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72 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Budapest, Hungary

Updated May 5, 2025

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The Columbo statue in Budapest, Hungary celebrates an unlikely American television hit from the communist era.

The Budapest Columbo Statue: From American Detective to Socialist Folk Hero

This 1970s crime show was an unlikely Western hit on Hungary’s state-owned television channel.
by The Podcast Team
All we know is it’s 1943.

Embracing the Mysteries of a Trove of Hungarian Photos, Rescued From the Dustbin of History

Glimpses of a century of everyday life.
by Winnie Lee

Why There's a Columbo Statue in the Middle of Budapest

The American television character is memorialized in an unlikely locale.
by Lizzie Philip

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