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

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.

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

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

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

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

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

A relic of World War I that now exist as a piece of public art.

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

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

Designed by Calvert Vaux, this former post office now serves as a home for the local arts.