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

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.

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

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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

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

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

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

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

A stately castle in the northern Italian countryside has been restored after years of neglect.

A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.