There's a $1,500,000 roundabout in Hungary that goes nowhere and leads nowhere and the reason why is bizarre
Published on Apr 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Apr 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
There’s a random roundabout in the middle of nowhere in Hungary that cost millions to build, and it doesn’t go anywhere.
It doesn’t come from anywhere, either.
It is connected to nothing but grass on all four sides, and there aren’t even any buildings in sight apart from what looks like a small barn.
This may seem random but, for less-than-noble reasons, it is far from uncommon.
Europe is obsessed with roundabouts
The notion of a roundabout is so foreign in the US that there isn’t even a US-specific word.
In the US, they’re sometimes called a ‘rotary’, a ‘traffic circle’, or sometimes a ‘circle.’
But it’s all a bit tentative.
And yet, Europe is absolutely obsessed with them.
The roundabout-to-square mile ratio – if that’s even a thing – in Europe is crazy.
There are around 150,000-200,000 roundabouts in Europe, and only 10,000+ in the US.
There’s a reason why that’s the case, though.
And it’s about something a lot of people already know, and something people have suspected for a while.
The ugly truth behind this meaningless roundabout
Both EU countries and EU candidates regularly receive subsidies from the European Union.
Without rose-tinted glasses on, it’s pretty clear that not every penny is accounted for, and not every penny is spent wisely.
Building roundabouts is a quick and easy way for politicians of all sorts to – how can we put it nicely – buy themselves an extra lunch with leftover funds from the project.
That’s because these are ‘low-complexity’ projects that are easier to approve and fund than major highways or hospitals.
That’s why there are so many roundabouts that appear to be a bit meaningless or redundant, and a few, like this one in Hungary, are completely useless.
It doesn’t go anywhere, and it doesn’t come from anywhere.
It’s just randomly placed in the middle of nowhere.
If you want to go check it out, head to Google Earth and search for these exact coordinates: 46.8782496° N, 16.8773647° E.
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After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
