Checkpoint: Old Town Square

Astronomical Clock pose

Find the Astronomical Clock (Pražský orloj) on the Old Town Hall. Time your group photo with the hourly procession of the apostles if you can.

Beer hall group shot

Czechs drink more beer per capita than any other country. Find a beer hall (U Fleku, Pivovarsky dum, anywhere local), order a round and take a group toast photo.

Bohemian crystal hunt

Prague is famous for Bohemian crystal. Find a crystal shop window and take a team photo of the most striking display.

Castle view group shot

From Prague Castle: take a group photo with the city panorama (red roofs, Vltava, bridges) spread out below.

Charles Bridge statue pose

On Charles Bridge: pick one of the 30 baroque statues and take a team photo where everyone imitates its pose.

Checkpoint: Charles Bridge

Navigate to Charles Bridge over the Vltava and check in.

Checkpoint: Lazienki Park

Navigate to Lazienki Park (Lazienki Królewskie) and check in.

Checkpoint: Palace of Culture

Navigate to the Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) and check in at its base.

Checkpoint: Prague Castle

Navigate up to Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) and check in once you can see St. Vitus Cathedral.

Checkpoint: Royal Castle

Navigate to the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski) and check in.

Checkpoint: Wenceslas Square

Navigate to Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) and check in.

Chopin pose

In Lazienki Park stands the famous Chopin monument. Take a team photo where one member poses as Chopin (eyes closed, head tilted, hand on chest, listening to imaginary music).

Local Pražák tip

Convince a local to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide.

Local Warszawiak tip

Convince a local to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide.

Old Town mermaid pose

In the middle of the Old Town Square stands the Warsaw Mermaid (Syrenka). Take a group photo where the team imitates her: sword raised, shield up.

Old Town Square pose

On the Old Town Square: take a group photo with the colorful baroque facades behind. Everyone strikes a medieval merchant pose.

Palace of Culture forced perspective

In front of the Palace of Culture: take a forced-perspective photo where someone in the team is "holding" or "balancing" the entire skyscraper on their fingertip.

Pierogi moment

Find a milk bar (bar mleczny) or pierogi shop. Order a plate of pierogi and take a group photo of everyone biting into one.

Prague finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful Prague spot (a bridge, a hilltop, a baroque corner) and take an amazing group photo.

Prague kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a typical Prague backdrop (a tram, a Gothic spire, a beer hall) and take a group photo with everyone striking a Bohemian pose.

Royal Castle pose

In front of the Royal Castle: take a group photo where everyone strikes a Polish-king pose, hand on imaginary sword, gaze toward the Vistula.

Skyline cheers Warsaw

Find a rooftop bar or viewpoint, raise a glass and take a group toast photo. Na zdrowie!

St. Vitus pose

In front of St. Vitus Cathedral inside Prague Castle: take a group photo with the Gothic spires behind, everyone gazing up.

Trdelník moment

Find a trdelník (sweet rolled pastry) stand. Take a group photo with everyone biting into one at the same time.

Trivia: Astronomical Clock year

In what year was Prague's Astronomical Clock installed (it's the third-oldest in the world)?

Trivia: Charles Bridge statues

How many statues line Charles Bridge in total?

Trivia: Chopin birth

Frédéric Chopin was born just outside Warsaw in 1810. What instrument is he most famous for?

Trivia: Old Town rebuilt

The entire Warsaw Old Town was destroyed in 1944 and meticulously rebuilt. The reconstructed Old Town is on UNESCO's list because of which fact?

Trivia: Palace donor

The Palace of Culture and Science was a "gift" from which country to Poland in the 1950s?

Trivia: Velvet Revolution

In what year did the Velvet Revolution take place, leading to the end of communist rule in Czechoslovakia?

Trivia: vodka origin

In what century is vodka first attested in Poland (the 8th, 9th, or somewhere around the 8th-9th centuries)?

Vodka cheers

Poland is the home of vodka. Find a vodka bar and take a group toast photo (with shots, water for the abstainer). Na zdrowie!

Warsaw finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful Warsaw spot (a rebuilt facade, a park bench, a riverbank) and take an amazing group photo.

Warsaw kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a typical Warsaw backdrop (a milk bar, a tram, a pierogi window) and take a group photo with everyone striking a determined post-Soviet rebuild pose.

Wenceslas statue pose

At the top of Wenceslas Square: take a group photo around the equestrian statue of St. Wenceslas.