Top 5 Reasons to Go

Top 5 Reasons to Go

Ride the Ringstrasse. Hop on streetcar No. 1 or No. 2 and travel full circle along Vienna's best-known avenue. Those monumental buildings along it reflect the Imperial splendor of yesteryear.

World of Music. Delight your eyes and ears with a night out at the State Opera or Musikverein to experience what secured Vienna the title "heart of the music world."

Kunst Historisches Museum. Enjoy the classic collection of fine art, including the best of Breughel and Titian, at Austria's leading museum.

Schönbrunn Palace. Rococo romantics and Habsburg acolytes should step back in time and spend a half day experiencing the Habsburgs' former summer home.

An extended coffee break. Savor the true flavor of Vienna at some of its great café landmarks. Every afternoon at 4 the coffee-and-pastry ritual of Kaffeejause takes place from one end of the city to the other. For historical overtones, head for the Café Central or the opulent Café Landtmann, or elegant Café Sacher. Café Hawelka is seat of the smoky art scene.