Things to Do in Budapest

Things to Do in Budapest

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Aquincum
This complex comprises the reconstructed remains of a Roman settlement... 		Archaeological Sites Obuda
 
Batthyány tér
There are tremendous views of Parliament from this square named... 		Squares Around Batthyany ter
 
Bécsi kapu tér
Marking the northern entrance to Castle Hill, the stone gateway... 		Squares Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Belvárosi plébánia templom
Dating to the 12th century, this is the oldest—and, in... 		Religious Sites Around Vaci utca
 
Bem József tér
This square near the river is not particularly picturesque and... 		Squares Around Batthyany ter
 
Budavári Labirintus
Used as a wine cellar during the 16th and 17th centuries and... 		Geological Sites Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Citadella
The sweeping views of Budapest from this fortress atop the hill... 		Military Sites Gellert-hegy and Taban
 
Corvin tér
This small, shady square on Fo utca is the site of a turn-of-the-20th-century... 		Squares Around Batthyany ter
 
Corvinus University
Just below Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge) on the... 		Educational Institutions Around Kalvin ter
 
Drechsler Kastély
Across the street from the Operaház is the French Renaissance-style... 		Castles / Palaces Around Andrassy ut
 
Egyetem tér
Budapest's University of Law sits here in the heart of the city's... 		Squares Around Ferenciek tere
 
Ernst Múzeum
A block-and-a-half to the right of Andrássy út... 		Museums / Galleries Around Andrassy ut
 
Erzsébet híd
This bridge was named for Empress Elizabeth (1837-98), called... 		Bridges / Tunnels Gellert-hegy and Taban
 
Evangélikus Templom & Evangélikus Múzeum
The neoclassical Lutheran Church sits in the center of it all... 		Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites Around Deak Ferenc ter
 
Ferenciek templom
This pale yellow church was built in 1743. On the wall facing... 		Religious Sites Around Ferenciek tere
 
Flórián tér
The center of today's Óbuda is Flórián tér... 		Squares, Archaeological Sites Obuda
 
Fo tér
Óbuda's old main square is its most picturesque part... 		Squares Obuda
 
Gödölloi Királyi Kastély
This baroque mansion and former royal residence may not be quite... 		Castles / Palaces Budapest
 
Görög Ortodox templom
Built at the end of the 18th century in late-baroque style, the... 		Religious Sites Around Vaci utca
 
Gül Baba türbéje
Gül Baba, a 16th-century dervish and poet whose name means... 		Memorials / Monuments North Buda
 
Gyermek Vasút
The 12-km (7-mi) Children's Railway—so called because it's... 		Transportation Sites Buda Hills
 
Hadtörténeti Múzeum
Fittingly, this museum is lodged in a former barracks, on the... 		Museums / Galleries Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Halászbástya
The wondrous porch overlooking the Danube and Pest is the neo-Romanesque... 		Viewpoints Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Holocaust Emlékközpont
On the 60th anniversary of the closing off of Budapest's Jewish... 		Museums / Galleries North of Blaha Lujza ter
 
Hosök tere
Andrássy út ends in grandeur at Heroes' Square... 		Squares Around Andrassy ut
 
Idokerék
Against a lovely backdrop of tall plane trees and spruces at... 		Memorials / Monuments, Clocks Around Andrassy ut
 
II. János Pál pápa tér
Following a massive city make-over campaign and attempt to wipe... 		Squares Around Keleti Train Station
 
Iparmuvészeti Múzeum
The templelike structure is a shrine to Hungarian Art Nouveau... 		Museums / Galleries North of Blaha Lujza ter
 
Jánoshegy
A libego (chairlift) will take you to János Hill—at... 		Viewpoints Buda Hills
 
Kálvin tér
Calvin Square takes its name from the neoclassical Hungarian... 		Squares Around Kalvin ter
 
Kapisztrán tér
Castle Hill's northernmost square was named after St. John of... 		Squares Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Kapucinus templom
This church was converted from a Turkish mosque at the end of... 		Religious Sites Around Batthyany ter
 
Keleti pályaudvar
The grandiose, imperial-looking station was built in 1884 and... 		Transportation Sites Around Keleti Train Station
 
Királyi Palota
A palace originally built on this spot in the 13th century for... 		Castles / Palaces Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Kiscelli Múzeum
A short climb up the steep sidewalk of Remetehegy (Hermit Hill)... 		Museums / Galleries Obuda
 
Kodály körönd
A handsome traffic circle with imposing statues of three Hungarian... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Around Andrassy ut
 
Korzó
The neighborhood to the south of Roosevelt tér has regained... 		Promenades / Boardwalks Around Vaci utca
 
Liszt Ferenc Emlékmúzeum
Andrássy út No. 67 was the original location of... 		Museums / Galleries Around Andrassy ut
 
Magyar Fotógráfusok Háza (Mai Manó Ház)
This ornate turn-of-the-20th-century building was built as a... 		Museums / Galleries Around Andrassy ut
 
Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum
The permanent collection here takes you a stimulating journey... 		Museums / Galleries Around Kalvin ter
 
Margit híd
At the southern end of Margaret Island, the Margaret Bridge is... 		Bridges / Tunnels Margit-sziget
 
Margit-sziget
More than 2½ km (1½ mi) long and covering nearly... 		Parks, Islands Margit-sziget
 
Mátyás templom
The ornate white (er, sooty white) steeple of the Matthias Church... 		Religious Sites Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Nagy Zsinagóga
Seating 3,000, Europe's largest synagogue was designed by Ludwig... 		Religious Sites Around Astoria
 
Néprajzi Múzeum
The 1890s neoclassical temple formerly housed the Supreme Court... 		Museums / Galleries Parliament
 
Óbudai Múzeum
Weatherbeaten but beautifully baroque with a pleasingly pink... 		Museums / Galleries Obuda
 
Országház
The most visible symbol of Budapest's left bank is the huge neo-Gothic... 		Government Buildings Parliament
 
Petofi Irodalmi Múzeum
Founded in 1954 as the national museum of 19th- and 20th-century... 		Museums / Galleries Around Ferenciek tere
 
Római amfiteátrum
Probably dating from the second century AD, Óbuda's Roman... 		Archaeological Sites Obuda
 
Semmelweis Orvostörténeti Múzeum
This splendid baroque house was the birthplace of Ignác... 		Museums / Galleries Gellert-hegy and Taban
 
Szabadság tér
The sprawling Liberty Square is dominated by the longtime headquarters... 		Squares Parliament
 
Széchenyi Lánchíd
This is the oldest and most beautiful of the seven road bridges... 		Bridges / Tunnels Around Vaci utca
 
Széchenyi tér
This square opening onto the Danube is less closely connected... 		Squares Around Vaci utca
 
Szent István Bazilika
Handsome and massive, this is one of the chief landmarks of Pest... 		Religious Sites Szent Istvan Bazilika
 
Szent Péter és Szent Pál templom
Its pale yellow steeple being one of Óbuda's core landmarks... 		Religious Sites Obuda
 
Szentháromság tér
This square is named for its baroque Trinity Column, erected... 		Squares Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Szépmuvészeti Múzeum
Across Heroes' Square from the Palace of Exhibitions and built... 		Museums / Galleries Around Andrassy ut
 
Szerb Ortodox templom
Built in 1688, this lovely burnt-orange church, one of Budapest's... 		Religious Sites Around Vaci utca
 
Szilágyi Dezso tér
This is another of the charming little squares punctuating Fo... 		Squares Around Batthyany ter
 
Szobor Park
After the collapse of the Iron Curtain, Hungarians were understandably... 		Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue), Parks, Memorials / Monuments South Buda
 
Tabán plébánia-templom
This church, whose steeple is a symbol of the old Tabán... 		Religious Sites Gellert-hegy and Taban
 
Terror Háza
The most controversial museum in post-communist Hungary was established... 		Museums / Galleries Around Andrassy ut
 
Tóth Árpád sétány
This romantic, tree-lined promenade along the Buda side of the... 		Promenades / Boardwalks Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Úri utca
Running parallel to Tárnok utca, Úri utca has been... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Varhegy (Castle Hill)
 
Váci utca
Immediately north of Elizabeth Bridge is Budapest's best-known... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Around Vaci utca
 
Városház
The monumental former city council building, which used to be... 		Architectural Sites, Government Buildings Around Deak Ferenc ter
 
Városliget
Heroes' Square is the gateway to a square kilometer (almost ½... 		Parks Around Andrassy ut
 
Vörösmarty tér
Downtown revitalization since the early 1990s has decentralized... 		Squares Around Vaci utca
 
Zsidó Múzeum
The four-room museum, around the corner from the Great Synagogue... 		Museums / Galleries Around Astoria
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