Prague

Prague's temporary riverfront beach gives locals a summer destination and a view on the city's iconic architecture.

Prague is building on prosperity and tourism by creating new public-private spaces for shopping and entertainment. Detractors are concerned that they are destroying real public space, and are paired with greater control on unwanted users.

In Prague, where graffiti is rampant, an art gallery has secured outdoor wallspace throughout the city and invited graffiti artists to use it as a canvas for 12 days.

With tourist season in full effect, the Czech city of Prague is hoping to clean up its notoriously dirty streets with a new ban on littering and urinating in public places.

Party organizers in Prague have set up a monthly party that takes place on one of the city's streetcars as it drives through town.