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This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

Hungarian self-built castle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Since 1999, this bakery has been turning out the dreamiest tortes in the Slovenian capital.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.