Haunted Places in Budapest (25)

Explore 25 haunted places in Budapest. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• 👻 Labyrinth of Buda Castle Budapest King Matthias held Vlad Ţepeş prisoner down here — the model for Dracula. Visitors hear whispers and lose all sense of time.
• 👻 Andrássy Court at Kodály körönd Budapest The builder's twin sons died before the mansion was finished. Kodály is said to have met them on the stairs — and workmen still vanish inside.
• 🏛️ Kiscelli Museum (Schmidt Mansion) Budapest Mágnás Elza was found in a trunk in the Danube in 1914. Legend says she returned to her lover's mansion on the Óbuda hill. Her killer was never punished. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Teréz körút 5 Budapest Amália Leirer lay dead in her flat for two months. At a séance she named her own killer — a dismissed waiter. The police laughed — until the trail proved true.
• 🚇 Újpest's Ghost Estate Budapest Concrete blocks were raised straight on top of a cleared cemetery. One family fled the tenth floor in pyjamas — and the floor was sealed off.
• 👻 Vérmező (Field of Blood) Budapest The meadow was called General's Field until blood renamed it. The shadow of Martinovics's gallows is still said to fall across the grass.
• 🏛️ House of Terror (60 Andrássy Avenue) Budapest In the former headquarters of two terror regimes at 60 Andrássy Avenue, the spirits of tortured prisoners are said never to have left the basement. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⚰️ The Grave of Károly Kisfaludy, Fiumei Road Cemetery Budapest The grave breathes. When Károly Kisfaludy was reburied here in 1859 the stone shifted — and visitors still feel cold breath on their faces.
• 👻 The Marble Bride, Thököly út 61 Budapest The marble bride still leans from the balcony watching for the front. Legend says her husband walled up the door behind her. Look closely: the figure has no legs at all.
• ⛪ Matthias Church Budapest The Madonna lay walled up for 145 years. When the wall collapsed in 1686 she stood before the praying men — and the defenders fled. The defenders fled the church.
• 👻 Devil's Ditch (Ördög-árok) Budapest The devil himself dug the streambed, said the people of Buda. Others say it is a fairy's tears — and that evil spirits live by the water.
• 👻 The Stock Exchange Palace, Szabadság tér 17 Budapest Never ride over the top, the staff warned. The paternoster car that turns at the summit does not leave the building — it leaves the world.
• 👻 Puskin utca 19 Budapest György Gschwindt sought the elixir of eternal life in his laboratory. The evening he was to reveal the recipe, he was found dead. Nobody ever saw the recipe.
• 👻 Rozgonyi Piroska utca 7 Budapest A chalk-white man in turn-of-the-century dress stood in the window on Google Street View. The next time the car passed, he was gone. Neighbours say he is still living there.
• 👻 Sándor Palace Budapest The Devil's Rider drove a four-in-hand down the castle steps. "That is no man, that is the devil himself", said his own stable master. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Vasbakter köz Budapest For two weeks stones rained on the milk-seller's house. Not a pane was left whole — and nobody saw where they came from. The city was sure it was a restless spirit.
• 🏰 The Anonymus Statue, City Park Budapest A faceless monk with his hood drawn low sits in the castle courtyard. Touch his pen and the words are said to come. Nobody knows who he was. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🚇 Whistling Gyuri's Round (Grand Boulevard at Oktogon) Budapest The whistling man of the Grand Boulevard vanished without trace. Hear his sharp whistle and you stand at a crossroads, says the legend. Nobody knows where he went.
• 👻 Tomb of Gül Baba Budapest The dervish died mid-prayer in 1541. Roses pushed up from his grave with no hand to plant them — and named the whole hill. Nobody knows where the roses came from.
• 👻 The Lions of the Széchenyi Chain Bridge Budapest The lions have no tongues, whispered Pest — and the sculptor Marschalkó threw himself into the Danube. He heard the rumour for decades. Yet the legend refuses to die.
• 👻 Matthias Fountain and Fair Ilonka Budapest Fair Ilonka fell in love with a hunter in the forest. When she saw him again he wore a crown — and she wasted away with grief. The water in the fountain never turns warm. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Hungarian State Opera House Budapest The cat Vera never left the opera. Night guards see two yellow eyes glowing in the empty hall and hear paws racing along the seat rows. Nobody has ever managed to show her out. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Gellért Hill Budapest The hill where Bishop Gellért was hurled to his death in 1046 became, in folk belief, the foremost meeting place of Hungary's witches.
• 🏚️ Margaret Island Convent Ruins Budapest At dusk the ghost of a nun is said to walk the convent ruins of Margaret Island – in the company of a soldier.
• 👻 Vígszínház – Comedy Theatre of Budapest Budapest A green-eyed ghost is said to roam Budapest's Comedy Theatre, while night watchmen hear knocking from the cellar. 🛏 Book a night here

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Budapest?

Haunted Places lists 25 haunted locations in Budapest, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Budapest?

Among the most notable in Budapest: Labyrinth of Buda Castle, Andrássy Court at Kodály körönd and Kiscelli Museum (Schmidt Mansion).

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Budapest?

Yes — 7 of the haunted places in Budapest are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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