A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

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

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

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

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

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

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

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

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

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

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

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

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

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

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

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

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Two alleyways in Suzhou Old Town offer a slice of life in Shanghai's French Concession, and served as a private home-away-from-home for one of 1920s Shanghai’s most infamous gangsters

This monumental gateway marks the northern edge of Brighton and is a welcome sign to all visitors to the seaside city.

This bridge dates back to the 9th century and allows visitors to walk an ancient path amid modern industrial trappings.

A recent addition to the Suzhou skyline, heralding the ‘Gateway to the Orient’, is commonly ridiculed for looking like a big pair of trousers