Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

A beautiful display of nearly 50 bells crafted with a unique design and distinct sound.

One of Hungary's most influential places of learning is also home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries.

One of the biggest Buddhist stupas in Europe, hidden from most locals.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.

This castle played host to the largest great hall found in medieval Central Europe.

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

A scene from one of Hungary's most famous novels.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

Hundreds of boat-shaped headstones fill this graveyard as part of a centuries-old custom with mysterious origins.

The largest statue of this convex, homogeneous object with just one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

300 years of pharmaceutical history on display.

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.

A stunning Art Nouveau cinema in the heart of Budapest.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

Hungarian self-built castle.

The remains of an entire Roman city can be explored in this interactive museum.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.