The word ‘museum’ conjures up a grand institutions where historic exhibits are kept under glass. Yet Budapest’s smaller, fascinating cultural attractions reinterpret this classic definition. Our photographers went out to discover them.

Photo: Hirling Bálint - We Love Budapest
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Pinball machines, pre-war toys and nuclear bunkers – there’s a bizarre world to explore when you tour lesser-known museums around Budapest. Our photographers captured the weird, the wonderful and the downright wacky.

Photo: Hirling Bálint - We Love Budapest

Photo: Hirling Bálint - We Love Budapest

Photo: Hirling Bálint - We Love Budapest
Railway History Park

Photo: Rockstar Photographers - We Love Budapest

Photo: Rockstar Photographers - We Love Budapest

Photo: Rockstar Photographers - We Love Budapest
Játékszerek Anno

Photo: Polyák Attila - We Love Budapest

Photo: Polyák Attila - We Love Budapest

Photo: Polyák Attila - We Love Budapest
Pinball Museum

Photo: Balkányi László - We Love Budapest

Photo: Balkányi László - We Love Budapest

Photo: Balkányi László - We Love Budapest
Budapest Retro Interactive Museum

Photo: Csudai Sándor - We Love Budapest

Photo: Csudai Sándor - We Love Budapest

Photo: Csudai Sándor - We Love Budapest
Semmelweis Museum of Medical History

Photo: Balkányi László - We Love Budapest

Photo: Hartyányi Norbert - We Love Budapest

Photo: Hartyányi Norbert - We Love Budapest
Hospital in the Rock

Photo: Hartyányi Norbert - We Love Budapest

Photo: Balkányi László - We Love Budapest

Photo: Hartyányi Norbert - We Love Budapest
Palace of Wonders

Photo: Major Kata - We Love Budapest

Photo: Major Kata - We Love Budapest

Photo: Major Kata - We Love Budapest
Museum of Illusions

Photo: Hirling Bálint - We Love Budapest

Photo: Hirling Bálint - We Love Budapest

Photo: Hirling Bálint - We Love Budapest