A Hungarian optometrist's charming collection of Asian art and curiosities.

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

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

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

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

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

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

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

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

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 hairpin turns in this mountain road take the shape of a letter—is it a coincidence or a symbol of love?

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A scattered cemetery of medieval tombstones, each carved with indivdual patterns and scenes, overlooking a bright blue lake.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

A small museum built by a family that survived the Siege of Sarajevo.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The place where World War I began.