Places Augie Wants to Go

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

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

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

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

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

A rooftop restaurant hides in plain sight atop Vienna's Palace of Justice.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.