This was the first botanical garden in Hungary, built in 1847 on the former site of a family estate. Connected to the major university of Budapest, ELTE, the garden was used for medical and biological research from the start. Now, with more than 7,000 species of plants, it is an important research and conservation center as well as a fantastic place to visit for a bit of nature in the hearth of a busy city, there is now a glass houses as well, which is home to many tropical plants. Among the highlights to be seen here are the150 year-old gingko trees, beautiful orchids, 800 species of cactuses and succulents, and the enormous tropical Amazonian White Waterlily. In addition to being a great collection of flora, the garden is also the setting of Ferenc Molnár’s famous novel Pál Street Boys.

Address: 1083 Budapesst, Illés utca 25.

Opening hours: Everyday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm