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

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.

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

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

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

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

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

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

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

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

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

A relic of World War I that now exist as a piece of public art.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

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.

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

A stone woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.

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

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

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

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.