Places Will Conant Wants to Go

Hungarian self-built castle.

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.

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

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

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

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

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

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

The oldest private art gallery in all of Hungary.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

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

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

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

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.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

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

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.

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

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

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

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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