2 Best Sights in Budapest, Hungary

The wondrous porch overlooking the Danube and Pest is the neo-Romanesque Fisherman's Bastion, a merry cluster of white stone towers, arches, and columns above a modern bronze statue of St. Stephen, Hungary's first king. Medieval fishwives once peddled their wares here; today it's the turn of merchants selling souvenirs and crafts. During the day in high season, you must pay to get to the upper lookout level, but the reasonable price is well worth the view. Nevertheless, if you don't want to pay it, you can still access the lower portion of the walkway, or come after 8 pm to freely explore the whole structure.

If you have limited time in the city, this 10-minute ride up and over Erzsébet tér offers lovely bird’s-eye views of the city. Open every day until late, all year-round since 2013, what was supposed to be a temporary promotion for the annual Sziget music festival has become a popular attraction of its own.