Itineraries
Where to stay
The Innere Stadt for first-timers near the main sights; Neubau around Spittelberg and the MuseumsQuartier for restaurants and bars; Leopoldstadt near the Karmelitermarkt and the Prater for a local feel.
The areas: Innere Stadt, Neubau and Spittelberg, Leopoldstadt.
Where to stay in Vienna: areas and adviceHotels in ViennaPlaces to see
All things to do in AustriaMuseumAlbertinaA former Habsburg palace on Albertinaplatz housing a major art collection and changing exhibitions.Entry: Buy a ticket
FoodFiglmüller, WollzeileA schnitzel house near the cathedral that first opened as a wine tavern on Wollzeile in 1905.Entry: Pay as you go
ViewpointGiant Ferris Wheel, PraterThe Prater's Giant Ferris Wheel, operating since 1897, with views over Vienna from the top.Entry: Includes the panorama museum; timed online tickets can cost less
ViewpointGloriette and Schönbrunn ParkThe Gloriette on the hill at the top of Schönbrunn Park, with the free palace gardens below.Entry: Park free
FoodGrinzing wine tavernsAn old wine village on the edge of Vienna, full of traditional Heurigen serving local wine and food.Entry: Pay as you go
NeighborhoodHundertwasser HouseFriedensreich Hundertwasser's colorful, uneven apartment block in Landstrasse, seen from the street only.Entry: Free to view outside
MuseumImperial Apartments and Sisi Museum, HofburgThe private rooms of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth inside the Hofburg palace, with a museum on Sisi.Entry: €[fee]
ChurchKarlskircheA baroque church on Karlsplatz; the ticket adds the treasury, organ gallery and a panorama terrace.Entry: Buy a ticket
MarketKarmelitermarktA neighborhood market in Leopoldstadt with produce stalls, butchers and small market restaurants.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumKunsthistorisches MuseumVienna's great museum of fine art on the Ring, open daily and late on Thursdays.Entry: Buy a ticket
NeighborhoodMuseumsQuartierFormer imperial stables turned museum quarter, with open courtyards that are free and open around the clock.Entry: Courtyards free
MarketNaschmarktVienna's best-known food market along the Wienzeile, with produce stalls, delis and market restaurants.Entry: Pay as you go
NaturePrater HauptalleeThe long tree-lined avenue through the green Prater, used by walkers, runners and cyclists.Entry: Free to visit
MuseumSchönbrunn PalaceThe Habsburg summer palace in Hietzing, with state rooms on tour and a huge free park.Entry: Book a time slot
FoodSpittelbergA small Biedermeier quarter beside the MuseumsQuartier, with lanes of restaurants, cafes and bars.Entry: Pay as you go
ChurchSt. Stephen's CathedralVienna's Gothic cathedral on Stephansplatz, with its tall south tower and patterned tile roof.Entry: Rear of the nave is free; single tower and tour tickets are sold on site only
MuseumUpper BelvedereThe upper palace of the Belvedere, a museum of Austrian art entered with a time-slot ticket.Entry: Book a time slot
TransportVienna HauptbahnhofVienna's main station, with direct railjets to Salzburg and trains to Vienna Airport.Entry: Free to visit
FoodZum Schwarzen KameelA delicatessen, bar and brasserie on Bognergasse whose history goes back to 1618, known for its sandwiches.Entry: Pay as you go