History Museums in Budapest

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The Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives are located on Dohány street in the heart of Budapest's Jewish quarter. The museum was finished in 1932, within the building complex of the Dohány Street Synagogue which itself was built in 1859.

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Located on the west bank of the Danube, beneath Buda Castle lies the Hospital in the Rock. Built inside a ten kilometer-long natural cave system, this museum was a functioning wartime hospital and even a fallout bunker during the Cold War. Discover a unique part of the city and gain an insight into the turmoil Budapest was ravaged by, as lifelike waxworks and original machinery and furniture portray the hospital during a crisis.

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Terror Haza, or House of Terror in English, is one of the best museums in Budapest. Detailing the painful histories of Communist and Fascist regimes in Hungary, the museum is home to powerful exhibits and memorials. House of Terror tickets allow visitors to experience the building's chillingly reconstructed cellars, where ordinary Hungarians who opposed the status quo were tortured and murdered. It's an unflinching look at the country's political atrocities, but also a reminder that Hungary's freedom fighters didn't die in vain.