{"id":16956,"date":"2019-06-22T05:16:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T04:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=16956"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:16:40","slug":"empress-elisabeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/empress-elisabeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Empress Elisabeth in Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kaiserinelisabeth.jpg\" alt=\"Kaiserin Elisabeth plaque\" class=\"wp-image-16971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kaiserinelisabeth.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kaiserinelisabeth-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Empress Elisabeth (1837-1898) continues to fascinate the world with her personality, politics, and fashion. But where should you go in Vienna to best experience &#8220;Sisi&#8221; and follow in her footsteps? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many locations are within walking distance of each other<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only time for one place?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit the Sisi Museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or pay your respects in the Imperial crypt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-attractions-c60335\/tickets-for-skip-the-line-sisi-museum-hofburg-palace-and-gardens-tour-vienna-p1068009\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Sisi\" rel=\"sponsored\">Sisi-themed tour<\/a>* in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/\">Sightseeing in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your DIY Sisi tour<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/elisabethphoto1865.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Empress Elisabeth from around 1865\" class=\"wp-image-81960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/elisabethphoto1865.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/elisabethphoto1865-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Empress Elisabeth with a familiar unreadable gaze, as photographed by Karl (Carl) Pietzner sen. c.1865; Wien Museum Inv.-Nr. 132755\/2; excerpt reproduced with permission under the terms of the CC0 licence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Empress Elisabeth counts as one of the great historical personalities associated with Vienna. To understand why, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/sisi\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34621\">read this quick overview<\/a> of her biography and cultural importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve put together some suggestions for your personal Sisi tour, complete with a map and links to detailed articles containing more information, photos, and local travel tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major locations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hofburg in the very centre of Vienna is your No.1 priority for a Sisi-themed visit to Vienna. Elisabeth and her husband, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/franz-joseph\/\">Franz Joseph<\/a>, lived in this huge complex, which formed the main Habsburg residence in town for centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Sisi museum<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hofburgtourentrance.jpg\" alt=\"Sisi museum tour entrance\" class=\"wp-image-33813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hofburgtourentrance.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hofburgtourentrance-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Sisi Museum, Michaelerkuppel, entrance; \u00a9 Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H., Severin Wurnig)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The self-guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/hofburg-visitor-information\/\">Hofburg ticket<\/a> covers these major attractions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/sisi-museum\/\">Sisi Museum<\/a>: learn about Elisabeth&#8217;s life, loves, travels, and troubles. The exhibits include numerous personal items from the Empress&#8217;s possessions, as well as replicas of gowns and jewellery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/kaiserappartements\/\">Kaiserappartements<\/a>: explore the very apartments Elisabeth called home. These offer clues to her style and personality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, instead of going self-guided, jump on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-attractions-c60335\/tickets-for-sisi-tour-p1007575\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Sisi\" rel=\"sponsored\">Sisi-themed tour<\/a>* with a professional guide for that extra insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A self-guided tour ticket would normally cover the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/silberkammer\/\">Silberkammer<\/a>, too, which presents a huge range of Habsburg household items. These include many once used by the Empress (or associated with her), such as the &#8220;dolphin&#8221; crockery service from Sisi&#8217;s Achilleion villa refuge in Corfu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, at the time of writing, the Silberkammer remains closed during the development of an enlarged and upgraded Hofburg tour involving expanded exhibition rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sisitoilette.jpg\" alt=\"Sisi's dressing room\" class=\"wp-image-16968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sisitoilette.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sisitoilette-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace, Toilette room of Empress Elisabeth \u00a9 Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H. &#8211; Alexander Eugen Koller)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sch\u00f6nbrunn complex is the Habsburg &#8220;country&#8221; palace and park that the city swallowed up long ago. Like the Hofburg, it also offers several chances to immerse yourself in Empress Elisabeth&#8217;s life and times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can spend a day seeing all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/\">attractions at Sch\u00f6nbrunn<\/a>, but staying with the Sisi theme&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The longer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"161\">tour of the palace<\/a> take you to a set of rooms lived in by the empress. The chambers you see include her study, dressing room and salon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/wagenburg\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"166\">Wagenburg<\/a> (Imperial Carriage Collection) has a dedicated Elisabeth exhibition (see below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Wagenburg<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/elisabethweddingtrain.jpg\" alt=\"Empress Elisabeth bridal train and gown\" class=\"wp-image-60204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/elisabethweddingtrain.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/elisabethweddingtrain-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Original court train and reconstruction of the gala gown from the trousseau of Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, the future Empress of Austria; on display at the Imperial Carriage Museum; press photo \u00a9 KHM-Museumsverband)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ostensibly a showcase for the many imperial carriages and vehicles, this museum among the Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace outbuildings also has an extra treat for Sisi fans: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/empress-elisabeth-exhibition\/\">Empress Elisabeth exhibition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exhibition features a series of videos accompanied by relevant display items, including the empress&#8217;s bridal train and the very carriage (once owned by Napoleon) that bore her into Vienna for the first time in 1854.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They recently added a reconstruction of the gala gown that Elisabeth may have worn with that bridal train (according to a rediscovered portrait painting from 1857).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"pro1068009,pro1007575\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_Hofburg\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other historical locations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hofburg and Sch\u00f6nbrunn areas allow you to explore Elisabeth&#8217;s story and surrounds in considerable detail. To immerse yourself further in Sisi&#8217;s legacy, visit&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Augustinerkirche<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/augustinianchurch.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to the Augustinian Church\" class=\"wp-image-45993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/augustinianchurch.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/augustinianchurch-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The unassuming entrance hides an ancient church)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elisabeth married Franz Joseph at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/augustinerkirche\/\">Augustinerkirche<\/a> on April 24th, 1854, soon after her arrival in Vienna. The church served the court for almost three centuries and traces its origins back to the early 14th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sisi and Franz Joseph are not the only famous couple associated with the location. In 1810, for example, Archduchess Marie Louise married Napoleon here, albeit by proxy (the French emperor did not turn up in person).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Hermesvilla<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hermesvillanew.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hermesvillanew.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hermesvillanew-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Press photo: Lisa Rastl \u00a9 Wien Museum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franz Joseph spared no effort in trying to keep his wife happy, never working out it really wasn&#8217;t in his power to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One such effort was to build the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/hermesvilla\/\">Hermesvilla<\/a> for Elisabeth, a large summerhouse out in the Lainzer Tiergarten woodland park at the edge of Vienna. He hoped its idyllic location might persuade her to spend more time in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, some of the inside d\u00e9cor in Elisabeth&#8217;s rooms stemmed from the hands of a young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/gustav-klimt\/\">Gustav Klimt<\/a> before he turned his artistic eye to more modernist approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park is quite a way away from the centre (and the villa quite a way from the park entrance). Nor is it open all of the year. So probably only worth a visit for die-hard Sisi fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demel &amp; Sluka<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Demelwindow1.jpg\" alt=\"Window at Demel\" class=\"wp-image-43264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Demelwindow1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Demelwindow1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(A favourite of the Empress herself and still going strong)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider these two rather fine, traditional coffee and cake shops in Vienna&#8217;s centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The interior of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/demel\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22941\">Demel<\/a> feels like the film location for a Regency period drama. These official suppliers of all things sweet to Franz Joseph&#8217;s court delivered the candied violets that Sisi so loved. And you can still buy them today from Demel&#8217;s store on Kohlmarkt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Empress apparently also visited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/sluka-konditorei\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"23006\">Sluka<\/a> next to city hall; today&#8217;s white and gold panelled interior seems to pay tribute to the former imperial guest. Though I actually prefer the decor in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/sluka-karntner-strase\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"42425\">newer premises<\/a> on K\u00e4rntner Stra\u00dfe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Kapuzinergruft<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/imperialcryptentrance.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to the Imperial Crypt\" class=\"wp-image-45344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/imperialcryptentrance.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/imperialcryptentrance-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Pay your respects to the empress in person)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vast majority of Habsburg monarchs find their last resting place in the Kapuzinergruft (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/kapuzinergruft\/\">Imperial Crypt<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sisi has no great ostentatious mausoleum in the style of the likes of Empress Maria Theresa. Instead, you find the coffins of Franz Joseph, Elisabeth, and their son Crown Prince Rudolph behind glass in a simple chamber. Expect to see fresh flowers laid nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Volksgarten memorial<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/flowerbedselisabethmemorial.jpg\" alt=\"Flower beds at the Elisabeth memorial\" class=\"wp-image-44872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/flowerbedselisabethmemorial.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/flowerbedselisabethmemorial-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(A tranquil space in the heart of Vienna)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1907 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/elisabeth-memorial\/\">memorial to Elisabeth<\/a> erected close to the Hofburg just a few years after her death remains a surprisingly well-kept secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite taking up a big chunk of the very central Volksgarten park, the statue and gardens seem a touch isolated from everything else. Much like the empress herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approach it from the Heldenplatz side of the park to get a view down a narrow avenue embellished with flowers and topiary (with the Sisi statue at the end).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-content-type=\"product\" data-content-ids=\"1008299,1029872\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_Concerts1\"><\/div><script defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other museums &amp; more<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, a few other locations of interest for the curious visitor&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vienna Furniture Museum<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/moebelmuseum.jpg\" alt=\"Front of the M\u00f6belmuseum\" class=\"wp-image-47111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/moebelmuseum.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/moebelmuseum-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Once the imperial furniture collection and now the furniture museum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/imperial-furniture-collection\/\">M\u00f6belmuseum Wien<\/a> (Vienna Furniture Museum) does what it says on the label. The museum has a huge potpourri of fittings and furnishings from times gone past, including many used by Sisi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The displays include other items with a Sisi connection, too, such as a fascinating series of lithographs of the Empress, a set of scales (well used), a fan, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A small film tour featuring the museum exhibits used in the (romantic but inaccurate) Sisi movie trilogy from the 1950s rounds off the Elisabeth theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Josephinum<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/josephinum4.jpg\" alt=\"Front view of a neoclassical town palais\" class=\"wp-image-88759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/josephinum4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/josephinum4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Museum of the History of Medicine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An 18th-century town palais just outside the central district forms part of the Medical University of Vienna and houses the Museum of the History of Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What has that got to do with our empress?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, the displays inside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/josephinum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"88725\">the Josephinum<\/a> include the file used to assassinate Sisi in 1898.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtual reality tours<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/timetravel.jpg\" alt=\"Time Travel Tour sign\" class=\"wp-image-45980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/timetravel.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/timetravel-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Another immersive option for experiencing Sisi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sisi shows herself in a couple of popular virtual reality and immersive experiences in the city. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/sisi-amazing-journey\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"51237\">Sisi\u2019s Amazing Journey<\/a>: enjoy a short documentary on Elisabeth&#8217;s story before the Empress herself accompanies you on a fun virtual reality boat ride (I actually blushed when she &#8220;got in&#8221; beside me)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/time-travel-tour\/\">Time Travel Vienna<\/a>: 5D, VR and immersive experiences covering many key moments and personalities in Vienna&#8217;s long history. Includes an animatronic Sisi!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corsage movie locations<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/naturalhistorymuseum.jpg\" alt=\"The Natural History Museum building\" class=\"wp-image-43718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/naturalhistorymuseum.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/naturalhistorymuseum-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Naturhistorisches Museum appears in <em>Corsage<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One the more acclaimed movies around Empress Elisabeth&#8217;s life was 2022&#8217;s <em>Corsage<\/em> with Vicky Krieps magnificent in the lead role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna provided the backdrop for several scenes: take a look at my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/corsage-film-locations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"55818\">location guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Technisches Museum<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/technischesmuseum2025.jpg\" alt=\"Front view of the Technisches Museum with logo\" class=\"wp-image-82466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/technischesmuseum2025.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/technischesmuseum2025-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(A science and technology museum with a Sisi bonus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we end with&#8230;the what? The Museum of Science and Technology?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bear with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In among the scientific instruments and satellites of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/technical-museum\/\">Technisches Museum<\/a> is the original 1873 sleeper railway carriage used by Elisabeth for long-distance trips. You can peek through the windows to see her bed, toilet, and similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1_k02nQn9fr0n7VOX-IW0u9ffUTXQwClq\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empress Elisabeth (1837-1898) continues to fascinate the world with her personality, politics, and fashion. But where should you go in Vienna to best experience &#8220;Sisi&#8221; and follow in her footsteps? 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