# Things to Do in Budapest

Budapest's essential sights, from Gothic churches to imperial baths. · community starter list

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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**Updated:** 2026-09-05 14:47:50

1. **[Matthias Church](/e/matthias-church---1820.md)** (attraction) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://pestbuda.hu/cikk/20211113_a_budapesti_panorama_gyongyszeme_125_eve_keszult_el_az_ujjaepitett_matyas_templom, https://matyas-templom.hu/
2. **[Hungarian Parliament Building](/e/hungarian-parliament-building---1821.md)** (attraction) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Parliament_Building, https://pestbuda.hu/cikk/20171006_268_meter_neogotika_115_eves_az_orszaghaz
3. **[Fisherman's Bastion](/e/fisherman-s-bastion---1822.md)** (attraction) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/01/02/halaszbastya-kordon-lezaras-fizetos-belepes-elso-kerulet-varnegyed, https://budavarikapu.hu/halaszbastya2026/
4. **[Széchenyi Thermal Bath](/e/szechenyi-thermal-bath---1823.md)** (activity) — Neo-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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://telex.hu/gazdasag/2025/10/28/bgyh-rudas-gellert-szechenyi-furdok-fovaros-rac-kiraly-koltsegvetes-turistak-turizmus, https://pestbuda.hu/cikk/20230616_110_eve_nyitottak_meg_a_szechenyi_gyogyfurdot
5. **[St. Stephen's Basilica](/e/st-stephen-s-basilica---1824.md)** (attraction) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.origo.hu/itthon/2025/11/szent-istvan-bazilika-120-eves-evfordulo-budapest, https://bazilikabudapest.hu/en/nyitvatartas/
6. **[Great Market Hall](/e/great-market-hall---1825.md)** (attraction) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://pestbuda.hu/cikk/20190916_domonkos_csaba_25_eve_ujult_meg_nagyvasarcsarnok, https://piaconline.hu/en/opening-hours/
7. **[House of Terror](/e/house-of-terror---1826.md)** (attraction) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://telex.hu/gazdasag/2026/08/31/liget-budapest-schmidt-maria-kekva-batthyany-lajos-alapitvany-terror-haza, https://www.terrorhaza.hu/hu/latogatoi-informaciok/nyitvatartas
8. **[Dohány Street Synagogue](/e/dohany-street-synagogue---1827.md)** (attraction) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://pestbuda.hu/cikk/20210306_harminc_eve_kezdodott_a_dohany_utcai_zsinagoga_nagyszabasu_felujitasa, https://dohany-zsinagoga.hu/
9. **[Hungarian National Museum](/e/hungarian-national-museum---1828.md)** (attraction) — Mihály Pollack's neoclassical museum palace, built 1837-1847 to house Ferenc Széchényi's founding collection; open Tuesday to Sunday, closed Mondays. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://pestbuda.hu/cikk/20220624_a_nemzeti_muzeum_epitesenek_kezdete_185_eve_volt_az_elso_kapavagas, https://mnm.hu/hu/muzeum/hirek/unnepi-nyitvatartas

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