An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

The largest hewn stone in history.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

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

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

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

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.

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

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

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

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

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

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

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

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

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.