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Museum · Budapest · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest

Hungarian Natural History Museum is a museum in Budapest. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 4 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 160 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

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Photo: The original uploader was Misibacsi at Hungarian Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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Audio tour · Hungarian Natural History Museum

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You're standing at the Hungarian Natural History Museum, on Ludovika Square in Budapest. It holds the largest natural history collections in Hungary, and in the wider region too. Take a good look at the building. It wasn't built for animals and rocks, but for soldiers. This is the Ludovika Academy, once Hungary's military academy. Where officers used to train, you now find minerals, fossils and stuffed birds.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Tue-Sun 09:00-17:00
Admission
Paid

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Photo: The original uploader was Misibacsi at Hungarian Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Hungarian Natural History Museum

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 4 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Great Market Hall
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Great Market Hall · 2.1 km

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Photo: Fred Romero from Paris, France · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
St. Stephen's Basilica
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

St. Stephen's Basilica · 3.1 km

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Photo: Godot13 · Wikimedia Commons · AttributionView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Heroes' Square
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Heroes' Square · 3.6 km

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Photo: User:Sveter (Please credit as "Petr Šmerkl, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside WMF projects.) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Buda Castle
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Buda Castle · 3.8 km

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Photo: Jakub Hałun · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Széchenyi Thermal Bath
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Széchenyi Thermal Bath · 4 km

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Photo: Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Great Market Hall on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 4 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Holocaust Memorial CenterMuseum · 910 m away
  2. 2Museum of Applied ArtsMuseum · 1.4 km away
  3. 3Hungarian National MuseumMuseum · 2 km away
  4. 4Budapest Keleti StationAttraction · 2 km away
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Frequently asked questions

When is Hungarian Natural History Museum open?

Tue-Sun 09:00-17:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 70 m and a public toilet at 160 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Hungarian Natural History Museum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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