Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

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

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

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

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.

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

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

A Hungarian optometrist's charming collection of Asian art and curiosities.

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

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

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

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

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

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

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

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

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

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

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.