6 Local Spots in Budapest Tourists Don't Know About
6 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Central Market Hall
1 Vámház körút, District IX, Budapest, 1093, Hungary
Budapest's largest and oldest indoor market opened on February 15, 1897, and walking through its neo-Gothic iron and glass halls feels like stepping into a nineteenth-century food cathedral.
Children's Railway
District XII, Budapest, 1121, Hungary
An eleven-kilometre railway through the Buda Hills is operated almost entirely by children between the ages of ten and fourteen.
Margaret Island
District XIII, Budapest, Hungary
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Ruszwurm Confectionery
Szentháromság u. 7, 1014 Budapest
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
Állatkerti krt. 9-11, 1146 Budapest
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
Kazinczy u. 14, 1075 Budapest
In the early 2000s, Budapest's seventh district was a wreck.
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