One of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now an abandoned ruin.

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.

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

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

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

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

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

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

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

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

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

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

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

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

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.

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

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.