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.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

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

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

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.

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

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

A scene from one of Hungary's most famous novels.

The largest statue of this convex, homogeneous object with just one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.

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

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.

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

The world’s first statue of the late Apple co-founder.

A tribute to the builder(s) of Bitcoin.

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.

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.

A bronze woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.