How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?

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

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

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

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

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

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

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

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

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

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.