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A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

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

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

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

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

For decades, Hungary's Communist Party insisted this gulag had never existed.

Everything from miniature biblical scenes to life-sized statues are almond-based at this sweet and nutty gallery.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

One of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now an abandoned ruin.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

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

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

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

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.