Things to Do in Budapest
Looking for things to do in Budapest? This list of 9 includes Matthias Church (Castle District, Budapest). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.
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Matthias Church
attractionCastle District, Budapest
Neo-Gothic coronation church rebuilt by Frigyes Schulek in 1873-1896 after centuries as a mosque and baroque hall; open to visitors with a distinctive 78-meter spire.
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Hungarian Parliament Building
attractionLipótváros, Budapest
Imre Steindl's neo-Gothic seat of the National Assembly on the Danube, completed in 1902 after 17 years of construction; guided interior tours run via advance-booked timeslots.
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Fisherman's Bastion
attractionCastle District, Budapest
Neo-Romanesque lookout terraces above the Danube, built by Frigyes Schulek in 1895-1902; paid entry now applies to the viewing terraces, following a 2025 access-fee controversy.
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Széchenyi Thermal Bath
activityNeo-baroque bathing palace in City Park, opened 1913 over a thermal well drilled nearly a kilometer deep; open and operating, absorbing visitors displaced by Gellért's renovation closure.
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St. Stephen's Basilica
attractionLipótváros, Budapest
Budapest's largest church, consecrated in 1905 after a 50-year build interrupted by an 1868 dome collapse; the 96-metre dome and panoramic terrace remain open to visitors.
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Great Market Hall
attractionFerencváros, Budapest
Samu Pecz's 1897 market hall on Fővám Square, closed for near-collapse in 1991 and fully rebuilt by 1994; still an operating public food market on its lower level.
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House of Terror
attractionTerézváros, Budapest
Andrássy Avenue museum on the fascist and communist secret-police era, in the building where victims were interrogated and imprisoned; open Tuesday-Sunday, closed Mondays.
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Dohány Street Synagogue
attractionErzsébetváros, Budapest
Europe's largest synagogue, built 1854-1859 in Moorish Revival style by Ludwig Förster and Frigyes Feszl; fully restored between 1991-1996 and still an active Neolog congregation.
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Hungarian National Museum
attractionJózsefváros, Budapest
Mihály Pollack's neoclassical museum palace, built 1837-1847 to house Ferenc Széchényi's founding collection; open Tuesday to Sunday, closed Mondays.
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