The area around Budapest’s Heroes Square, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Városliget (the City Park) is one of the city’s most fascinating, shaped by centuries of change. On this walking tour through the City Park, I’ll share the stories and secrets that most visitors miss and, if you take this tour, you won’t be one of them. The tour starts at the famous Heroes’ Square, nestled between Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts and its Art Gallery (Kunshtalle). From there, you’ll stroll through the City Park and see the Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden’s highly decorative Elephant House. I’ll show you where to get fantastic views of Vajdahunyad Castle, and share the story of City Park’s lake. The tour ends at Budapest’s most famous and largest spa, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath. On this 70-minute tour, you’ll have a chance to: • Find out how the real Dracula, (Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler) was killed • Find out how thermal water from the spring is used by the zoo to keep hippos and elephants healthy • See the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography, with its roof garden • Learn about the mini statues by sculptor Mihaly Kolodko that are hidden around the park, and others like the mini Dracula and the George Washington statue • Enjoy a walk around Budapest’s most interesting contemporary buildings and hear about their nicknames, like the ‘Glass Curtain’, ‘The Giant Skateboard’ and the ‘Metal Brush’ By the end of this Budapest City Park tour, you’ll have heard stories about the area’s historical places and hidden sights. Give yourself at least an hour for this audio tour, but be prepared to spend more time enjoying what the park and its museums, galleries, and thermal baths have to offer.