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House of Terror Museum is one of See the communist past of Budapest here!.

1. House of Terror Museum

7.0
(Terror Háza)
Andrássy út 60. (Csengery u.), Budapest, Budapest
History Museum · Andrássy út · 183 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: Shocking exhibition,displays the era’s darkest aspects,commemorates the victims of the fascist&communist regimes,portrays the country’s relationship w Nazi Germany&USSR during the years of occupation Read more.

Hospital in the Rock is one of See the communist past of Budapest here!.

2. Hospital in the Rock

8.7
(Sziklakórház és Atombunker)
Lovas út 4/c., Budapest, Budapest
History Museum · Várnegyed · 59 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: Underground hospital turned into a nuclear bunker under Buda Castle, 200 life-like wax figures,original furniture&medical equipment,today's military medicine introduced through rescue operations (SOF) Read more.

Budapest History Museum is one of See the communist past of Budapest here!.

3. Budapest History Museum

7.9
(Budapesti Történeti Múzeum)
Szt. György tér 2. (Budavári Palota "E" épület), Budapest
History Museum · Budavári Palota · 16 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: Buda Castle, "E" building, permanent exhibition of life in the city from 1945 to 1989 Read more.

Statue of Liberty is one of See the communist past of Budapest here!.

4. Statue of Liberty

8.8
(Szabadság Szobor)
Citadella sétány, Budapest, Budapest
Monument · Budapest XI. kerülete · 49 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: The most famous statue of the communist era, the Liberation Monument nowadays internationally recognized as an iconic symbol of Budapest, beautiful view to the city

5. Memento Park Budapest

6.4
Balatoni út (Szabadkai utca), Budapest, Budapest
Sculpture Garden · Budapest XXII. kerülete · 35 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: powerful reminders dictatorship, stunning historical collection, removed statues&monuments from the streets of Budapest are displayed. “Stalin’s Tribune” recalls the mythical longing for freedom Read more.

Szabadság tér is one of See the communist past of Budapest here!.

6. Szabadság tér

8.5
Szabadság tér, Budapest, Budapest
Park · Lipótváros · 46 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: Controversial obelisk bearing the Soviet hammer&sickle symbol, after the systems change, there were speculations to tear the monument down, but it stayed as a memento of the war and the communist era Read more.

7. Antik Bazár

5.6
Budapest, Budapest
Antique Store · Zsidónegyed · 4 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: Just steps away from Blaha Square, Antik-Bazár features a colorful hodgepodge of comrade-worthy collectibles like discontinued currency, propaganda posters, and military regalia of the communist era

8. Nosztalgia Bazár

Antique Store · Zsidónegyed · 1 tip

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: Just like many others, Nosztalgia Bazár features a colorful hodgepodge of comrade-worthy collectibles like discontinued currency, propaganda posters, and military regalia of the communist era

9. Ecseri Bolhapiac

6.5
Nagykőrösi út 156., Budapest, Budapest
Flea Market · Budapest XIX. kerülete · 18 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: the best source of Red-tinted antiques, the ever-changing secondhand collection contains unpredictable surprises Read more.

Bambi Eszpresszó is one of See the communist past of Budapest here!.

10. Bambi Eszpresszó

8.1
Frankel Leó u. 2-4. (Bem József tér), Budapest, Budapest
Café · Víziváros · 66 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: shelter for Buda-side intellectuals, strong since the 1960s, maintained both the same atmosphere and the same interior design ever since. breakfast is irresistibly great,you can order it all day Read more.

Kádár Étkezde is one of See the communist past of Budapest here!.

11. Kádár Étkezde

Klauzál tér 9., Budapest, Budapest
Hungarian Restaurant · Zsidónegyed · 34 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: unbelievably simple&brilliant traditional dishes of hungarian housewives are served in a home-like, friendly milieu. floor&tablecloths are chequered, walls full with photographs, the broth is perfect Read more.

Táskarádió Eszpresszó is one of See the communist past of Budapest here!.

12. Táskarádió Eszpresszó

Papnövelde u. 8. (Egyetem tér), Budapest, Budapest
Bar · Belváros · 56 tips and reviews

We Love BudapestWe Love Budapest: It doubles as a museum of Hungarian curios from the 1960s-’70s, Soviet-made appliances to tin toys, photographs, various objects, works of art, several still functioning radio sets Read more.