This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

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

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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

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

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.