The Transport Museum in Budapest is one of the oldest museums of its kind in Europe. It is located in Városliget Park. The museum building itself was built in 1896 to celebrate the millennium of Hungary. At that time, this exhibition pavilion offered many interesting insights into the transport system of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
After the celebrations ended, it was decided to keep the pavilion, which had become popular with the city's residents, and open the Hungarian Royal Museum of Transport on its basis. This happened on May 1, 1899. Since then, for more than forty years, the museum never lacked visitors.
However, during World War II, in 1944, a bomb hit the building, damaging many exhibits and leaving the museum itself two-thirds destroyed. The surviving part was restored after the war, and in 1966 the unique collection reopened.
The museum's exhibition presents the history of the development of railway, road, river, and urban transport from the 19th century to the present day. Here you can see full-size train cars, old BMW models, and models of antique sailing ships, motor ships, and steamboats. Children, of course, will be delighted by the transport-themed toy collection.
