Are you ready? Welcome to Berlin, Prague, and Budapest—Let’s Go style. These three burgeoning Central European capitals are constantly in flux, so whether you’re here for a week or a semester, prepare for a brush with the edge of avant-garde art, film, theater, and music. The mix of uncertainty, potential, and adventure that brews in these historically-rich cities makes them a budget traveler’s heaven. So if you’re thirsty for a technicolor cocktail in Berlin’s latest underground club, one of the last authentic pints within Prague’s city limits, or a cup of strong coffee—black, of course—among writers and expats in Budapest, we’ve got you covered.