10 things to do in Budapest if the weather is bad

There is a great variety of activities in Budapest, so if the weather is unsavory, there is still a lot to do indoors. These are 10 of the best things to do in Budapest on rainy days.

1. Budapest Pinball Museum

Here: Radnóti Miklós utca 18., 1137, Budapest
Webpage: http://www.flippermuzeum.hu/en/

An interactive pinball exhibition is great fun for both the small ones and adults. Although pinball machines have become a rare appearance in pubs and elsewhere, you can still admire them and even try some of them out at this museum. The pre-pinball machines from the 19^th century living next to each other with the latest editions at this interactive exhibition. There are altogether 130 slot machines.
The museum is just a couple blocks away from Nyugati railway station and has been operating since 2013. This is Europe’s biggest slot machine museum.

2. The Hospital in the Rock

Here: Budapest, Lovas út 4/c District I
Web page: http://www.sziklakorhaz.eu/en

We’ve written about the Hospital in the Rock some time ago, highlighting it as an excellent stop in your museum tour. Visiting this collection under the Castle of Buda is an unforgettable experience, so it had to be mentioned in this list as well. Here you will find Hungary’s biggest wax figure collection, presenting the history of the hospital.
There is a 2300 square metres big establishment under the Castle of Buda, which was used during the Second World War and the 1956 Revolution. During the Cold War, it was regarded as a strictly secret place, used as an air-force hospital. It was opened to visits in 2008, and it has become one of the favourite sights of inland and foreign tourists since.
Visiting the museum is only possible as part of guided tours, and children under the age of 6 are not allowed to enter, while it is not advised to bring in children under age 12.

3. 3D Gallery Budapest

Here: Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 17.
Webpage: http://3dgallerybudapest.hu/en/home/

Hungary’s first interactive 3D exhibition is a great leisure time programme since if you bring your camera or smartphone with yourself, you can get some pretty cool shots. You can amaze your friends with photos spiked up with 3D effects, optical illusions and space bending games. You can not only touch the images here, but you can even become part of them. The pictures are always changed, so you will gain new experience during your next trip to the museum. It is next to Saint Stephen Basilica, so why not shoot two birds with one stone?

4. Miniversum

Here: Budapest, Andrássy út 12.
Webpage: https://www.miniversum.hu/en/

Miniversum is the home to Hungary’s biggest plotting table, where the 100 times micrified works of artists will guide you through Hungarian, German and Austrian landscapes. After 9 months of hard work, the exhibition was opened in 2014. Not only scale-model enthusiasts will find something to fall in love with, but almost anyone else: you can participate actively with the help of different devices in the operation of the tables. There are 5000 mini figures, 1300 railways, 14 locations, 600 buildings and 100 trains on display at the gallery on Andrássy street.

5. The New York Palace

Here: 1073 Budapest, Erzsébet krt. 9-11.
Webpage: http://www.newyorkcafe.hu/main-page.html?lang=en

The New York Palace is an ideal place to grab lunch or coffee when you’re on a museum visiting spree. This elegant and pleasant café is worldwide famous. The building where the café was opened in 1894 is one of the most beautiful constructions of the Nagykörút. The building was renovated both on the inside and the outside and it became gorgeous. There are but a few things better than a warm drink or a tasty meal at the New York Palace while admiring the décor of the café.