On a teardrop-shaped island in the Danube, the ruins of a convent and the final resting place of a saint.

The bronze creation commemorates the life and work of a beloved actor.

A controversial “crumpet”-shaped museum tries its best to blend in with surrounding parkland.

This tomb of a Sufi mystic is a remnant of Ottoman rule in Hungary.

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

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

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

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

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 triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

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

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

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

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

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

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

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

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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

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.