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Museums and Sights in Linz

Top Sights in Linz

Linz balances its industrial roots at Voestalpine Steel World with pioneering technology at the Ars Electronica Center and modern art at the Lentos Museum. This selection features the city's historical evolution, from the 8th-century Linz Castle to the Baroque Bergschlößl. Visitors can explore the Pöstlingbergbahn's steep railway history or view the Danube from the Franz-Josefs-Warte and Schlossterrasse. The list highlights key cultural hubs like the OK Center and NORDICO, showcasing Upper Austrian art and urban history.

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Ars Electronica Center

Ars Electronica Linz GmbH is an Austrian cultural, educational and scientific institute active in the field of new media art, founded in…

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Linz Castle

Castle with a dramatic history known since the 8th century now houses a provincial museum. Highlight: cast metal city model.

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Lentos Museum of Modern Art

The Lentos Art Museum is a museum of modern art in Linz, Austria, which opened in May 2003 as the successor to the Neue Galerie der Stadt…

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Voestalpine Steel World

Voestalpine AG – stylized as voestalpine – is an Austrian steel-based technology and capital goods group based in Linz, Austria.

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OK Center for Contemporary Art

A dream-like art institution specialising in the most contemporary art forms puts up various exhibitions and public space performances.

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Pöstlingbergbahn Museum

A museum dedicated to the Pöstlingbergbahn, one of the world's steepest railways, located in its former terminus.

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NORDICO Museum of the city of Linz

Urban history museum focusing on the city's development through art, photography, and historical artifacts.

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Franz-Josefs-Warte

A 24-meter-high stone observation tower built in 1888 on the Freinberg, providing views of the Danube valley and the city.

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Ebelsberg Castle

Former defensive fortification and site of a major 1809 Napoleonic battle, now housing a museum collection.

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Atelierhaus Salzamt

The Atelierhaus Salzamt, which translates to "Studio House Salt Authority," is a cultural institution founded in 2009 in Linz, Austria.

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Provincial Gallery Linz

Interested in the Austrian art? Then this is the place for you - the gallery puts up collections of Upper-Austria-based painters.

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Bergschlößl

Baroque manor house constructed between 1717 and 1718, situated within a public park in the Volksgartenviertel.

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Stadtwerkstatt

The Stadtwerkstatt is an open event and project house in Linz. Founded in 1979 by young activists, it is the city's oldest autonomous…

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Donaublick

Scenic vantage point offering views of the Danube river and the northern part of the city.

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Schlossterrasse

Panoramic terrace at Linz Castle providing elevated views of the Old Town, the Danube, and the Pöstlingberg.

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