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Albertina Museum
This not-to-be-missed collection is home to some of the greatest...
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Museums / Galleries From St. Stephen's to the Opera House
 
Am Hof
Am Hof is one of the city's oldest squares. In the Middle Ages...
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Squares Baroque Gems and Cozy Cafés
 
Am Steinhof Church
Otto Wagner's most exalted piece of Jugendstil architecture lies...
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Augustinerkirche
Built during the 14th century and presenting the most unified...
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Religious Sites The Hofburg: An Imperial City
 
Belvedere Palace
One of the most splendid pieces of Baroque architecture anywhere...
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Castles / Palaces South of the Ring to the Belvedere
 
Burggarten
The intimate Burggarten in back of the Neue Burg is a quiet oasis...
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Parks The Hofburg: An Imperial City
 
Burgtheater
One of the most important theaters in the German-speaking world...
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Arts / Performance Venues The Ringstrasse: Gems of the "Ring"
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Café Central
Part of the Palais Ferstel complex, the Café Central is...
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Restaurants Baroque Gems and Cozy Cafés
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Demel
Vienna's best-known pastry shop, Demel offers a dizzying selection...
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Stores / Malls From Michaelerplatz to the Graben: Vienna's Shopwindow
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Dorotheum
The narrow passageway just to the right of St. Michael's, with...
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Freud Haus
Not far from the historic Hofburg district, beyond the Votivkirche...
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Houses / Mansions The Ringstrasse: Gems of the "Ring"
 
The Freyung
Naglergasse, at its curved end, flows into Heidenschuss, which...
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Squares Baroque Gems and Cozy Cafés
 
The Graben
One of Vienna's major crossroads, the Graben, leading west from...
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Neighborhoods / Streets From Michaelerplatz to the Graben: Vienna's Shopwindow
 
Griechenbeisl
If you want to find a nook where time seems to be holding its...
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Restaurants The Medieval Heart of the 1st District
 
Haus der Musik
You could spend an entire day at this ultra-high-tech museum...
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Museums / Galleries From St. Stephen's to the Opera House
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Himmelpfortgasse
The maze of tiny streets including Ballgasse, Rauhensteingasse...
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Neighborhoods / Streets From St. Stephen's to the Opera House
 
Hofbibliothek
Hofbibliothek (formerly Court, now National, Library)). This...
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Libraries The Hofburg: An Imperial City
 
Hofburgkapelle
Fittingly, this is the main venue for the beloved Vienna Boys'...
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Religious Sites The Hofburg: An Imperial City
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In der Burg
This prominent courtyard of the Hofburg complex focuses on a...
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Squares The Hofburg: An Imperial City
 
Jewish Museum
The former Eskeles Palace, once an elegant private residence...
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Museums / Galleries From Michaelerplatz to the Graben: Vienna's Shopwindow
 
Josefsplatz
Many consider this Vienna's loveliest courtyard and, indeed...
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Squares The Hofburg: An Imperial City
 
Judenplatz Museum
In what was once the old Jewish ghetto, construction workers...
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Religious Sites Baroque Gems and Cozy Cafés
 
Kaiserappartements
Kaiserappartements (Imperial Apartments)). From the spectacular...
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Castles / Palaces The Hofburg: An Imperial City
 
Karlskirche
Dominating the Karlsplatz is one of Vienna's greatest buildings...
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Religious Sites South of the Ring to the Belvedere
 
Karlsplatz
Like the space now occupied by the Naschmarkt, Karlsplatz was...
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Squares South of the Ring to the Belvedere
 
Kärntnerstrasse
Kärntnerstrasse remains Vienna's leading central shopping...
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Stores / Malls From St. Stephen's to the Opera House
 
Kohlmarkt
The Kohlmarkt, aside from its classic view of the domed entryway...
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Stores / Malls From Michaelerplatz to the Graben: Vienna's Shopwindow
 
Kunsthistorisches Museum
One of the best times to visit the Kunsthistorisches Museum is...
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Museums / Galleries The Ringstrasse: Gems of the "Ring"
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Looshaus
In 1911 Adolf Loos, one of the founding fathers of 20th-century...
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Houses / Mansions From Michaelerplatz to the Graben: Vienna's Shopwindow
 
Michaelerplatz
One of Vienna's most historic squares, this small plaza is now...
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Mozarthaus
This is Mozart's only still-existing abode in Vienna. Equipped...
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Museums / Galleries From St. Stephen's to the Opera House
 
Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK)
This fascinating museum contains a large collection of Austrian...
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Museums / Galleries The Medieval Heart of the 1st District
 
MuseumsQuartier
New and old, past and present, Baroque and Modernism collide...
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Museums / Galleries The Ringstrasse: Gems of the "Ring"
 
Naschmarkt
The area between Linke and Rechte Wienzeile has for 80 years...
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Markets / Bazaars South of the Ring to the Belvedere
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Naturhistorisches Museum
The palatial, archetypally "Ringstrasse" 19th-century museum...
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Museums / Galleries The Ringstrasse: Gems of the "Ring"
 
Otto Wagner Houses
The Ringstrasse-style apartment houses that line the Wienzeile...
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Houses / Mansions South of the Ring to the Belvedere
 
Palais Ferstel
At Freyung 2 stands the Palais Ferstel, not really a palace...
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Castles / Palaces Baroque Gems and Cozy Cafés
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Parlament
This sprawling building reminiscent of an ancient Greek temple...
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Government Buildings The Ringstrasse: Gems of the "Ring"
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Peterskirche
Considered the best example of church Baroque in Vienna—certainly...
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Religious Sites From Michaelerplatz to the Graben: Vienna's Shopwindow
 
Postsparkasse
The Post Office Savings Bank is one of modern architecture's...
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Government Buildings The Medieval Heart of the 1st District
 
Prater
You have to head northeast from the historic city center, across...
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Museums / Galleries The Medieval Heart of the 1st District
 
Rathaus
Designed by Friedrich Schmidt and resembling a Gothic fantasy...
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Government Buildings The Ringstrasse: Gems of the "Ring"
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Ruprechtskirche
Ruprechtsplatz, another of Vienna's time-warp backwaters, lies...
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Religious Sites The Medieval Heart of the 1st District
 
Schatzkammer
The entrance to the Schatzkammer, with its 1,000 years of treasures...
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Museums / Galleries The Hofburg: An Imperial City
 
Schönlaterngasse
Once part of Vienna's medieval Latin Quarter, Schönlaterngasse...
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Neighborhoods / Streets The Medieval Heart of the 1st District
 
Schottenhof
On the Freyung square and designed by Joseph Kornhäusel...
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Squares Baroque Gems and Cozy Cafés
 
Schottenkirche
From 1758 to 1761 the noted Italian vedutiste (scene painter)...
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Religious Sites Baroque Gems and Cozy Cafés
 
Schwarzenbergplatz
The center of this square off the Ring is marked by an oversize...
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Squares South of the Ring to the Belvedere
 
Secession Building
If the Academy of Fine Arts represents the conservative attitude...
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Museums / Galleries South of the Ring to the Belvedere
 
Silberkammer
The large courtyard on the far side of the Michaelertor rotunda...
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Museums / Galleries The Hofburg: An Imperial City
 
Spanische Reitschule
Spanische Reitschule (Spanish Riding School)). Between Augustinerstrasse...
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Arts / Performance Venues The Hofburg: An Imperial City
 
Staatsoper
The Vienna Staatsoper on the Ring vies with the cathedral for...
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Arts / Performance Venues From St. Stephen's to the Opera House
 
Stephansdom
Vienna's soaring centerpiece, this beloved cathedral enshrines...
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Religious Sites The Medieval Heart of the 1st District
 
Uhrenmuseum
At the far end of Kurrentgasse, which is lined with appealing...
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Museums / Galleries Baroque Gems and Cozy Cafés
 
Universitätskirche
The east end of Bäckerstrasse is punctuated by Dr.-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz...
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Religious Sites The Medieval Heart of the 1st District
 
Wien Museum Karlsplatz
Housed in an incongruously modern building at the east end of...
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Museums / Galleries South of the Ring to the Belvedere
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