Nyíregyháza's most interesting sight is the skanzen (open-air museum) in Sóstófürdő. Its two dozen reconstructed structures – three-room cottages, school, wells, fire station, general store, church and even a cemetery (with Jewish headstones) – offer an easy introduction to the traditional architecture and way of life in the Northeast. All the nationalities that make up this ethnically diverse region are represented, including the Tirpák, ethnic Slovaks who lived in isolated ‘bush farms’ (bokor tanyák) and the often overlooked Roma.
