View across Vienna's Ringstrasse, with the Natural History Museum, Parliament and City Hall
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Third Man Tour (3. Mann Tour)

Karlsplatz/Girardipark (vis-à-vis Café Museum)
1010 Wien

The breathless pursuit of Orson Welles, alias Harry Lime, put the Third Man – and Vienna’s sewers – in the international limelight forever. Today the network is among the most technologically advanced anywhere in Europe.

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  • Opening times

    • Guided tours on the hour Th - Su, 10:00 - 20:00

  • Guided tours

    • Visit only with guided tours. Last tour at 19, minimum age: 12. Registration mandatory!

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Posters for The Third Man tour on Karlsplatz
The Third Man in Vienna

Silver screen classic “The Third Man” was shot in Vienna in 1948. Today, visitors can retrace the footsteps of Harry Lime on the Third Man Tour sewer tour, at the …
Vienna sewer with projection of a scene from the film "The Third Man" with Orson Welles
The city below the city

Vienna’s sewage system is many things: a workplace for hundreds of people, a location for films such as The Third Man, a vital part of the city’s infrastructure, and a …