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5 tips for a perfect day in winter

1. A visit to the new Wien Museum

Wien Museum Karlsplatz
© WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

It’s the biggest museum opening of the year: after a multi-year renovation project, the Wien Museum will reopen its doors on December 6. The architecture of the museum is spectacular. Equally as spectacular is the view over Karlsplatz from the balcony level. Nobody has ever been closer to the dome of the Karlskirche (Church of St. Charles). Admission to the permanent exhibition of the Wien Museum, which depicts the history of the city up to the present day, is free of charge. An experience not to be missed!

2. Ice skating on Rathausplatz

 Ice-skating in front of City Hall
© Stadt Wien Markting GmbH/Christian Jobst

The Ice World on Rathausplatz offers ice skating fun for all ages in the heart of the city. There is already an ice skating rink on Rathausplatz as part of the Viennese Christmas Market. Visitors can glide across a 3,000 m² ice rink bathed in atmospheric lighting (until January 7, 2024, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. every day). After a short period of remodeling, the facility will reopen on 19 January 2024 with an even larger ice rink. 8,500 m² of mirror-like ice, romantic snowy trails through the Rathauspark, an accessible viewing terrace and, of course, culinary delights will guarantee unforgettable winter fun in Vienna.

3. Vibrant color to light up the winter darkness

A lively ambience puts everybody in a good mood on dark winter days. It doesn’t get much more vibrant than the restaurant designed by Denis Košutić in the new House of Strauss. The ambience is flashy, neon palms and rockets light up the ceiling, the seats are colorful, the marble floor glistens in black and white, the bar is designed in the style of the Fifties. The menu features new interpretations of Viennese cuisine. And why not combine it with a visit to the House of Strauss? In the new museum in the Casino Zögernitz, an original venue frequented by Johann Strauss II, everything now revolves around the Waltz King.

4. Pop into a coffee house

Gußhausviertel, Café Goldegg
© WienTourismus/Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek

If you are visiting Vienna in winter, a visit to a Viennese coffee house is a must. There’s simply nowhere more cozy. In winter in particular, however, there are often lines of people outside coffee houses in the city center. This is why we recommend finding coffee houses located around the city center. There’s Café Goldegg, for example, a really nice local coffee house in the 4th district with dark green plush upholstery, wood paneling, brass chandeliers and, of course, wonderful pastries and desserts.

5. Round off the day in a cocktail bar

Counter in the Kellerbar crypt
© krypt. / Studio Mato

We round off a perfect winter’s day in Vienna in a cocktail bar. Vienna has a wealth of highly-recommended cocktail bars. The Krypt.bar, for example, is an architectural highlight. Located deep underground, the cocktail bar has already won numerous awards for its extraordinary interior design. The bar is naturally also worth a visit for its exciting cocktail creations.

Wien Museum Karlsplatz

Karlsplatz 8
1040 Vienna
  • Prices

    • The permanent exhibition is accessible free of charge. Free admission to the special exhibitions on the upper floor for all under 19s and every first Sunday of the month.
  • Opening times

    • Tu - Fr, 09:00 - 18:00
    • Sa - Su, 10:00 - 18:00
    • Closed on January 1; May, 1 and December, 25.

  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • no steps (Double swinging doors179 cm wide)
        via ramp
    • Car parks Main entrance
      • Parking spaces for people with disabilities
        directly behind the museum (Maderstrasse), access to the museum: no steps
    • Elevator available
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
      • Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
    • Special offers for people with disabilities

      Wheelchair for rental, seats available. Permanent exhibition tours for visually impaired visitors by prior arrangement (Tel. +43 1 505 87 47-85 180). Overview map in large print available.

    • Comments

      The exhibition area is accessible via elevator (orientation with Braille) and deducible with the wheelchair.

Vienna Ice World

Rathausplatz
1010 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • middle of January to the beginning of March
    • daily, 10:00 - 22:00

Casino Kulinarium at the Casino Zögernitz

Döblinger Hauptstraße 76
1190 Vienna

House of Strauss at the Casino Zögernitz

Döblinger Hauptstraße 76
1190 Vienna
  • Vienna City Card

    • Your benefit with the Vienna City Card: -20%

      Additional information on the offer:

      Discount valid for purchase on site

  • Opening times

    • Tu - Su, 10:00 - 18:00
    • Public Holiday 10 - 17

  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
    • Elevator available
      • 108 cm wide and 150 cm low , Door 90 cm wide
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
      • Wheelchair accessible restroom available.

Café Goldegg

Argentinierstraße 49
1040 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • Mo - Fr, 08:00 - 20:00
    • Sa, 09:00 - 20:00
    • Su, 09:00 - 20:00

Krypt.bar

Wasagasse 17
1090 Vienna
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