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An amusement park for many, place of nostalgic dreams for some, oasis of greenery for almost everyone – and the location of the Giant Ferris Wheel, one of Vienna’s most famous symbols. The Vienna Prater is in season from March to October. But the world-famous Giant Ferris Wheel and a few other attractions are open all year round.

The Prater: A playground for everyone

What would Vienna be without its Prater and what would the Prater be without its Giant Ferris Wheel? Probably like a visit to Vienna without a ride on the Giant Ferris Wheel: Half as nice as it could be.

Vienna’s famous Volksprater lies in the heart of the city in the district of Leopoldstadt and offers visitors the Giant Ferris Wheel erected in 1827 as well as many attractions such as carousels, halls of mirrors and laughter, ghost trains and rollercoasters, or the little Liliputbahn, on which visitors can enjoy a tour of the amusement park.

The Wurstelprater – as the park is still lovingly referred to by the Viennese – also has something to offer on the culinary front. A must for culinary globetrotters: The famous Vienna Schweinstelze (knuckle of pork) and the Lángos - a leavened dough specialty of Hungarian cuisine, which is brushed with lots of garlic water and eaten on the go.

Far away from it all in the middle of Vienna in the Prater

Of course, the Prater is not just a pleasure park. The Prater also includes the adjacent Stadtpark, considered one of the most beautiful in the world. Here, in the middle of nature in the heart of Vienna, visitors find themselves far from the hustle and bustle of the city. The landscape of water meadows was once a popular hunting ground of the Habsburgs. Today, visitors stroll along the Hauptallee, the main avenue that runs from the Praterstern to the Lusthaus beneath groups of poplars past meadows and dense undergrowth.

One of the biggest attractions in this part of the Prater is the chestnut blossom. While the trees flower in delicate shades of pink in May, the Hauptallee is filled with walkers and cyclists as well as joggers and riders, the children romp around on the playground and youngsters meet on the BMX and skating track or throw themselves into the sand on the beach volleyball courts.

In winter, the Jesuitenwiese meadow in Vienna’s Prater becomes a big playground. A snow-making machine provides enough of the white stuff for a proper snowball fight. In addition to cross-country trails, there is also a tobogganing hill, which was created from the ruins of houses bombed during the Second World War.

Vienna Prater with Giant Ferris Wheel

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The Vienna Prater is entertaining and exciting, but it can also be relaxing and quiet. One part of it contains attractions ranging from a nostalgic …

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The Giant Ferris Wheel in the Prater is one of the city's symbols. Almost 65 meters tall, it offers a breathtaking view of the city on the Danube.

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Nostalgia in the Prater

It was a long way from the former river landscape on the Danube to today’s leisure and entertainment center. Many rides in the Prater are still …

Vienna Prater with Giant Ferris Wheel

Adrenalin kick in the Prater

The Prater is also a modern amusement park with more than 250 attractions to provide the right adrenalin kick.

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Where would the Viennese be without the Prater? A traditional Sunday at the harness racing track, watching the world go by carefree in the parklands, and …

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Madame Tussauds

The world-famous waxworks museum Madame Tussauds is the highlight of the Prater, with over 80 wax figures and an interactive experience based on Sisi.

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Chocolate Museum Vienna

The Prater is home to a museum that perfectly suits the taste of chocolate lovers young and old: with interactive games, jungle path, chocolate …

Tree-lined allee in the Prater

The Green Prater

The Prater, which according to the magazine "Focus" is one of the ten best city parks in the world, covers an area of six million square meters. Although …

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Culinary Prater

The culinary opportunities of the Vienna Prater are as varied as its many opportunities for entertainment. They range from a simple Kaiser roll with sausage …

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Take part in an Adventure Tour through the Prater, look in one of dozens of Prater events Enjoyment is the order of the day ...

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Prater Museum

The Prater Museum shows mementos of the old Wurstelprater amusement park, which was destroyed in 1945 during the last days of World War II. A local Viennese …

Prater Dome disco

Prater Dome

Austria's largest disco offers a party mood for dance fans at the Riesenradplatz in Vienna's Prater.

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A day in the Prater

Nowadays, in the former hunting grounds of the Habsburgs, you can enjoy riding on the Giant Ferris Wheel and the roller coaster, visit VIPs at Madame …

The Giant Ferris Wheel

Family fun in the Prater

The Prater is an enormous amusement park that gets children's hearts racing. Such as on a ride on the Giant Ferris Wheel or a visit to Madame …

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