Places Jaszmina Szendrey Wants to Go

A museum of Hungarian military aviation in the middle of a small city.

This museum showcases the lives of Hungarian school children and their vintage toys.

World's tallest cigar-shaped radio tower.

The remains of a 13th-century Romanesque church lie abandoned on a hillside.

These 13th century documents come housed in 18th century shelves organized by a 19th century historian.

This castle was designed to have as many windows as there are days in the year.

For decades, Hungary's Communist Party insisted this gulag had never existed.

The ruins of an early 1900s neo-Baroque mansion sit nestled in a local park in the Hungarian plains.

An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.

Everything from miniature biblical scenes to life-sized statues are almond-based at this sweet and nutty gallery.

"Medieval" castle built in the mid-20th century by one family.

A beautiful display of nearly 50 bells crafted with a unique design and distinct sound.

One of Hungary's most influential places of learning is also home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries.

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.

Hundreds of boat-shaped headstones fill this graveyard as part of a centuries-old custom with mysterious origins.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

The remains of an entire Roman city can be explored in this interactive museum.

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

The abandoned military base looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

An industrial site turned into Hungary's most cherished natural wonder.

One of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now an abandoned ruin.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.