BUDAPEST · HUNGARY
Budapest’s best.
A guide to the 10 best museums in Budapest right now: the ones worth your time, what to expect from each, and the price you pay.
$14 Cat Museum Budapest ticket with audio guide, interactive art and photo walls, and time to pet friendly resident cats.
“Lovely hour to sit and chill with the beautiful cats 😻 very well looked after ☺️”
Budapest Light Art Museum is a skip-the-line, 2-hour hands-on light art walk in a former farmers market with optical illusions and photo wow.
“Excellent, really enjoyed this activity. The art works were inspiring and some were stunning. Really recommend.”
Step into 1970s-80s Budapest at the Retro Interactive Museum. Explore TV studios, a Lada patrol simulator, and real communist artifacts.
“Amazing, the museum was easy to find and very fun/interesting. The place was very welcoming and easygoing”
See Van Gogh on panoramic screens in Budapest. A 40-minute multimedia show with bean bags, plus free Frida and Klimt with your ticket.
“A well sequenced and empathetic treatment of three amazing artists. Good value for time and money invested. John from Australia.”
Budapest Card bundles unlimited BKK transport, free major museum entry, Lukács bath access, walking tours, and restaurant discounts.
“Budapest is such a beautiful city, the Budapest card helped us so much, specially with the transportation being included. transportation system in Budapest is very easy and great”
English-guided visit with secured entry to Dohány Street Synagogue, Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park, Holocaust Cemetery, plus Hungarian Jewish Museum time.
“It was amazing, our tour guide Milan was absolutely brilliant, knowledgeable & humorous. The synagogue is beautiful & Milan brought a personal touch to the information.”
Play 130+ pinball and retro arcade games all night long at Budapest Pinball Museum with an advance mobile ticket.
“Super musée et surtout énormément de flippers tous opérationnels!! Vraiment pas cher vu le nombre de parties qu'on a fait ! Du bonheur !”
Meet relaxed cats in Budapest’s Cat Museum, enjoy cat-themed art, a hot drink, and interactive quiz rooms with an English mobile ticket.
“Well, I adore cats. Each meeting with any cat for me is amazing. But this museum does not have too much to offer. But in a city where you don't see stray cats, this place can be a small heaven. Anyway, the staff, human and feline, are very kind, sweet and welcoming.”
See Hungary’s first scrap metal exhibition in Central Hungary with giant recycled-car sculptures, selfies, and 300+ sqm of art for $12.
“AMAZING, do NOT skip this place when you are on Budapest.”
Mika Tivadar Secret Museum in Budapest: a 30-minute self-guided ticket with 8-language audio on your phone and a cocktail bar.
“I literally had goosebumps. Even though it's 1 hour, you can stay as much as you want. You have to scan the QR code for the free audio guide and it has in 8 different languages. It's surprising how history amaze me a lot when I visited this place.”
