A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.

Over the last century, this elegant columned facade has been home to the headquarters of a bank, several nightclubs, and a restaurant.

This Masonic lodge was the first major private building to be constructed in Washington, D.C. after the Civil War.

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

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

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

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.

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

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.

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

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

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.

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

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