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Recsk, Hungary

Recsk National Memorial Park

For decades, Hungary's Communist Party insisted this gulag had never existed.
Added by zagyvak90
Budapest, Hungary

Jewish Ghetto Wall

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.
nicholasabateman Added by nicholasabateman
Esztergom, Hungary

Esztergomi szénrakodó

An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.
Added by Steve G
Budapest, Hungary

Righteous Among the Nations Memorial

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Miskolc, Hungary

Miskolctapolca Cave Bath

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.
NicholasManila Added by NicholasManila
Budapest, Hungary

Carl Lutz Memorial

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Budapest, Hungary

Ghetto Wall Memorial

The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Budapest, Hungary

Mátyás Fountain

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Budapest, Hungary

Franciscan Church Ruin

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.
TheMacabreNBold Added by TheMacabreNBold
Budapest, Hungary

The Flying Nun

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Budapest, Hungary

Holocaust Tree of Life Memorial

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Budapest, Hungary

Prince of Buda and Princess of Pest Statue

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Budapest, Hungary

Bullet Hole Markers at the Ministry of Agriculture Building

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
allisonkc Added by allisonkc
Budapest, Hungary

Zero Kilometer Stone

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.
Captn Kirk Added by Captn Kirk
Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Chairlift (Zugligeti Libegő)

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.
TheMacabreNBold Added by TheMacabreNBold
Budapest, Hungary

Epreskert Garden

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.
The Budget Savvy Travelers Added by The Budget Savvy Travelers
St Helier, Jersey

Le Crapaud

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.
Added by duncanchappell
Minsk, Belarus

Nyamiha Metro Station Memorial

Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.
ashtartist Added by ashtartist
Minsk, Belarus

Site of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' First Congress

The secret meeting held in this building would forever change the world.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Minsk, Belarus

Loshitsa Manor and Park

A window into the luxurious lives led by the landed gentry of Minsk before the 1917 Revolution.
Added by subha basu ray
Brest, Belarus

Brest Railway museum

Dozens of Soviet-era trains and carriages fill this outdoor museum.
alessandro cini Added by alessandro cini
Hrodna, Belarus

Museum of Interesting Things

A unique museum dedicated to the history of household appliances from across the globe.
Added by snellieful
Polotsk, Belarus

St. Sophia's Cathedral

Though it was heavily modified, fragments of the original medieval cathedral still survive.
Added by subha basu ray
Brest, Belarus

Statue Of Lenin

Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.
shadbolteben Added by shadbolteben