These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

This small island, a byproduct of 19th-century canal construction, is now home to a charming Japanese garden.

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A scene from one of Hungary's most famous novels.

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.