, good wine, or nothing at all.
by Cara Giaimo
September 14, 2018
A bowl of traditional Prague-style goulash.

The Communist Cookbook That Defined Prague’s Cuisine

For years, one book dictated how and what people could eat.
by Elizabeth Smith
August 29, 2018

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