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For Sale Pub

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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Philosophical Reading Room

Budapest, Hungary

Szabo Ervin Library

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

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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.

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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.

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Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Cave Church

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

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Labyrinth Entrance from Castle Hill

Budapest, Hungary

Labyrinth of Buda Castle

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

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Budapest, Hungary

Terror Háza

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

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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.

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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.

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Budapest, Hungary

Red Ruin

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

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The Semmelweis Medical Museum in Budapest.

Budapest, Hungary

Semmelweis Medical Museum

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

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MAV 424, the "Red Star."

Budapest, Hungary

Istvántelek Train Yard

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

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Budapest, Hungary

The Golden Eagle Pharmacy Museum

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

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Liberation Army Soldier

Budapest, Hungary

Memento Park

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

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Timewheel

Budapest, Hungary

Timewheel

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

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The Garden of Philosophy

Budapest, Hungary

The Garden of Philosophy

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

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Sagas and Spas of Budapest

Sep 5—Sep 10, 2018

Explore the birthplace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before setting into the countryside to soak in thermal baths, wander through countryside vineyards, and row boats in subterranean caves.

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