A Hungarian optometrist's charming collection of Asian art and curiosities.

For decades, Hungary's Communist Party insisted this gulag had never existed.

The abandoned military base looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

300 years of pharmaceutical history on display.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

A 19th century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.