Together with her family, she traveled across the United States alongside abdicated Hungarian leader Lajos Kossuth in 1853, resulting in another positively reviewed book on their experiences in America.

Commentary in her 1850 book had her consider the official dinners among wealthy landlords to be "the most tedious of ceremonies", where 30 dishes were served individually rather than in courses and extensively lengthened the proceedings.

Not long after, the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 occurred and spread to Pest and Pulszky gave passports to her children and servants, sending them away from the manor to a neighboring country and she followed a few days later at the end of March.

She visited Buda in late May and took note of ongoing conflicts involving the Russian and Austrian armies that were forming in the north of Hungary.

By the time she was able to get to Pest in July, the Russian military was advancing through the north of Hungary and the leaders of the country were unable to resist the assault.

[5] After his abdication of the throne of Hungary and escape from imprisonment, Lajos Kossuth was approved for travel to the United States in October 1851 with a number of his functionaries.

Despite her father's wealth, he was not allowed to send any money to support her and the manor estate in Pest had been seized by Austrian authorities over the previous years and converted into a hospital.

She and her husband recounted their travels in the U.S. with Kossuth in the 1853 book White, Red, Black: Sketches of Society in the United States During the Visit of Their Guest.

The Daily News noted a performance on 19 July 1853 reporting she had the "skill of a thorough musician" and the "smooth, legato touch" required to play the seraphine.