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8 Cultural Landmarks in Budapest

8 landmarks with verified facts and stories

Andrássy Avenue & M1 Metro
~3 min

Andrássy Avenue & M1 Metro

Andrássy út, District VI, Budapest, 1062, Hungary

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Andrássy Avenue is Budapest's grandest boulevard, stretching 2.

Gellért Baths
~3 min

Gellért Baths

4 Kelenhegyi út, District XI, Budapest, 1114, Hungary

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The Gellért Baths are the most beautiful thermal baths in Budapest, and they know it.

Hungarian State Opera House
~3 min

Hungarian State Opera House

22 Andrássy út, District VI, Budapest, 1061, Hungary

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Emperor Franz Joseph I agreed to co-finance an opera house for Budapest on one condition: it must not be larger than the Vienna State Opera.

New York Café
~2 min

New York Café

Erzsébet krt. 9-11, 1073 Budapest

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In 2011, an international competition named this the most beautiful café in the world, and for once the superlative is not hyperbole.

Rudas Baths
~3 min

Rudas Baths

Döbrentei tér 9, 1013 Budapest

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The main Turkish bath at Rudas has been in continuous operation for over 450 years, making it one of the oldest functioning bathhouses in Europe.

Ruszwurm Confectionery
~2 min

Ruszwurm Confectionery

Szentháromság u. 7, 1014 Budapest

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The oldest confectionery in Budapest has been serving pastry from the same tiny shop on the Castle District's main square since 1827, and the interior has barely changed.

Széchenyi Thermal Bath
~4 min

Széchenyi Thermal Bath

Állatkerti krt. 9-11, 1146 Budapest

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Budapest sits on more than 120 natural hot springs, making it the only capital city in the world that is also a spa city.

Szimpla Kert
~3 min

Szimpla Kert

Kazinczy u. 14, 1075 Budapest

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In the early 2000s, Budapest's seventh district was a wreck.

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