This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.

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.

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

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

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.

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

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

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

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

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

A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.

A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.