Budapest, Hungary
Memorial for Victims of the German Occupation
A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.
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Budapest, Hungary
A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.
Budapest, Hungary
From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
A monumental palace that began as a stock exchange, became the headquarters of Hungarian Television, and spent years largely unused.
Budapest, Hungary
This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.
Budapest, Hungary
A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Budapest, Hungary
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
Split, Croatia
The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Thirsk, England
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
Split, Croatia
A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Montenegro
A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.
Kumbor, Montenegro
Relics designed to contain and conceal Yugoslavian submarines.
Montenegro
Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.
Kotor, Montenegro
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Hull, England
What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.
Hull, England
Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.
Hull, England
The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.
Emley, England
The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.
Yorkshire, England
A unique sculpture park that features the works of several famed artists.