Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Budapest, Hungary’s capital city, has a unique tram history. Not only does the city use five different kinds of streetcars, ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — “Hey!” an almost-naked man cheerily called to me. “Um, hey, back at you,” I couldn’t help but giggle as I answered, waving with one hand, my camera in the other. “You take my ...

A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare and intimate window into the life of a young woman who lived some 1,700 years ago. Archaeologists ...

Do people still do this, asked the boy? Yes, we again told him, in Syria and Iraq. Then, after several days in beautiful Krakow, which the Nazis had not destroyed, we arrived in Budapest, where ...

Nov. 17, 1873 saw the union of Buda, Pest and Óbuda, creating modern-day Budapest. The city is divided by the Danube River, with flat Pest to the east and the hilly Buda and Óbuda regions to the west.

You can’t visit Eastern Europe without stopping in Budapest. The largest city and capital of Hungary, this destination has been dubbed the “Pearl of the Danube,” with millions of visitors each year.

Before locking in our first trip to Budapest, I spent some time researching Hungary's capital city. I knew very little about the country, let alone the city and kept confusing Budapest with Bucharest.

We arrived at Budapest’s Keleti station and into the heart of Europe’s migration crisis last Wednesday morning, on an overnight train from Poland. My husband and I, along with our two sons, aged 9 and ...