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Free things to do in Budapest

4 free picks, mapped — plus cheap eats and a Saturday plan that costs nothing.

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Family · 1 free pick

Széchenyi Thermal Bath

Yellow neo-baroque palace; outdoor pools open year-round — go at sunset.

Culture · 1 free pick

Buda Castle & Fisherman's Bastion

Funicular up, walk the ramparts, espresso at Ruszwurm.

Outdoors · 1 free pick

Margaret Island

Car-free island park — bike loop, musical fountain, rose garden.

Nightlife · 1 free pick

Szimpla Kert

Original ruin bar — abandoned tenement, mismatched furniture, Sunday farmers' market.

Cheap eats · $ · 1

Kádár Étkezde

Jewish-Hungarian · Jewish Quarter

Open weekday lunch only since 1957 — sólet on Saturdays.

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