A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

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

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

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

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

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

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

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.