An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

The site is dedicated to an investigative journalist whose murder triggered a political uproar that changed Slovakia forever.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

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

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

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

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

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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