Budapest: Time Machine Historical Exhibition & VR

Budapest's Hidden Stories: 100 Minutes Underground with Holograms

You walk through 100 minutes of Budapest's history, from 1848 to now, guided by audio and surrounded by VR, holograms, and immersive sets that bring one family's story to life across revolutions and everyday moments. Entry is included, the audio works in six languages, and the whole thing happens underground at 26 Király Street, so you're not fighting crowds or daylight.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Time Machine Budapest exhibition

• Arrive at 26 Király Street
• Enter Time Machine Budapest exhibition
• Begin 80-minute audio-guided journey
• Experience VR and holographic projections
• Discover Budapest history from 1848 to present
• Enjoy immersive visual and audio storytelling
• Complete the historical exhibition tour

The experience

The audio guide is already playing when you step into the darkened space beneath Twentysix restaurant on Király Street. Around you, a thousand square meters of atmospheric sets, mist screens, and holographic projections are already mid-story: the 1848 Revolution, a family's apartment during wartime, the everyday moments that history textbooks skip. You're not watching Budapest's past. You're walking through it, and the professional actors' voices guide you through a century of revolutions, wars, and forgotten destinies without ever feeling like a lecture.

The technology here isn't window dressing. VR sequences pull you into specific moments, holopyramids show you faces and objects that seem to float in the air, and the mist screens create transitions between time periods that feel less like a museum jump-cut and more like actually moving through decades. The whole thing takes 100 minutes, which is long enough to absorb the weight of what you're seeing but short enough that you're not exhausted by the end. The audio comes in six languages (English, German, Spanish, Hungarian, French, and Italian), so you're not straining to follow along if you don't speak the local language.

The space is wheelchair accessible, and public transport stops are nearby if you're coming from elsewhere in Budapest. Kids over 8 can handle it, though the darker rooms and some of the heavier historical content (wars, revolutions) mean it's really built for people old enough to understand context, not just react to lights and sound. You move at your own pace through the exhibition, so there's no rushing, no group waiting for stragglers.

What’s included

Your ticket includes entrance to the full 100-minute exhibition with professional audio guidance in your chosen language, access to all VR sequences and holographic displays, and the immersive sets throughout the 1,000 m² space beneath Király Street.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to Sunday18 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 18:30

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AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Under 12: can't be booked

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Hungarian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportPublic transport nearby

Operated by Time Machine Budapest

Is this one for you?Right for anyone wanting to understand Budapest's layered history without a crowded group tour or a textbook pace: the audio guide and self-directed movement mean you absorb what matters to you, and the technology keeps it from feeling like a traditional museum.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years). Children under 12 can't be included in the booking.

How long is the Time Machine Budapest experience?

100 minutes total, self-paced through the 1,000 m² exhibition space.

What languages is the audio guide available in?

English, German, Spanish, Hungarian, French, and Italian.

Where exactly is Time Machine Budapest located?

Beneath the Twentysix restaurant at 26 Király Street in central Budapest.

Is the exhibition wheelchair accessible?

Yes, all areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and public transportation options are nearby.

What technology is used in the exhibition?

VR experiences, holographic projections, mist screen projection, holopyramids, immersive visual effects, and professional audio storytelling.

Can I move through the exhibition at my own pace?

Yes, you follow the audio guide at your own speed through the space.

What is the exhibition about?

Budapest's history from the 1848 Revolution to the present day, told through the story of one family and featuring revolutions, wars, and everyday life.