With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

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

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

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.

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

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

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

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

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

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

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

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

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

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.

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.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.