Top 55 Things To Do in Bucharest 2019 - Best Activities in Bucharest

Acuarela

Where new art & good vibes meet

Acuarela

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Acuarela is also home to the Imbold Gallery – an exhibition space dedicated to young Romanian artists. The graphic works on display are frequently changing, and according to the curator, it’s the perfect place to experience contemporary art. Concerts and theatre performances take place on the terrace almost every weekend. Read more ›

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Energiea

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Urban PUB and inspiring HUB for foodies

Energiea

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But don't forget: Energiea is also one of the few places in town where you can enjoy slow food at its best. Their dishes are prepared from a delicious wide range of seasonal fruit and veggies, irrespective if it's about starters, brunch or lunch buffets. Read more ›

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Stavropoleos Monastery

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Beautiful Brancovan style church

Stavropoleos Monastery

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Stavropoleos monastery, founded in 1724 by the Greek monk Ioanikie Stratonikeas, is a masterpiece of Brancovan architectural style and a little oasis of tranquility in the heart of the old town. It's also one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in Bucharest, due to the rich stone-carved decorations and frescoes painted on the walls. Read more ›

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National History Museum

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More than 2000 years of history

National History Museum

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This magnificent building originally existed as the Central Post Office. It's a landmark from the era when Bucharest was referred to as “Little Paris”. These days it’s home to a vast collection of items from prehistoric to modern times, including a replica of Trajan’s Column. Read more ›

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Parcul Cişmigiu

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Oldest public garden in Bucharest

Parcul Cişmigiu

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The perfect place to relax at any time of the day: quiet alleys, benches, open-air cafés, a great playground for children. Boats and paddle boats are available for rent in the summer, so you can also take a romantic ride on the lake. Read more ›

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Macca-Villacrosse Passage

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Spectacular glass-covered passage

Macca-Villacrosse Passage

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The Villacrosse passage is the best place in town to smoke water pipe with a variety of different flavors in one of the Egyptian themed cafes or to enjoy a cup of Turkish coffee. Some small boutiques stand side by side with some old-fashioned stores and jewelry shops and are a reminder of the initial commercial character of this place. Read more ›

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La Fabrica

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Alternative place in Bucharest

La Fabrica

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Fabrica Club is one of the few alternative places in Bucharest, situated within the precincts of an old abandoned factory. Visitors will find themselves spoilt for choice when it comes to dining, entertainment and shopping. Parents can take along their kids and they can choose between a very nice playground and a climbing wall for kids. Read more ›

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Hanul lui Manuc

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One of the last caravanserais in Europe

Hanul lui Manuc

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Built by an Armenian called Emanuel Mârzaian (Manuc), one of the richest and most influential merchants of his times in the Balkan region, Manuc's Inn was built about two hundred years ago, providing lodging and shelter for the caravans on their trade routes. Read more ›

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Muzeul Satului

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Open-air folk museum

Muzeul Satului

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Muzeul Satului (“Village Museum”) was founded in the 1930s and includes authentic peasant houses and farms, churches and ethnographic collections from all over Romania, to illustrate architectural and regional diversity. Most of the houses and churches are open to the public. Read more ›

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Museum of the Romanian Peasant

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Museum of the Romanian Peasant

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It shows the life of the Romanian peasant, it describes in detail how peasants used to work, live, dress. The museum provides a very good picture of their customs, traditions and lifestyle. From Spring to Autumn they hold different open air exhibitions with hand made products, traditional food and music. Artisans from all over Romania take part. Read more ›

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Garajul Ciclop

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Graffiti art gallery-temporarily closed

Garajul Ciclop

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It's on the must-see list for all lovers and fans of street art and it's also an interesting industrial heritage site. All bike fans will be delighted to find a colorful Pegas bike shop with many sport accessories for sale on the ground floor. Read more ›

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Hanul cu Tei

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Old inn converted into restaurants&shops

Hanul cu Tei

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You can walk through the inner court and explore the shops, buy antiques or oil paintings by contemporary artists. If you want to know about the fashion of the day, do not miss “Hippy Hippy Shake”, young people’s favorite clothing and accessories store, a real trendsetter for the Bucharest street fashion. Read more ›

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Parliament Palace

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Parliament Palace

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Built by Communist Party leader, Nicolae Ceausescu, the colossal Parliament Palace (formerly known as the People's Palace) is the second largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon. In order to make room for the Palace of the Parliament, Ceausescu demolished vast portions of the historic and central Bucharest. Read more ›

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Restaurant Vatra

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Authentic Romanian Food

Restaurant Vatra

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First of all, locals love Vatra because of the food. They really respect the traditional recipes, so the food here is well cooked and very tasty. Secondly, it's a quiet place, nicely decorated, away from the city noise... It just feels cozy. Read more ›

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Romanian Atheneum

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Most beautiful concert hall

Romanian Atheneum

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It is one of those sites which can describe a century of cultural, social, industrial and political history. It gives you an outline of Romania's cultural life in the late 19th century, as well as its forefathers and role models. Read more ›

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Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală „Grigore Antipa”

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One of the best museums in Bucharest

Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală „Grigore Antipa”

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Tourists shouldn't miss Antipa museum when in Bucharest - especially your kids will love it! They will be delighted to recognize so many species of mammals, birds and reptiles showcased in their natural habitat. Read more ›

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National Art Museum (Royal Palace)

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National Art Museum (Royal Palace)

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Romania's leading art museum was founded in 1948 to house the former Royal Collection, which included Romanian and European art dating from the 15th to the 20th century. Located in the neoclassical former Royal Palace, set amid a wealth of historic buildings the museum currently exhibits over 100,000 works divided into two major sections. Read more ›

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Botanic Garden

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A cosy green place

Botanic Garden

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Apart from the native species, a vast array of nonnative trees and flowers are acclimated and thrive in the garden. The largest greenhouse is set up as a tropical forest. A botanic museum with over 5,000 species of plants is housed by a recently renovated beautiful building in the Brancovan style. Read more ›

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Biserica Rusa - Saint Nicholas Church

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Russian Art Nouveau

Biserica Rusa - Saint Nicholas Church

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Its architecture is a unique combination of Russian traditional religious architecture and Art Nouveau. The structure is set in brick and stone, and the seven onion-shaped domes were once gilded. The interior mural paintings are extremely delicate and ethereal. Read more ›

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The National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC)

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For all fans of contemporary art

The National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC)

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The National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC) was open in 2001, activating Wing E4 of Parliament Palace since 2004, and in time it has become one of the most important contemporary art museums in Eastern Europe. It hosts very interesting temporary exhibitions on architecture, photography, sculpture and audio visual exhibitions. Read more ›

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Fire Club

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Local rock music venue

Fire Club

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In recent years the Old City has become the heart of Bucharest’s nightlife scene. Every evening this well-loved hot spot fills up with alternative and rock music fans. The atmosphere gets livelier as the weekend approaches, but it peaks on Thursdays which is traditionally student night. Read more ›

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Luigi Cazzavillan Park

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A hidden gem of Bucharest

Luigi Cazzavillan Park

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I love this park because of its beauty and location close to one of the most touristic parks of parks of Bucharest, Cismigiu but at the same time so unknown to almost all the people visiting the city. Built in 1905 to honour the memory of Cazzavillan, the founder of the Romanian New York Times called "Universul". Read more ›

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Bucharest History & Art Museum

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Bucharest History & Art Museum

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Housed in the neoclassical Sutu Palace(1834), the museum features some 300,000 artifacts, from coins, books, maps, engravings, paintings, arms and furniture to old traditional costumes. Among the most valuable exhibits are the document attesting for the first time the name of the city of Bucharest, issued by Vlad Tepes in 1459. Read more ›

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ARCUB

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Bucharest Culture House

ARCUB

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The impeccably refurbished construction built in the ‘30s and its quintessentially Art Deco style is representative for the glorious period in between the two world wars when Bucharest was known as Little Paris. You could also have the chance to see/hear great performances by local artists. Read more ›

Muzeul de Artă "Frederic Storck și Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck"

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Less touristic yet remarkable museum

Muzeul de Artă "Frederic Storck și Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck"

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This museum served both as living quarters and workshop for the Storck family – a family of artists of German descent, who greatly influenced the early period of modern Romanian sculpture. The house boasts very nice marble statues, tiled stoves and Dutch windows and has a very nice garden. Read more ›

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Ping Pong Shop

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For Mid-century Modern lovers

Ping Pong Shop

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Ping Pong started as on online shop selling mainly Mid-20th century European and Romanian design pieces, occasionally hosting pop-up shops at various locations. Since 2013, they have a showroom open for private viewings only. Ping Pong is the place for people hunting for rare finds, vintage home decor, collectibles and design furniture. Read more ›

Green Hours Jazz Club, Bar and Theater

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One of the oldest jazz clubs in town

Green Hours Jazz Club, Bar and Theater

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You will love the relaxed and laid-back atmosphere on summer evenings, while sipping a cocktail and listening to some of the most acclaimed Romanian jazz musicians like Harry Tavitian, A.G. Weinberger, Mircea Tiberian and Maria Raducanu. Read more ›

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George Enescu National Museum (Cantacuzino Palace)

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Music at the Palace

George Enescu National Museum (Cantacuzino Palace)

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The museum gives a comprehensive overview of the composer’s life and works: photographs, musical instruments and original scores, conducting batons, dress coat, medals and diplomas. As he did not feel at home in the overwhelmingly ornate palace, he and his wife lived in the servants’ building behind the palace (open for visitors). Read more ›

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Insula lacul morii

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Creepy communist island

Insula lacul morii

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I don't love it, but it's interesting. Monumental in design, the island was left unfinished when the revolution came in 1989. It was supposed to be one of Bucharest's main recreational sites. Now, the walk there is quite pleasant with the lake on one side and the many-coloured yet bleak blocks of flats on the other side. Read more ›

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Muzeul Colecţiilor de Artă

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Eclectic selection of fine art

Muzeul Colecţiilor de Artă

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Established in the 1980s from donations of private collectors, the Museum of Art Collections presents an exquisite selection of paintings, sculptures, furniture and decorative objects. The most celebrated Romanian painters are well represented, but you can also admire Western and Oriental pieces of art. Read more ›

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Schitul Darvari

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Beautiful orthodox monastery

Schitul Darvari

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Built in 1834 by a wealthy family (Darvari), the church was initially a small house of prayer later transformed into a nuns’ convent and subsequently into a monks’ monastery. Closed under the communist rule, it was reopened in 1996. Read more ›

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Muzeul de arta veche apuseana Dumitru Furnica Minovici

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Minovici Museum of Ancient Western Art

Muzeul de arta veche apuseana Dumitru Furnica Minovici

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This amazing red brick, Tudor style house holds the small yet stunning art collection of Dumitru Furnica Minovici, who made his fortune in the oil business in the 1930s. Visitors will be delighted to find inside some fine collections of Dutch furniture, stained glass windows, a complete library and Italian paintings from the 16th/17th centuries. Read more ›

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The Central School/Scoala Centrala

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A hidden (and haunted) architectural gem

The Central School/Scoala Centrala

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The building of the school is very beautiful and was built in the 19th century. Being designed as a school for girls, it hides many mysteries, some of the locals believing that it is haunted. Stories say that at night doors open on their own and that some of the doors in the basement hide secrets rooms. Read more ›

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Ion Voicu (Ioanid) Park

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English garden in the middle of the city

Ion Voicu (Ioanid) Park

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This stylish park is located in a very quiet neighborhood and surrounded by beautiful old villas, only ten minutes’ walk from Piaţa Romană. It was created in 1870 from a former drained swamp by the land owner George Ioanid, a wealthy bookseller and publisher. The name “Ion Voicu” was given after a renowned violin player who lived in a house nearby. Read more ›

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Strada Arthur Verona

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Beauty of Urban Art

Strada Arthur Verona

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This is definitely one of the most beautiful places you could visit in Bucharest. The walls are just full of pure art and you just can’t help but fall in love with it. Everybody comes here to take pics with the graffiti art and just enjoy the beautiful view. Read more ›

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Muzeul Theodor Aman

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Oldest art museum in Bucharest

Muzeul Theodor Aman

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Housed in a beautiful villa with neo-classical Italian statues on the street facade, this small museum, which also served as the painter's workshop, exhibits many paintings, collectibles and furniture created by Theodor Aman himself. Read more ›

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Muzeul Theodor Pallady - casa Melik

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Oldest house in Bucharest

Muzeul Theodor Pallady - casa Melik

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The oldest private lodging in Bucharest now hosts the small museum Theodor Pallady and the collection of paintings originally belonging to Serafina and Gheorghe Răut. The museum features paintings and drawings of this well-known Romanian painter (a good friend of Henry Matisse), and other French and Dutch paintings, sculptures and art objects. Read more ›

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Volum4

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Hidden cozy terrace

Volum4

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Alternative place that helps free yourself from your burdens and boredom by encapsulating good music, drinks, nice terrace & nice folks to create your own perceived world. All covered in nice drawings and graffiti, good music in the background and affordable prices. Read more ›

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Muzeul Zambaccian

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Amazing collection of paintings

Muzeul Zambaccian

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This museum is a must see for all art lovers, who may admire one of the most comprehensive and valuable art collections in Romania. Krikor Zambaccian (1889-1962) - the founding father of the museum - was an art collector, a good friend of many Romanian painters and artists of his time and a true patron of arts. Read more ›

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La Bibliotheque

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Beauty Center & Books

La Bibliotheque

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Located in a marvelous Neo Romanian villa in the upscale neighbourhood of Dorobanți, La Bibliothèque is the perfect blend of beauty services, love for literature and impeccable interior design. This place offers a meticulously curated selection of books and periodically organizes cultural events. Read more ›

Sala Rapsodia

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Theatre company Passe-Partout

Sala Rapsodia

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The “Passe-Partout” theatre company was established in 1999 by Dan Puric, one of Romania’s most beloved stage actors. He is also a great pantomime actor and tap dancer. The young actors he trained as part of this project are wonderfully talented and resourceful and perform in shows written by themselves. Read more ›

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Baraka

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Uptown Bar & Lounge in the Park

Baraka

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Rent a free bike at Charles the Gaulle entrance to the park and take a ride around the area. Stop at Baraka for a drink and watch the kids in the Skater Park across the alley doing their tricks. In the evening the place gets crowded, but without losing the laid-back vibe. Dj parties are often hosted at the weekend, so prepare to stay a bit longer. Read more ›

Urban Collectors

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Graffiti and street art library

Urban Collectors

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Library promoting graffiti and street art with over 150 publications on: street art & graffiti, graphics, illustration, community art, urban art, participative art. It's a place known just by the locals and the graffiti and street art lovers, cozy atmosphere. A good place to research the alternative scene. Read more ›

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Biserica lui Bucur

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The site of Bucharest's oldest church

Biserica lui Bucur

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The church is tiny but it’s a lovely piece of architecture. Although it’s surrounded by an urban jungle of apartment blocks and modern offices, the silence and peace to be had inside brings calmness and joy to everyone who visits. Read more ›

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AFI Palace Cotroceni

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Not Just a Shopping Center

AFI Palace Cotroceni

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AFI Palace Cotroceni Mall has a huge amount of stores for everybody’s taste and condition, but that is not all. The Center also has a bowling rink, pool tables, a huge ice skating rink, cinema complex, arcade games area, children play grounds, laser max, karting area, the biggest food zone you’ll see in a mall, perfect for all tastes. Anything! Read more ›

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Zambaccian Art Museum

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Engage with modern Romanian art!

Zambaccian Art Museum

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The museum hosts a most wonderful collection of paintings and sculptures. Really there is nothing unspectacular there. It's like a very carefully arranged bouquet in a very warm environment. Also, it has an interactive brochure that will help you engage with what you see and give you useful information as well. Ask for the English version. Read more ›

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Muzeul Hărţilor şi Cărţii Vechi

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Museum of Old Maps and Books

Muzeul Hărţilor şi Cărţii Vechi

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The National Museum of Maps and Old Books, hosted in a beautiful villa from the 1930s, is allegedly the largest cartography museum in Europe. It was founded in 2003 by a private collector who donated over 800 historical maps (the oldest is from 1525), books, paintings, globes, and its collection was later enriched by other donators. Read more ›

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La Scena

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Theater, club and restaurant

La Scena

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La Scena is one of the best places in town for offstage theatrical performances, stand-up comedy shows and concerts. You may as well enjoy a drink and some reasonably priced culinary tidbits on the shady terrace in summer, along with the actors performing on stage in the evening. Read more ›

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Sighet Memorial Exhibition

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Memory as a form of justice

Sighet Memorial Exhibition

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Although Bucharest was under communist rule for more than 40 years, it still doesn’t have a proper museum of communism. This exhibition focuses on crimes committed by communists in Romania and tells the stories of thousands of intellectuals, peasants, soldiers and priests who were imprisoned or killed during those dark times. Read more ›

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Casa Ceausescu

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Ceausescu's family private residence

Casa Ceausescu

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Beside what the tourists already know about Ceausescu's life, visiting the house in which he and his wife lived till '89, will give them a better understand of their daily routine and their hobbies. The garden is very beautiful. Read more ›

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Vasile Grigore Museum

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Rich art collection

Vasile Grigore Museum

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Vasile Grigore (1935-2012) was a painter and enthusiastic art collector. He founded the museum in 2004, when he donated his large private art collection and apartment. Extending on two floors in a stylish Art Deco building, it is easily accessible from Bucharest’s main boulevard, Gheorghe Magheru. Read more ›

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Fourwood Laundry

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Laundromat like in San Francisco

Fourwood Laundry

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They should visit the place because is is located in a very nice area and it is very easy to find. For me it was too expensive to wash my clothes at the hotel so I asked for a laundromat. They googled the place and told me that they will recommend the laundromat for their future guests. Read more ›

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“Sfântul Spiridon cel Nou” Cathedral

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The largest Orthodox church in the city

“Sfântul Spiridon cel Nou” Cathedral

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After being destroyed by successive earthquakes and fires, the old church commissioned by the Prince of Wallachia Scarlat Ghica in 1767 was rebuilt in Gothic Revival style by Catalan architect Xavier Villacrosse in 1852-1858. It was then one of the tallest buildings, and it still is the largest Orthodox church in Bucharest. Read more ›

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Carol Parc Hotel

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The 5 star highest place of Bucharest

Carol Parc Hotel

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Visit this place for perhaps the biggest Murano chandelier in the world, the food and the 5 star conditions. If you are lucky you can visit the hotel and meet the owners, Romanian-Austrian family with the wife educated at Julliard Art School. And if the stars align you can see and hear a harp concert in the lobby of the hotel. Read more ›

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Jewish Museum

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The heart of the former Jewish community

Jewish Museum

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Locals don't really know much about the Jewish community that once lived in Bucharest. Most Jews fled or were forced to leave during WWII. Just a couple of the original streets and only three synagogues remain in this beautiful and dynamic neighbourhood. Nowadays the United Holy Temple synagogue houses the Jewish Museum. Read more ›

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Things To Do in Bucharest

Browse popular tours and discover 55 tips recommended by our locals

Spectacular glass-covered passage

Macca-Villacrosse Passage

Oldest public garden in Bucharest

Parcul Cişmigiu

Open-air folk museum

Muzeul Satului

Alternative place in Bucharest

La Fabrica

Beautiful Brancovan style church

Stavropoleos Monastery

Museum of the Romanian Peasant

Museum of the Romanian Peasant

One of the last caravanserais in Europe

Hanul lui Manuc

The Alternative Tour of Bucharest

Pub Crawl in Bucharest

The Red City: Discover Bucharest's communist past

One of the oldest jazz clubs in town

Green Hours Jazz Club, Bar and Theater

Authentic Romanian Food

Restaurant Vatra

Urban PUB and inspiring HUB for foodies

Energiea

Most beautiful concert hall

Romanian Atheneum

Where new art & good vibes meet

Acuarela

Acuarela

Energiea

Stavropoleos Monastery

Pub Crawl in Bucharest

National History Museum

Parcul Cişmigiu

Macca-Villacrosse Passage

La Fabrica

Private Wine Tasting Tour in Bucharest Old Town

Hanul lui Manuc

Muzeul Satului

Museum of the Romanian Peasant

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Garajul Ciclop

The Red City: Discover Bucharest's communist past

Hanul cu Tei

Parliament Palace

Restaurant Vatra

Romanian Atheneum

Transylvania & Dracula’s Castle Day Tour from Bucharest

Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală „Grigore Antipa”

National Art Museum (Royal Palace)

Botanic Garden

Biserica Rusa - Saint Nicholas Church

The Alternative Tour of Bucharest

The National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC)

Fire Club

Luigi Cazzavillan Park

Bucharest History & Art Museum

Private Trip to Transylvania from Bucharest

ARCUB

Muzeul de Artă "Frederic Storck și Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck"

Ping Pong Shop

Green Hours Jazz Club, Bar and Theater

Ghosts and Vampires Tour

George Enescu National Museum (Cantacuzino Palace)