Best Places to Visit in Vienna

Vienna Editor's Choice

A hand-picked mix of Vienna's most rewarding sights: imperial crypts, Art Nouveau churches, Hundertwasser's playful architecture and quiet corners few visitors reach.

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St. Charles's Church

This Baroque and Rococo church combines Greek and Roman architectural elements beneath a massive dome, also hosting classical music performances.

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Imperial Crypt

Located beneath the Capuchin Church and monastery, this historic crypt serves as the burial chamber for the Habsburg royal family.

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St. Stephen's Cathedral

Dating back to the 12th century, this Romanesque and Gothic cathedral is recognizable by its colorful tiled roof, towering south spire, and catacombs.

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Upper Belvedere

Set within the Belvedere complex, this Baroque palace houses Austrian art treasures including Gustav Klimt's The Kiss, alongside works by Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka.

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Art House Vienna

Designed with vibrant colors, organic forms, and undulating lines, this museum holds the world's largest permanent collection of works by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

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Church of St. Leopold

Also known as the Kirche am Steinhof, this Art Nouveau Roman Catholic church was designed by Otto Wagner on the grounds of the Steinhof psychiatric hospital.

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Wotruba Church

Assembled from 152 concrete blocks and glass panels, this Brutalist Roman Catholic church was designed by Fritz Wotruba and Fritz Gerhard Mayr.

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Beethoven Museum

Set in Ludwig van Beethoven's former residence, this museum displays exhibits on his life, creative work, and the famous 1802 Heiligenstadt Testament.

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Giant Ferris Wheel

A historic landmark in the Prater amusement park, this giant Ferris wheel offers sweeping aerial views across Vienna.

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Hermesvilla

This palace and museum sits within the Lainzer Tiergarten, a former hunting preserve once used by the Habsburg nobility.

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Geymüllerschlössel

Situated on the city's suburban outskirts in Pötzleinsdorf, this small palace now operates as a local museum.

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Burg am Leopoldsberg

Die Burg am Leopoldsberg, früher „Burg Kalenberg“ bezeichnet, ist eine Höhenburg am Gipfel des östlichsten Ausläufers des Wienerwaldes, dem…

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Vienna Central Cemetery

One of the world's largest burial grounds by interments, this sprawling historic cemetery holds prominent graves and monuments across Simmering.

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Stadttempel

Also called the Seitenstettengasse Temple, this Orthodox Jewish synagogue is celebrated for its neoclassical architecture in the Innere Stadt.

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Otto Wagner Hofpavillon Hietzing

Designed in distinctive Art Nouveau style by Otto Wagner, this railway pavilion features an octagonal room originally used as an imperial waiting room for Emperor Franz Joseph.