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Vienna City Hall
Rathaus
The Rathaus is a Gothic cathedral that turned out to be a town hall, and it is the largest secular building on the Ringstrasse.
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- Historic monument
- Vienna
Country guide
Austria
Austria is 83,879 km², and its nine states fall into two kinds of trip. Vienna, Lower Austria and Upper Austria lie along the Danube on level, easily crossed gr...
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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
Austria is 83,879 km², and its nine states fall into two kinds of trip. Vienna, Lower Austria and Upper Austria lie along the Danube on level, easily crossed ground, with Vienna alone holding 1,931,593 of the country's roughly nine million people. Tyrol, Salzburg, Vorarlberg and Styria are the Alpine states, entered by valley rather than by plain, and their capitals — Innsbruck, Salzburg, Bregenz, Graz — are each small enough to cross on foot in an afternoon. The distinction decides an itinerary: the Danube cities sit an hour apart by train and the mountain ones do not.
Checked 2026-08-25
Cities
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Vienna
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Vienna 5,640 places -
Salzburg
Salzburg 1,741 places
Practical information
- Language spoken
- German
- German is Austria's official language; Croatian, Slovenian and Hungarian also have official status in some regions
- Dialling code
- +43
- Austria's international country code
- Currency
- Euro (€, EUR)
- Austria introduced euro banknotes and coins in 2002
- Emergency number
- 112
- One number across the country; 144 reaches an ambulance directly
- Plug type
- Not recorded
- No verified national official source was found
- Tap water
- Safe to drink
- Austria's national tourism authority states that tap water is drinkable in every region
Top things to see
Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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08 1 hourKarlskirche
Karlskirche is Vienna’s great Baroque church on the south side of Karlsplatz, but its identity is unusually theatrical: a classical portico sits between two monumental spiral-relief columns and two tower pavilions, beneath a 70-metre dome.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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09 1 hr 30 minSpanish Riding School
Spanische Hofreitschule
The Spanish Riding School is the world's oldest institution still practising classical Baroque horsemanship in its original form, tracing its riding tradition back to 1572 and its Lipizzaner breeding programme to the Habsburgs' interest in Spanish-bred horses.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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10 15 minHundertwasserhaus
Hundertwasserhaus is a private residential complex in Vienna’s 3rd district, Landstraße, at the corner of Kegelgasse and Löwengasse. Friedensreich Hundertwasser created the artistic concept with architect Joseph Krawina, and construction took place from 1983 to 1985.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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11 1 hourMusikverein
Musikverein is Vienna’s celebrated concert building on Karlsplatz, opened on 6 January 1870 and designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen in a neoclassical style inspired by a Greek temple.
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- Historic monument
- Vienna
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12 1 hourNaschmarkt
The Naschmarkt is Vienna's largest and oldest continuously running market, a roughly 1.5-kilometre strip of stalls running along the covered-over bed of the Wien River between Karlsplatz and Kettenbrückengasse.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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13 1 hourAustrian Parliament Building
Parlament
The Austrian Parliament Building is Vienna’s working national legislature, designed by Theophil Hansen in a deliberately Greek-inspired style. Construction ran from 1874 to 1883, when classical forms were used to express the building’s association with democratic government.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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14 30 minVotive Church
Votivkirche
The Votivkirche exists because somebody tried to kill the emperor and failed.
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- Historic monument
- Vienna
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15 1 hourDonauturm
The Donauturm is the tallest structure in Austria, at 252 m, and it was built as a garden show attraction.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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16 1 hourBurgtheater
The Burgtheater is Austria's national theatre and one of the most important German-language stages in the world.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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17 45 minImperial Crypt
Kaisergruft
The Imperial Crypt is where the Habsburgs are buried, and it is under an ordinary friary church on a shopping street.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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18 20 minGraben
The Graben is a broad, elongated square in the Innere Stadt, and its name — 'ditch' — records what it once was: the moat of the Roman legionary camp of Vindobona, filled in during the Middle Ages and built over.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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19 20 minHeldenplatz
Heldenplatz is an unfinished square in front of the Hofburg, and it is the most politically loaded piece of ground in Austria.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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20 1 hourCafé Central
Café Central is a historic Viennese coffeehouse inside the Palais Ferstel, a Neo-Renaissance building designed by Heinrich von Ferstel. The café opened in 1876 and became one of Vienna’s best-known literary meeting places before the First World War.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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21 1 hourAugarten
Augarten is a public Baroque park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district, laid out in its present form in the early 18th century and opened to the public by Emperor Joseph II in 1775 — one of the earliest palace gardens…
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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22 10 minKohlmarkt
Kohlmarkt is a short pedestrian shopping street in Vienna's Innere Stadt, running from the Graben to Michaelerplatz, where it ends directly at the Michaelertor, the domed gate into the Hofburg.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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23 45 minCourt Chapel
Hofburgkapelle
The Hofburgkapelle, or Court Chapel, stands within Vienna's Hofburg Palace complex. It served as the Habsburg imperial family's place of worship and preserves an important connection between court ceremony, religion, and Viennese history.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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24 20 minAnkeruhr
The Ankeruhr is Vienna’s Art Nouveau clock on Hoher Markt, built across the gap between two buildings associated with the Anker Insurance company.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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25 20 minLooshaus
Looshaus is Adolf Loos's 1909-1911 commercial and residential building at Michaelerplatz 3, directly opposite the Michaelertor gate of the Hofburg.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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26 2 hoursKursalon Vienna
Kursalon Hübner
Kursalon Vienna is an Italian Renaissance Revival building standing at the edge of the Stadtpark in Vienna's Innere Stadt district, built in 1865-67 by architect Johann Garben as a public 'cure hall', a cafe and gathering pavilion meant to draw…
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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27 45 minBermudadreieck
Bermudadreieck is a nightlife district in Vienna's Innere Stadt, centered on the area around Rabensteig, Seitenstettengasse, and Judengasse. The name translates to Bermuda Triangle, referencing how visitors may lose track of time amid its dense concentration of bars and venues.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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28 45 minÄußeres Burgtor
Burgtor
Äußeres Burgtor, also known locally as Burgtor, is a historic neoclassical gate in central Vienna. The gate belongs to the city’s imperial architectural landscape and marks an important threshold near the Hofburg complex.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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29 10 minHaas House
Haas-Haus
The Haas-Haus is a curved glass-and-stone office and retail building on Stock-im-Eisen-Platz, directly opposite the main entrance of St. Stephen's Cathedral, designed by Hans Hollein and completed in 1990.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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30 45 minAltes Palmenhaus
Altes Palmenhaus is a historic palm house in Vienna, a building type created for cultivating tropical and subtropical plants in an urban setting. Its name means “Old Palm House,” linking the structure to Vienna’s tradition of displaying exotic flora.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
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31 45 minKuffner observatory
Kuffner Sternwarte
Kuffner Observatory, also called Kuffner Sternwarte, is a historic astronomical observatory in Vienna. Founded through private patronage in the late nineteenth century, it served as an active research institution for decades.
- Must see
- Historic monument
- Vienna
Common questions
How long should a first trip to Austria be?
Seven to ten days gives Vienna four days and leaves time for Salzburg, Innsbruck, or Graz by rail. Alpine excursions need flexible weather time and should not be treated as guaranteed additions to a tightly timed city route.
What entry documents are needed for Austria?
Austria follows Schengen entry rules, with document and visa requirements determined by nationality and route. Verify the current position through official Austrian or EU channels before departure.
What is the best way to travel around Austria?
ÖBB trains and coordinated buses link Vienna with Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz, and other regions. Drivers need the correct motorway toll product, and some Alpine roads charge separately.
When is a practical time to visit Austria?
May to June and September suit many city-and-mountain routes, while December is a distinct winter-city period. Lift, pass, and high-road operating dates matter more than a national forecast for Alpine days.
What money and payment basics apply in Austria?
Austria uses the euro (EUR). Cards are useful, but a euro cash reserve can help at smaller establishments; review the amount and currency before approving any terminal conversion.
What practical safety details should I save for Austria?
Austria uses 112 as its general emergency line and 144 for ambulance dispatch. Its 230 V system takes Type C and F plugs. This guide holds no verified tap-water value, so leave that point unresolved until local guidance is checked.