One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

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

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

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

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

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

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

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

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

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

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

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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 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.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.