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

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

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

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

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

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

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

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

This roundabout was renamed in honor of the Swedish king's royal fender-bender.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

This massive Trojan ursine was built to be a new tourist symbol for a small Swedish town.

A plaque on this tiny Swedish island commemorates an unusual Cold War standoff of Soviet submarine intrigue.

A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

A long-disputed lighthouse built on the wrong side of a Finnish/Swedish island.

"Only the dead get off at Kymlinge."

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

Once the nail factory shut its doors, this Swedish factory town was abandoned, leaving behind a modern ghost town.