Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

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

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

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

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

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

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

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

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

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

A marvel of engineering, this road ascends a Norwegian hill through six spirals inside of it.