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

Unusual
Attractions
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Budapest, Hungary

For Sale Pub

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

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Szabo Ervin Library

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

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Vajdahunyad Castle

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

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Shoes on the Danube Promenade

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

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Budapest Cave Church

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

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Terror Háza

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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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.

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Red Ruin

Budapest's only communism theme bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

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Meats & Animal Products

Mangalica

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

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Lángos

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Lángos

This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.

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Unicum

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

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