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

The Hungarian biochemist whose research helped develop mRNA-based vaccines for Covid-19.

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

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

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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.

A stone woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.

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

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

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

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

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

These relics of the city's past now exist as a prominent modern feature.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

A rooftop restaurant hides in plain sight atop Vienna's Palace of Justice.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.