On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

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

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

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

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

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

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

The oldest private art gallery in all of Hungary.

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.