Places peelacres Wants to Go

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.

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.

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

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

The largest statue of this convex, homogeneous object with just one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.

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

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

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

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

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

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.

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

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

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

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

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

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

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

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

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

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