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A magnificent castle, a fairy-tale Old Town, splendid Gothic churches and riverside walks... There's only so much picture-postcard jollity any self-respecting tourist can take before it all gets too much. If you're in need of an antidote and fancy investigating an altogether seedier attraction in Prague then step right up to the Sex Machines Museum!
Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid and, unsurprisingly, Amsterdam all boast museums pertaining to sex and erotica but Prague can stake the dubious claim of being the first city in the world to have a museum specifically dedicated to 'sex machines'. And we're not talking the James Brown variety... 
No, no Prague's 'Sex Machines Museum' is the real thing! A veritable treasure box of perverse goodies for anyone interested in sexual pleasure... Which let's face it is all of us! Three floors in one of Prague's historic tenement houses are used to display the hundreds of artefacts in the museum's collection. Expect to see all manner of dildos, vibrators, funky condoms, harnesses, leather masks, whips, bondage equipment, erotic clothing and something called 'The Throne' (...for group games apparently). Some exhibits even come complete with mannequins to show you how they were supposed to operate. And yes, in many cases you do need to be shown - they're that bizarre!
Just as amusing as the many creative devices man has invented in order to increase the fun of the 'love act', are the devices that man has invented to prevent it from ever happening. Girdles, corsets, chastity belts and electronical anti-masturbation devices show us a glimpse of mankind at his most sexually repressed.
All of this begs the question of course, how did this little tawdry gem spring up in the heart of Prague's Old Town? Well, not without attracting a bit of controversy. The powers that be were certainly not too pleased when Prague's new tourist attraction opened its raunchy doors with city spokesperson Martin Kupka telling journalists: "It's bad that these establishments are in the historical center of Prague... Foreigners might think we just leaped out of the bush."
In fairness however the SMM did co-operate with some of the city hall's complaints and removed from their window display a machine featuring leather-clad mannequins tied up in a complex system of posts and pulleys and operated by a figure in a latex nun's outfit. Personally we can't see how that could have offended anyone...
The Sex Machines Museum is open 10:00-23:00 daily. Find it on Melantrichova 18.
Meanwhile for a lesson on sexual politics, why not nip over to Moscow and read up on Russian brides?
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 | | "It is sad to see that the only thing we are known for is beer and sex ...But anybody who has visited can tell you there is more to us than that. " | Katka
Czech Republic
Mar.23.2009
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| | "i think its sexy just saying " | kim
United States
Mar.20.2009
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| | "ive heard ov swingin but thts takin th piss lol!!!" |
United Kingdom
Dec.03.2008
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| | " i wanna have sex and stuff but the sex machine also looks painful" | Thorkid29965
United States
Jun.12.2008
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| | "very creative " | omar farooq
United Arab Emirates
Feb.04.2008
rates this page 3/5 |
| | "UAU,super! I'll go to Praga next week, and I know for sure that I'll visit this museum..." | Alina
Latvia
Nov.17.2007
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| | "This is so sad!" | Janey
Mongolia
Aug.30.2007
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| | "teu ngarti anjing pusing macana....... " | kenken
Indonesia
Aug.25.2007
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| | "Not a big deal, really. This is just another tourist trap in Prague." | ErnieCrespin
United States
Aug.11.2007
rates this page 2/5 |
| | "its really great.... wow. uff." | Sharma
India
Aug.04.2007
rates this page 3/5 |
| | "sexyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" | raj
India
Aug.01.2007
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| | "I think she is alon." | Manoj
India
Jul.18.2007
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| | "wow i could get some ideas from it i wonder how good they'll be" | lauren
United States
Jul.15.2007
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| | "it is fun" |
United States
Jul.12.2007
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| | "sounds cool i want to go and see it makes me horny" | Thomas
United Kingdom
Jun.17.2007
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| | "It's great, nut it would be even better with 24/7 practical demonstrations" | Master of Puppets
Italy
Jun.13.2007
rates this page 5/5 |
| | "its very fantastic and its very essential" | keerthy
India
Jun.08.2007
rates this page 5/5 |
| | "i think its sad to have that " | your sad
United Kingdom
Jun.04.2007
rates this page 3/5 |
| | "wow i love this site and the museum sounds like a geat place to get some really good "ideas"" | heather davis
United States
May.30.2007
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| | "this is awsome cuz im a little to young to do this myself so i love looking at pics. and gettin ideas" | Christina Torres
United States
May.25.2007
rates this page 5/5 |
| | "wow ithink id love that." | neo
Swaziland
May.11.2007
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| | "that is really cool" |
India
May.03.2007
rates this page 3/5
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| | "hours of operation" | bernie
United States
May.02.2007
rates this page 4/5 |
| | "i wanna come an see" | COLBERT
South Africa
Apr.28.2007
rates this page 2/5 |
| | "OMFG i wanna go thats so sexxi best museum ever--not boring like the one ive been too" | Lexi
Zimbabwe
Apr.16.2007
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| | "that is so cool(sexy)it makes me want 2 have sex" | adita varavina-grover
United Kingdom
Apr.10.2007
rates this page 5/5 |
| | "WOW, when can i come?" | Maciek
Poland
Apr.09.2007
rates this page 5/5 |
| | "it must be cool" | yrg
India
Apr.02.2007
rates this page 3/5 |
| | "sounds interesting ! def worth a visit" | paul
Ireland
Mar.27.2007
rates this page 4/5 |
| | "I must come and see this museum it must super cool" | Jean
Brazil
Mar.15.2007
rates this page 5/5 |
| | "totally worth it. the sexiest museum i;ve been to!" | Dagny T
United States
Feb.21.2007
rates this page 5/5 |
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