It may seem a little out of place in a tiny village, but the inspiring story of its creation made headlines.

A well preserved medieval fortress in Vojvodina.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

For decades, Hungary's Communist Party insisted this gulag had never existed.

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

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

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.

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

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

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

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

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

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

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

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

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

This castle played host to the largest great hall found in medieval Central Europe.

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.