Loket Castle

You'll never see torture chamber like these in any circus fun house. Loket Castle, overlooking the tiny medieval town of Loket, CZ, is surrounded by the Ohre River and boasts a great collection of torture tools from the 15th century, including the ominous "thumb crusher". Walking down into the dim dungeon, you are met by the screams and groans of long-dead prisoners. Dusty, electric dummies re-create torture scenes, from the winding of the wrack to the slow jabbing of a hot iron poker. With plenty of painted blood and old bones, the basement scene certainly feels morbid, if not altogether authentic. Emerge to the fresh air and climb the castle turret, where you can glimpse a view of the surrounding forest, and watch people zip line from the castle across the river--a more exuberant Loket Castle activity .
For trazzler.com