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A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

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

Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

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

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

A piece of baseball history is preserved in a Pittsburgh parking lot.

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 local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.

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

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

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

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