Memento Park: Official Guided Tour with Entry Ticket

Memento Park: Official Guided Tour with Entry Ticket

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Take a guided tour of Memento Park and see gigantic political propaganda statues. Learn to decipher them and hear about the daily life of the Hungarian people under the communist dictatorship.

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Highlights

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Description

Your guide will meet you at the desk in Memento Park. You have to present your ticket first, then join the group for the guided tour. The walk starts at Witness Square, the space in front of Memento Park. First you'll explore the outside unit of the museum including Stalin's Grandstand and its hidden rooms. From the Waving Balcony you'll see a fascinating view to the surroundings and to historic gem. The experience continues in the Statue Park where your guide will introduce you to the unwanted remnants of the communist era. You'll walk along political propaganda statues depicting workers, Hungarian and international communist persons and outstanding events of the workers' movement. The tour finishes at the End Wall. The program is interactive, and takes about 70 minutes. Questions and thoughts of yours are welcome. After the tour the time is yours to take photos, explore the souvenir shop or watch the movie show and see the exhibitions in The Most Cheerful Barrack.

Includes

Admission to Memento Park and its premises Guided tour in Memento Park

Important Information

The tour runs in rain or shine. Memento Park is in the outskirts of Budapest. Getting there by public transport takes about 40 minutes. The promenades in Memento Park are covered with gravel.