It's not uncommon to find the once-great medieval castles of Europe crumbling under the weight of invasion, weather and time. In that sense Taródi Vár seems to blend in along Hungary's border with... »

Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Follies and Grottoes | Edited by serflac and atimian

As Hungary was infamous for brutality during both the Nazi and Soviet regimes, it's no surprise that Budapest is home to a museum dedicated to the memory of those tortured and killed in one... »

Museums and Collections, Crime and Punishment, Architectural Oddities | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

When Lakihegy Radio Tower was built in 1933 in Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary, it was the tallest man-made object in Europe at 314 meters. The tower, which is still the tallest man-made object in... »

Electrical Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson

During February in the small Hungarian town of Mohács, the townspeople dress as horned monsters, wander the town swilling spiced wine and homemade pálinka, and make as much noise as humanly... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by Rick

It is known as “The Holy Right” and every year on August 20th, Hungary takes it out for a walk. The occasion is Saint Stephen’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the founder of the Hungarian... »

Relics and Reliquaries, Mummies | Edited by Dylan, re_nakaba and 2 others

A fascinating– if popularly neglected museum–the Elektotechnikai Múzeum features Wimshurst Electrostatic Generators, a Van De Graff generator, Tesla Coils, a model of a nineteenth-century electric... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Dylan, Josh and 3 others

One of two self-built castles in Hungary (the other is the much more ramshackle Tarodi Var), Bory Castle was the work of Hungarian sculptor and architect Jeno Bory. Bory built the castle between... »

Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and Henry

The Semmelweis Medical Museum contains some terrific objects: an anatomical Venus, an early X-ray machine, and the obligatory shrunken head, all housed in the very building in which Dr. Semmelwies... »

Medical Museums, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 3 others

The exhibit in Vác, Hungary is the result of a mummy bonanza discovered during routine restoration of the town’s Dominican church. In 1994 workers discovered a secret crypt that had been bricked... »

Mummies, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Dylan

On the Buda side of Budapest, tucked into the side Gellert Hill (named after a saint who was stuffed into a spiked barrel and rolled down the hill), is a small cave with a large cross above it.... »

Curious Caves, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others