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

This castle was designed to have as many windows as there are days in the year.

Outside of Budapest, a reconstruction of a 16th-century fortress.

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

The ruins of an early 1900s neo-Baroque mansion sit nestled in a local park in the Hungarian plains.

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.

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

See more than 150 sculptures, stained glass windows, and famous works of art all rendered in marzipan.

A stunning Art Nouveau cinema in the heart of Budapest.

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

The biggest exposition of dental equipement in Europe. And a Mummy.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

The relics are stored in a silver reliquary, where they can be seen through glass.

The largest toy museum in Poland showcases Europe's history of childhood.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

This unique railroad museum secretly contains the history of Poland rebuilding itself from the inside-out.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.