A DOZEN (YES: 12!) GREAT THINGS TO DO AROUND HEROES' SQUARE IN BUDAPEST - True Guide Budapest

You are sure to visit Heroes' square (we call it "Hősök tere") since it is a major touristic attraction, one of the city's main landmarks. In this video I show you exactly a dozen great things that you can explore around Heroes' square.
#1: Heroes' square - constructed for the millennial celebrations of the foundation of the Hungarian state in 1896.
#2: Museum of Fine Arts - recently reopened after a major overhaul and expansion
#3: Palace of Art - reminiscent of a Greek temple (great museum shop and nice café)
#4: Gundel restaurant - join pasts guests that include royalty and presidents, very expensive, but has reasonable prices Sunday brunch and weekday lunch offers
#5: Robinson restaurant - uniquely in Europe it is built on a small island in the lake
#6: Municipal Zoological and Botanical Garden - fun for the whole family! new complex indoor enclosure (called: biodome) set to open in next couple of years
#7: Grand circus - originally opened in 1889, relocated several times, present building is ugly, but the shows are great
#8: Széchenyi Medicinal Baths and Swimming Pool - see my separate video on great baths in Budapest here:    • THREE POPULAR AND ONE LESS-KNOWN THER...  
#9: Vajdahunyad castle - originally it was made of cardboard and wood, but it became so popular that it was rebuilt from stone and brick
#10: Museum of Hungarian Agriculture - the biggest agriculture museum in Europe
#11: Statue of the chronicler Anonymus - displayed in the castle court
#12: Boat rental during summer / ice skating in winter: various types of boats for rent during summer and a huge articial ice skating ring during winter time

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