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All sights from A to Z at a glance

An overview of Vienna's main sights - from the Academy of Fine Arts to the Zoom Children's Museum.

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Hieronymus Bosch, The Last Judgment, inner side

Academy of Fine Arts, Picture Gallery

The Academy of Fine Arts was built from 1872 to 1876 according to plans by Theophil Hansen. Its Picture Gallery shows valuable works …

Albertina exterior view

Albertina

The Albertina not only has the largest and most valuable graphical collections in the world, with works such as Dürer’s “Hare” and Klimt's studies of women. Its …

Anker Clock

Anker Clock

This clock (built 1911 - 1914) was created by the painter and sculptor Franz Matsch and is a typical Art Nouveau design.

Blick in die Dauerausstellung des Dokumentationsarchivs des österreichischen Widerstandes im Alten Rathaus

Archives of the Austrian Resistance

The Archives of the Austrian Resistance (AAR) deal with the gruesome Nazi past.

Augarten

Augarten Vienna Porcelain Manufactory

Founded in 1718, the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory is the second-oldest in Europe. Now as then, porcelain is made and painted by hand. …

Architecture Center, entry gate

Az W – Architekturzentrum Wien

Since its opening in 1993, the Architecture Center Vienna has not only become one of the most successful addresses for architecture in …

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Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien

The Bank Austria Kunstforum of Vienna chiefly displays art from the classic and modern period and postwar avant-garde.

Beethoven monument

Beethoven in Vienna

Vienna was the focal point of Ludwig van Beethoven's life for more than 35 years. The traces of the composer are manifold: from a large Beethoven …

Exterior shot of Belvedere 21

Belvedere 21

The Belvedere 21 museum is not only highly interesting from an architectural point of view, but is also intensively engaged in Austrian art of the 20th and …

Belvedere

The Belvedere is not only a magnificent Baroque palace but also houses one of Austria's most valuable art collections – with key works by Gustav Klimt, Egon …

Burgtheater

Burgtheater

The theater was built from 1874 to 1888 according to designs by Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer.

Butterfly in the Butterfly House in the Burggarten

Butterfly House

The Palm House in Burggarten is considered one of the most beautiful art nouveau structures of its kind in the world. Since 1998, the building, more than …

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Grave at St. Marx Cemetery

Cemetery of St. Marx

This cemetary, laid out in the 18th century, has preserved the appearance of the Biedermeier age and conveys a romantic mood.

Cemetery of the Nameless

Cemetery of the Nameless

Buried here are people who were washed up by the Danube between 1840 and 1940.

Central Cemetery

Central Cemetery

When Vienna grew into a city of more than one million inhabitants, the old cemeteries of the various districts became to small. To accommodate the growing …

St. Charles' Church

St. Charles Church

A magnificent religious building with a large cupola: St. Charles' Church, the last work of the eminent baroque architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von …

Chocolate Museum Vienna

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 …

Church of the Augustinian Friars

Church of the Augustinian Friars

In the former Court Church – today highly considered because of its church music – the 1854 wedding of Emperor Franz Joseph and his Sisi …

Wotruba church

Church of the Most Holy Trinity (designed by Fritz Wotruba)

The church on St. George's Hill at the edge of the Vienna Woods was the only architectural work by the famous …

Church of St. Leopold

Church of St. Leopold

The Church of St. Leopold, also known as the Kirche am Steinhof, is an architectural masterpiece designed by Otter Wagner and built between 1904 and …

City Hall

City Hall

Friedrich von Schmidt, who had been the architect of the Cathedral of Cologne, designed and built Vienna's City Hall, the most important secular building in the …

Interior view of the Clock Museum

Clock Museum

Three thousand timepieces are ticking for your pleasure in a former palace.

Exterior view of the Narrenturm (Fools' Tower)

Collection of Anatomical Pathology in the Madhouse Tower – NHM

The museum is housed in the so-called Fool's Tower. This round building, known for its form and former use, …

Collection of Arms and Armor

Collection of Arms and Armor

The artfully decorated arms, suits of armor and saddles in the Armory in the Imperial Palace bear witness to many centuries of European …

Interior shot of the Museum of Crime

Crime Museum

Visitors of the Crime Museum should have good nerves: here, the most sensational Austrian crimes of the past are documented, as well as the different methods …

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Danube Tower – outside view

Danube Tower

252 meters high, two fast lifts, 35 seconds up: the observation terrace of the Danube Tower at a height of 155 meters offers the best view over Vienna.

Woman with a blindman's stick

Dialogue in the Dark

Anyone who has ever wanted to know how blind people perceive the world now has the opportunity to learn about it in Vienna's Schottenstift during …

Exhibition view

Dom Museum Wien

The Dom Museum Wien right next door to St. Stephen's Cathedral shows precious church treasures and contemporary art.

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Esterházy Palace

Esterházy: Year-round cultural offering

The culture on offer at Esterházy in Burgenland includes exciting adventures all year round: from made-to-measure excursions to …

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Austrian Film Museum

Austrian Film Museum

The Austrian Film Museum in the Albertina at the southern point of the Imperial Palace shows retrospectives and individual presentations in its cinema. …

Exterior view of the Fire Brigade Museum with historic fire fighting appliances

Fire Service Museum

The headquarters of Vienna's professional fire service on Hof Square also houses the exciting Fire Service Museum.

Austrian Folklore Museum

The extensive collection of folk art illustrates everyday European cultures past and present.

Viktor Frankl Museum Vienna

Viktor Frankl Museum

A museum is dedicated to the world-famous founder of logotherapy and existential analysis, Viktor E. Frankl, in the 9th district.

Old room with upholstered furniture

Sigmund Freud Museum

For almost half a century, from 1891 to 1938, the founding father of psychoanalysis lived at Berggasse 19. Freud was forced to emigrate in 1938 after …

Ernst Fuchs Museum, exterior view

Ernst Fuchs Museum

In the years 1886 to 1888, Otto Wagner built the opulent white villa surrounded by nature for himself and his beloved wife Louise.

Interior shot of the Funeral Museum

Funeral Museum

The Funeral Museum at Vienna's Central Cemetery gives insights into the funeral and cemetery culture of past centuries.

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Prater: Giant Ferries Wheel

Giant Ferris Wheel

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.

Globe Museum

Globe and Esperanto Museum

At the renovated Palais Mollard, you can view the only Globe Museum in the world as well as the Esperanto Museum.

Schönbrunn Palace park with view of the Gloriette

The Gloriette

Today, Café Gloriette is housed in this splendid building. Delicious pastries and a magnificent view of Vienna await you here.And every Sunday morning, there …

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Imperial Palace at the Heldenplatz

Hofburg - Imperial Palace

For more than seven centuries, the great empire of the Habsburgs was ruled from the Imperial Palace. Today, the Gothic Imperial Chapel, where the …

Conference center in the Imperial Palace

Hofburg Vienna

Where the imperial family once lived, today one can find 300 events with up to 4900 persons every year.

Hermes Villa from outside

Wien Museum Hermes Villa

The Hermes Villa stands in the Lainz Game Reserve. Emperor Franz Joseph once gave the villa as a gift to Empress Elisabeth, the legendary Sissi - …

Festschloss Hof Castle

Schloss Hof Estate & Schloss Niederweiden

Schloss Hof Estate, formerly the country residence of Prince Eugen of Savoy and Maria Theresia, and the former hunting lodge …

Grandstand with people in front of posters in the House of Austrian History

House of Austrian History

A hundred years after the founding of the First Republic, the new House of Austrian History on Heldenplatz casts light on our country's eventful …

House of Music

House of Music

Vienna, the city of music, there is also a place where you will be "all ears."

Blacktip reef shark

House of the Sea

The House of the Sea displays tropical freshwater and saltwater fish, as well as fish from the Mediterranean and domestic waters, and sharks, all at a …

Hundertwasser House Vienna

The Hundertwasser House in Vienna is one of Austria’s architectural highlights. The house designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser draws visitors …

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Empress Elisabeth’s large salon

The Imperial Apartments

Visitors can explore the private and official chambers of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth in the imperial apartments inside Vienna's …

Caskets in illuminated room, plinth bearing inscription Franz Joseph

Imperial Burial Vault (Imperial Crypt)

The Imperial Crypt is located beneath the Capuchin Church and is intended for members of Austria’s former Habsburg dynasty, who have …

Golden imperial carriage

Imperial Carriage Museum

The Imperial Carriage Museum in the palace park of Schönbrunn Palace presents carriages and exquisite items of clothing of the Habsburgs. A "Sisi …

Biedermeierstühle

Imperial Furniture Collection: The Emperor's Couch

How the emperor once lived: the former furniture of the Habsburgs is exhibited in the Hofmobiliendepot. Imperial …

Silverware

Imperial Silver Collection

The Imperial Silver Collection in the Imperial Palace provides insights into the court dining culture of the former imperial dynasty.

Treasury

Imperial Treasury Vienna

The most important treasury in the world is home to two imperial crowns as well as the Burgundian treasure and the treasure of the Order of the …

Islamic Center / Mosque

Islamic Center - Mosque

The mosque was built from 1975 to 1979 with funds donated by the former king of Saudi Arabia, Faisal Ben Abdul Aziz, after eight Islamic states had …

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Jewish Museum

Jewish Museum

Having been extensively renovated, the Jewish Museum on Dorotheergasse has a redesigned display depot, and since November 2013 a new permanent exhibition as …

Wax model

Josephinum

The Josephinum was built between 1783 and 1785 for the Academy of Medicine and Surgery, and shows numerous wax models of the human body.

Memoral on Judenplatz

Museum Judenplatz Vienna

Judenplatz is considered a singular place of remembrance; it combines three things: Rachel Whiteread's Memorial, the excavations of a medieval …

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Klimt villa

Klimt Villa

Gustav Klimt used a villa in the 13th Viennese district as a studio from 1911 until his death in 1918. This has been revitalized and re-opened to the public …

Klosterneuburg Abbey

Klosterneuburg Abbey

Not far from the outskirts of Vienna is the over 900 year-old Klosterneuburg Monastery with its sacred works of art, including the “Verdun Alter”, the …

Wiener Konzerthaus, façade, illuminated wallpaper

Wiener Konzerthaus

Music lovers experience lively musical variety at the first-class music center that is the Wiener Konzerthaus. Leading performers of every genre are …

Kuffner Observatory

Kuffner Observatory

Take in a lecture and a tour of the historic observatory and, weather permitting, an astronomical survey of the skies with the big, over 100 year-old …

Kunsthalle Wien

Kunsthalle Wien

The Kunsthalle Wien presents a very high standard of contemporary art in the MuseumsQuartier and at Karlsplatz. Art-lovers visiting Vienna will not want to …

Kunst Haus Wien. Museum Hundertwasser, exterior view

Kunst Haus Wien

Colorful areas, irregular forms, many grown over with lush green plants: this is how painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928 - 2000) encouraged new …

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, exhibition hall

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Art History Museum)

The Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum) was built in 1891 near the Imperial Palace to house the extensive …

Salt cellar 'Saliera' by Benvenuto Cellini

Kunstkammer Vienna

More than 2,100 valuable objects, which were collected by the emperors and archdukes of Habsburg over centuries, are on display in the Kunstkammer …

exterior view of the Künstlerhaus

Künstlerhaus

Künstlerhaus am Karlsplatz was built in 1868 and has remained a vibrant nerve center of Viennese culture. The Künstlerhaus association founded in 1861 not only …

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Museumsquartier, Leopold Museum, exterior view

Leopold Museum

Hundreds of masterworks of Austrian modern art collected by the passionate art lover Dr. Rudolf Leopold are shown in the Leopold Museum at MuseumsQuartier …

Ballroom in Liechtenstein City Palace

Liechtenstein City Palace

After extensive renovations, the Liechtenstein City Palace shines with a new gleam.

Liechtenstein Garden Palace

Liechtenstein Garden Palace

One of the biggest Rubens collections and key works by van Dyck, Lucas Cranach and Raffael can be admired, as can works by Rembrandt, van …

Interior shot of the Literature Museum

Literature Museum

The Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library presents the history of Austrian literature from the 18th century until today.

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Madame Tussauds

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.

The MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts

MAK - Museum for Applied Arts

Design is one of the main features of MAK. The museum shows furniture, glass, china, silver, and textiles from the Middle Ages to the present …

Maze with Schönbrunn Palace in the background

The maze at Schönbrunn

In the old days, the Imperial family walked through these winding hedges. Today, the Maze at Schönbrunn provides fun for everybody. If you look, you …

View of the main niche of St. Vergilius Chapel

Medieval Vergilius Chapel

The Vergilius Chapel next to St. Stephen’s Cathedral is one of the best-preserved Gothic interiors in Vienna.

Metro Cinema

Metro Kinokulturhaus

The new home of Austrian and international film shows retrospectives and homages as well as interesting temporary exhibitions.

West view of St. Michael's Church

St. Michael's Church

Not long after Mozart's death, his "Requiem" was first performed in this church.

Exhibition room in the Mozarthaus

Mozarthaus Vienna

Though Mozart lived at a dozen different addresses in Vienna, the only apartment that has survived to this day is at Domgasse number 5. The composer lived …

mumok, Museum of Modern Art, exterior shot, "mumok" logo

mumok - Museum of Modern Art

The mumok - Museum of Modern Art Ludwig foundation Vienna in the MuseumsQuartier focuses its attention on the art of the 20th and 21st …

Schottenstift

Museum in the Scots Abbey

Vienna's oldest abbey is home to a museum filled with valuable treasures.

Exhibition view

MUSA Museum Start Gallery Artothek

MUSA hosting the collection of the Cultural Department of the City of Vienna, presents contemporary Austrian art with free admission.

Three women in an inclined position

Museum of Illusions

This extraordinary museum has holograms, stereograms and optical illusions for the whole family to enjoy.

Karl Marx Hof, exterior view, park

A Museum in the Laundry Room

"Red Vienna in the Laundry Room" deals with the history of the city of Vienna and the mark left on it by social democracy.

Front view of the Museum of Military History

Museum of Military History

The Museum of Military History examines the history of the Habsburg Monarchy from the end of the 16th century to the end of the monarchy in 1918, …

Imperial Ball musical director Johann Strauss Jr. with his band

Museum of the Johann Strauss Dynasty

The Museum of the Johann Strauss Dynasty is the first museum in the world to present the family history and creative works of the …

Technical Museum, exterior view

Museum of Technology

The Vienna Museum of Technology offers extraordinary insights into the world of technology in a space of 22,000 square meters.

Leopold Museum

MuseumsQuartier

Vienna’s exciting art complex near the Imperial Palace offers not only renowned museums such as the Leopold Museum, with its numerous works by Schiele, the …

Musikverein

Musikverein

The Musikverein is Vienna's most famous center for classical music. Going to a concert here is about getting to know Vienna as a city of music in a setting of …

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State Hall, National Library

Austrian National Library, State Hall

The State Hall, the heart of the Austrian National Library, is one of the most beautiful library halls in the world. It is the biggest …

Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Natural History Museum)

Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna (Natural History Museum)

The history of the earth and the breathtaking variety of nature can be practically experienced due to 20 million …

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Otto Wagner Pavilion, Karlsplatz

Otto Wagner's Stadtbahn Pavilions

Otto Wagner, the pioneering architect of Vienna's Art Nouveau era, was the designer in charge of the construction of Stadtbahn, a rail …

Hietzing Court Pavilion

Otto Wagner Court Pavilion Hietzing

Emperor Franz Joseph I opened the first city rail lines in 1898. Otto Wagner was responsible for designing the stops. The imperial …

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Palm House, Schönbrunn

Palm House, Schönbrunn

The Palm House in the palace park at Schönbrunn is the largest of its kind on the European continent. It houses dozens of Mediterranean, tropical and …

Papyrus Museum

Papyrus Museum

Immerse yourself in the daily life of old Egypt – at the museum with the largest collection of papyri in the world, in the center of the Imperial Palace.

Ring road with Parliament building

Parliament and Palais Epstein

The Parliament building on Vienna's Ringstrasse boulevard is one of the most important buildings of the Historicism period. Theophil Hansen …

OstLicht

Photos in the WestLicht and OstLicht

Eight hundred valuable historic cameras and special cameras as well as outstanding photographic works are being shown by the …

Exterior shot of Vienna Planetarium in the Prater

Vienna Planetarium

At the Vienna Planetarium, you will find the most modern star projector in the world, depicting the starry sky almost life-like in different "astro …

Figure of “Vanity”

Porcelain Museum in the Augarten

A museum in the former imperial pleasure building in the Augarten illustrates the history of Viennese porcelain from its beginnings to …

Austrian Post Savings Bank by Otto Wagner

Austrian Post Savings Bank

The Imperial-Royal Post Office Savings Bank was built between 1904 and 1912 by Otto Wagner, one of the most eminent architects of the beginning …

Vienna Prater with Giant Ferris Wheel

Prater

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 …

Prater Museum

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 …

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Trams in the Transport Museum

"Remise" Transport Museum

The new Transport Museum of Wiener Linien was created in the former Erdberg depot in 2014. It shows historic and modern vehicles and offers …

View of the Ringstrasse boulevard

Vienna's Ringstrasse

Vienna's Ringstrasse is 5.3 kilometers long. Long enough to provide space for numerous monumental buildings, which were built during the period of …

Interior view of the Roman Museum

Roman Museum

A journey through time, back to the Vienna of ancient times – is what the Roman Museum at the Hohen Markt offers. New technologies enable a comprehensive look …

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Chocolate Museum

SchokoMuseum

On a trip into the sweet world of chocolate, visitors learn interesting things about the manufacture of chocolate specialties and can take a peek at the …

Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace

The former summer residence of the Habsburgs impresses with imperial ceremonial rooms and magnificent gardens. Maria Theresa, Emperor Franz Joseph, …

elephant baby

Baby elephant at Schönbrunn Zoo

In the middle of July, a baby elephant was born at Schönbrunn Zoo and immediately became a hit with visitors. An ongoing baby boom and …

The Secession Museum

Secession

In 1897, Gustav Klimt and a number of other artists quit the conservative Künstlerhaus and founded a new art association called the Secession. The building of the …

Shoe Museum

Vienna Shoe Museum

From the riding boots of Emperor Franz Joseph to the authentic “Grossglockner” mountain shoe, you will find many interesting objects from the history of …

Sisi Museum

Sisi Museum

Beautiful and celebrated Empress Elisabeth has long since become a cult figure. The Sisi Museum in the Imperial Apartments of the Imperial Palace compares the …

Spanish Riding School

Spanish Riding School

The Spanish Riding School and its world-famous Lipizzaners offers the highest standard of horse-riding art in the Baroque ambience of the Imperial …

Vienna State Opera, evening atmosphere

Vienna State Opera

The Vienna State Opera is one of the top opera addresses in the world – where you can enjoy the very best in first-class productions.

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

St. Stephen's Cathedral

St. Stephen's Cathedral is the symbol of Vienna. Construction commenced in the 12th century. Today, it is one of the most important Gothic …

Johann Strauss Monument

Johann Strauss Monument

Edmund Hellmer's golden Strauss Monument is the most popular photographic subject in Vienna.

Jewish synagogue

Synagogue

The Jewish City Temple was built in the years 1825-26 by Josef Kornhäusel, the most eminent architect of the Vienna Biedermeier era.

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Theater Museum in Palais Lobkowitz

Austrian Theater Museum

Here, in the baroque Lobkowitz Palace near the Imperial Palace, highlights of the magic of stage are caught forever. More than 1,000 stage models, …

Posters and photos marking the 100th birthday of Orson Welles in the Third Man Museum

The Third Man Museum

The Third Man Museum is a meeting place for people interested in film and a door-opener to Vienna’s post-war history. In addition to the extensive …

Habsburg Show

Time Travel through Vienna

In Vienna city center, go on a virtual journey through the history of Vienna at "Time Travel Vienna".

Torture Museum

"Torture Museum"

The Torture Museum provides information on the dark side of human history. With vivid and impressively powerful exhibits.

Globe of the earth and heavens by Christian Haiden from the year 1570

Treasury of the Teutonic Order

The Order of Teutonic Knights subdued the territory later known as East Prussia and opened the area for German colonization and, as an …

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University

University of Vienna

The University of Vienna offers guided tours through the main building.

UNO-City

UNO City

The Vienna International Centre (VIC), known locally as UNO City, is one of the four official headquarters of the United Nations, along with New York, Geneva and …

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Votivkirche von außen (Seitenfront)

Votive Church

The neo-Gothic building on the Ringstrasse was built as a token of gratitude for a failed attempt to assassinate Emperor Franz Joseph.

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View inside the exhibition hall Museomania

Weltmuseum Wien

Following extensive renovations, the Weltmuseum Wien on Heldenplatz now shows valuable treasures from around the world in 14 rooms. The collection's …

Werkbund Estate

Werkbund Estate: Gem of Modernism

The Werkbund Estate combines the great architects of the pioneering age of Modernism like nowhere else in Vienna. Adolf Loos designed …

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Two boys with hands full of colour

ZOOM Children's Museum

The ZOOM Children's Museum is all about questioning, touching, exploring, feeling and playing to one's heart's content – on an area of 1,600 square …