Tourists often travel abroad to see giant attractions like the Great Pyramids, the Taj Mahal, and the Eiffel Tower. But on a narrow street in Szentendre, Hungary, the most bizarre and perplexing attraction is unique for the exact opposite reason: for being incredibly small.
The Micro Wonder Museum, located just 30 minutes north of central Budapest, is a grand collection of miniature art so tiny you can only see it through the lens of a microscope. The miniatures fit an immense amount of detail into just about a millimeter of space, telling a story at a scale invisible to the naked eye.
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1987
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
This site has the remains of monuments such as the Roman city of Aquincum and the Gothic castle of Buda, which have had a considerable influence on the architecture of various periods. It is one of the world’s outstanding urban landscapes and illustrate…
