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

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

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

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

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 holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.

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

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

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

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

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

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

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

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

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

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

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.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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