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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The history and future of cannabis.

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.