Andrássy Avenue (Andrássy Út), Budapest: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Andrássy Avenue runs 2.3 kilometers in a straight line from Erzsébet Square near the Danube to Heroes' Square at the entrance to City Park in Budapest. The boulevard was completed in 1876 and is lined with neo-Renaissance mansions, the Hungarian State Opera House, and the House of Terror museum—a former headquarters of both the fascist Arrow Cross Party and the communist secret police. The Millennium Underground Railway, running beneath the avenue since 1896, was the first underground railway on the European continent. UNESCO inscribed Andrássy Avenue as a World Heritage Site in 2002. is just one of many options in Budapest. Major attractions worth considering include Fisherman’s Bastion (Halaszbastya), Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Állami Operaház), and Lake Balaton.