Places nejuum Wants to Go

This tomb of a Sufi mystic is a remnant of Ottoman rule in Hungary.

A tribute to the builder(s) of Bitcoin.

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

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

How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?

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

The world’s first statue of the late Apple co-founder.

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.

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

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

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

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center 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.

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

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

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

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

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

A quirky monument to the 49th parallel in downtown Prešov, Slovakia.