Places Pengwn Wants to Go

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

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

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

The sanctuary holds what was once believed to be the saint's incorruptible tongue.

Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”