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A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.

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

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

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

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

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

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

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

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

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

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

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.