Oh the Things to See

you will find something new on every street corner. 

  • Lady liberty of Hungary:  A semi-communist statue. She was built by the communists but her meaning and representation was spun to support the hungarian people. She sits at the top of the Citadel overlooking the city and a great place to see the sunset.
  • Little Princess Statue: Sitting on the Danube. It is tradition to rub her knees for good luck. 
  • Elizabeth square (erzsebet square): A huge open park that currently has a ferris wheel and an open-aired market. Great for relaxing. It is host to a street market on Sunday's. It is nice to walk through and get an idea of what you want and then go to their shop the next day.
  • Budapest Eye : Just like the London Eye only smaller and only here in the summer.
  • House of Terror: A museum of the terror of communism and war 
  • Heroes square
  • Baths : Hungary is known for their baths. Large, therapeutic, and social pools to relax in. Zechenyi is the biggest and oldest.  
  • The Jewish district: In this district is where you will find the ruins bars and best restaurants 
  • St. Stephens basilica: The largest Roman Catholic Church in Budapest named after the father of the city. Inside is a mummified right fist of St. Stephen. It was mummified naturally in the 11th century and separated into two parts. One in vienna and one here in Budapest. 200ft to get in
  • Charlie: A statue of a 1900 police officer. Rub his belly to find the best meal in Hungary. 
  • The Chain Bridge: This bridge is the first connector of the two cities Buda and Pest 
  • Parliament: The most iconic view of Budapest. It was designed like the British parliament and houses the crown jewels. 
  • The Castle District: Here you will find the royal palace and the ruins of the old castle, Hungarian White House office of the president. The ministry of defenses that was heavily bombed in the Second World War recently renovated. You can still see the bullet holes in the one wall they did not renovate to show the damage done to the city 
  • The Church of Our Lady or King Mathias: This church is the oldest church in Buda. During the Turks the churches were changed to mosques so the inside is pained with oriental designs. 1000 ft entrance fee you can go to the top of fisherman a tower for free after 7.