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36 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Budapest, Hungary

Unusual
Attractions
in Budapest

For Sale Pub

Budapest, Hungary

For Sale Pub

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

47.4876, 19.0582

Added by SkareMedia

Philosophical Reading Room

Budapest, Hungary

Szabo Ervin Library

A 19th century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

47.4894, 19.0645

Added by michelle

Vajdahunyad Castle

Budapest, Hungary

Vajdahunyad Castle

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

47.5150, 19.0833

Added by DoctorMoog42

Shoes on the Danube

Budapest, Hungary

Shoes on the Danube Promenade

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

47.5040, 19.0448

Added by alisakennedy11

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Cave Church

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

47.4848, 19.0521

Budapest, Hungary

Terror Háza

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

47.5068, 19.0653

Added by dzamonja

The grade is about 37 degrees

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Castle Hill Funicular

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

47.4982, 19.0391

Added by thelittleowl

The Citadella

Budapest, Hungary

The Citadella

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

47.4869, 19.0466

Added by luispachon007

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Budapest

Mangalica

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Meats & Animal Products

Mangalica

These woolly pigs produce the “Kobe beef of pork.”

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Added by jwalker

Unicum

Gastro Obscura

Unicum

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

Gastro Obscura

Added by jwalker

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