Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

A scene from one of Hungary's most famous novels.

One of the biggest Buddhist stupas in Europe, hidden from most locals.

Take a hike to this unique rock formation formed by lava flows.

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

This castle played host to the largest great hall found in medieval Central Europe.

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

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

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

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

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

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

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.

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

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

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

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

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.