Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

A controversial “crumpet”-shaped museum tries its best to blend in with surrounding parkland.

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

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

On a teardrop-shaped island in the Danube, the ruins of a convent and the final resting place of a saint.

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

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.

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

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

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

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

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

The remains of an ancient medieval monastery can be seen in the basement of a luxury hotel

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

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

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

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

A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.