Attractions: Sights

This section contains information about Budapest sights and places of interest, including historical and famous buildings, monuments, squares, churches, palaces and castles, parks and gardens. In addition to general information on prices, opening hours and addresses we also include photos and links to respective websites.

Budapest Planetarium

Budapest Planetarium

Budapest Planetarium is used to educate visitors about the planets and the stars, and it is also the place for multimedia light shows and concerts, performed by Budapest Laser Theater. It is located in the big park, not far from the junction of Üllői út and Könyves Kálmán körút.

X. Nepliget

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Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden

Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden

The zoo having over 2000 animals is open all year round, but longer hours operate during the summer months. Not only animals and plants are the attractions of Budapest Zoo, but also art noveau and folk style buildings built by the best Hungarian architects.

XIV. Állatkerti körút 6-12

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Castle Hill

Budapest. Castle Hill

The Castle Hill also know as Castle District and Budai vár is one of the most popular tourist attractions. It has a long history and teems with museums, churches, monuments and statues. The Castle Hill is located in prestigious I district of Budapest, known for its high real estate prices. Its architecture slightly differs from the main trend one sees in the city's lowland. The only shops here are those offering souvenirs, postcards, Hungarian pottery, tablecloths and leather articles. But the place is stuffed with restaurants and cafés of every sort and kind. Also, view of the city is much better from here, than from Citadella (Gellért Hill).

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Central Market (Központi Vásárcsarnok)

It is surely more than just a market. Built by architect Samu Petz in 1897, Központi Vásárcsarnok was restored in 1994. Today the market teems with all kinds of fresh produce, meat, cheese, grocery, flowers and Hungarian specialities, so it is not only a tourist attraction, but also a place where those who live nearby buy food. The mezzanine level houses folk-art booths and snack bars. In the basement level there are fishmongers, pickles, a grocery store and a shop selling colonial produce.

IX. Vámház körút, 1-3

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Chair Lift

Budapest. Attractions. Chair Lift

The chair lift (Libegő) located at XII. Zugligeti út 93 takes you up János Hill, the highest point of Budapest (526 m). At the top of the hill there is Erzsébet Lookout Tower (Kilátó), built in the beginning of XXth century, offering magnificent view of the city, and Normafa, forest good for family weekends and jogging. Chair lift operates from 10:00 to 16:00.

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Children's Railway

Budapest. Attractions. Children's Railway

Children's Railway (Gyermek Vasút) is called so because it is operated by children. The kids surely do not drive the locomotive, but they check the tickets, make announcements at the stations and solemnly greet the train full of excited travelers. Children's Railway is a narrow-gauge forest railway with the old locomotive and three carriages. The train goes slowly through the woods up and down Buda hills and stops at the highest point of Budapest, János-hegy (526 m).

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