A statue of Paulina Hermann, the eccentric noblewoman known as the "mother of cats."

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.

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

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.

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

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

The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.

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

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

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

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.