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St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool vs House of Terror Museum

Gellert Spa and House of Terror Museum are both praised by writers. On balance, House of Terror Museum is preferred by most reviewers compared to Gellert Spa. House of Terror Museum comes in at #5 in Budapest with endorsements from 7 reviews including Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Let's Go.

St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
8 / 10
Kelenhegyi ut 4, Budapest 1118, Hungary
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Concierge Concierge
"The quintessential city spa is fed by Gellért Hill's mineral hot springs, flush with calcium, magnesium, hydrocarbonate, alkali, chloride, sulfate, and fluoride, and is good for what ails you."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Once one of Budapest's most spectacular bathhouses, the Gellért Baths are located in Buda's Hotel Gellért, the oldest Hungarian spa hotel and a secessionist-style hotel." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Thermal baths are integral to the city's culture." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The baths feature a "bathing" and a spa section." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"At the foot of Gellért Hill the beautiful art nouveau Danubius Hotel Gellért is the oldest spa hotel in Hungary, with hot springs that have supplied curative baths for nearly 2,000 years." Full review
House of Terror Museum
House of Terror Museum
8 / 10
Andrassy ut 60, Budapest 1062, Hungary
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Concierge Concierge
"This museum sets out to expose the ways and means of two 20th-century systems of oppression that held sway here—right here."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This building is not only a museum, but a vivid reminder of two tragic periods in Hungary's history."
Let's Go Let's Go
"The cold, ominous exterior is only a warning of what lies inside the museum on fascism and communism in Hungary that once served as the headquarters of the Hungarian Nazis." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary. "
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report
15.0
"The House of Terror Museum is a jarring but important museum that documents the dictatorial oppression Hungary faced during its fascist and Stalinist regimes." Full review
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