{"id":17645,"date":"2019-07-22T04:43:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T03:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=17645"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:21:21","slug":"my-top-10-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/my-top-10-places\/","title":{"rendered":"My top 10 places to visit 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\/07\/volksgartenroses.jpg\" alt=\"Roses in the Volksgarten\" class=\"wp-image-17650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/volksgartenroses.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/volksgartenroses-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some folk ask me for my personal suggestions for where to go in the city, given I spend hundreds of hours wandering the streets to bring you this website. So here are my top ten places to visit in Vienna&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Top10\" rel=\"sponsored\">concert experience<\/a>* for your trip<\/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\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">What exhibitions are on?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/activities\/events-in-vienna\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1658\">What events are on?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot depends on your interests, of course. Mine is mostly history of one kind or another. And art. And coffee. And, um, cake. So&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you recommend?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Yes, wander around the centre<\/h3>\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\/michaelerplatz2025.jpg\" alt=\"Michaelerplatz entrance to the Hofburg palace complex\" class=\"wp-image-81966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/michaelerplatz2025.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/michaelerplatz2025-300x225.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 gateway to the Hofburg palace complex on Michaelerplatz square)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If that sounds a bit lame as a starter suggestion, then I don&#8217;t apologise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna is a beautiful historical city. Every few paces in the centre seems to bring a palace, monument, church or other building with the kind of decorative fa\u00e7ade you just don&#8217;t get today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The old town is compact and relatively flat, so easy to enjoy on foot. Simply walk through the pedestrianised streets and marvel at the view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s my suggested self-guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50322\">walking tour route<\/a> for the centre, which begins at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/staatsoper\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1071\">Staatsoper<\/a> opera house and takes about 90 minutes (without breaks for photos, ice cream, reading, more ice cream, etc.) It ends at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/stefansdom\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"294\">gothic cathedral<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do wander along little alleyways and parallel streets on the way to escape any crowds and experience those extra architectural delights that most people hurrying from A to B won&#8217;t see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you prefer a guided walking tour, I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tours\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"59674\">a few suggestions<\/a> for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Caf\u00e9 Central or&#8230;<\/h3>\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\/2024\/01\/cafecentralsignnew.jpg\" alt=\"Caf\u00e9 Central sign\" class=\"wp-image-67464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cafecentralsignnew.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cafecentralsignnew-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\">(No prize for guessing the name of this coffee house)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you wander, be sure to drop in somewhere for that coffee and cake I&#8217;m so fond of. That&#8217;s pretty much top of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/viennese-experiences\/\">recommended experiences<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The traditional Viennese coffee house remains one of humanity&#8217;s better creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As places for conversation and contemplation, these caf\u00e9s produced great art and literature, catalysed political and philosophical movements, and precipitated the rise and fall of nations. I&#8217;m only slightly exaggerating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question is&#8230;where do you drop into?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-central\/\">Caf\u00e9 Central<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-sacher\/\">Caf\u00e9 Sacher<\/a>, so you might expect them to be full of visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they are.<\/p>\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\/sacherfront2.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to Caf\u00e9 Sacher\" class=\"wp-image-42356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sacherfront2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sacherfront2-300x225.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 elegance of Caf\u00e9 Sacher)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caf\u00e9 Central, in particular, has some mind-blowing interior d\u00e9cor, as if you just walked into a film set. Caf\u00e9 Sacher actually served as a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/sachertorte-movie-locations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"58231\">film set<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queues to get into both of those iconic locations are common. To be safe, reserve a table or visit first thing in the morning when they open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, plenty of other places offer an excellent coffee and cake experiences along with historical furnishings and a uniquely Viennese ambience. Try some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/coffee-houses\/\">these coffee houses<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/konditorei\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"23020\">caf\u00e9-Konditorei<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a book to read. Or a pen and paper to write your own.<\/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=\"exp206741,exp238032\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ConcTour\"><\/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\">3. Kunst Haus Wien<\/h3>\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\/2024\/03\/Kunsthauswienhundertwasser2.jpg\" alt=\"Front fa\u00e7ade of the Kunst Haus Wien\" class=\"wp-image-69008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kunsthauswienhundertwasser2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kunsthauswienhundertwasser2-300x225.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\">(Home to a permanent Hundertwasser exhibition)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people have heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/hundertwasserhaus\/\">Hundertwasserhaus<\/a>, the apartment block designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. And it&#8217;s an intriguing place with its colours, curves, murals, spirals, and trees poking out at odd angles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there are too many souvenir outlets around there for me. Nor can you really go inside. And the colours have faded a little with time, too<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I&#8217;d rather visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/hundertwasser\/\">Kunst Haus Wien<\/a> instead: the building is all Hundertwasser, but with far fewer onlookers. And you can actually go into the fully-renovated location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside, you have a large and wonderful collection of Hundertwasser&#8217;s art in the permanent exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equally, the Kunst Haus Wien houses the lovely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-kunst-haus-wien\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17095\">Caf\u00e9 Friedlich<\/a> (accessible without a ticket) along with special installations &amp; art exhibitions on green themes. So much colour and life in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incidentally, another spectacular Hundertwasser building that deserves more attention is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/spittelau\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21470\">Spittelau incinerator<\/a>. Yes, an incinerator. But it looks like no incinerator you&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. The palaces, of course<\/h3>\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\/2024\/11\/schoenbrunnchristmasmarket2024.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to a Christmas market with a palace backdrop\" class=\"wp-image-77482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/schoenbrunnchristmasmarket2024.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/schoenbrunnchristmasmarket2024-300x225.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\">(View of the Sch\u00f6nbrunn palace entrance at Christmas)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace<\/a> is Vienna&#8217;s most popular tourist spot. And for good reason: it&#8217;s gorgeous. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/tour\/\">tour through the interior<\/a> is a tour through some pretty impressive European history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit in the early morning, when the park gates are open but the ticket office isn&#8217;t. Then pop round the back, walk up behind the Neptune Fountain and look down at the landscaped gardens and palace when empty of visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a glorious sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/vienna-zoo\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1674\">the zoo<\/a> there, too, which is one of the world&#8217;s best. It has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/zoo\/giantpandas\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"183\">giant pandas<\/a>. Need I say more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere, the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/belvedere\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3308\">Belvedere palaces<\/a> offer some photo-worthy baroque architecture. More importantly, they also offer some world-leading art (see suggestion 7 below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. The Kunstkammer<\/h3>\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\/khmnight.jpg\" alt=\"The Kunsthistorisches Museum at night\" class=\"wp-image-42468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/khmnight.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/khmnight-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 KHM at night)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/overview\/\">Kunsthistorisches Museum<\/a> (KHM) contains more artistic treasures than you can shake a priceless Bruegel at (they have several of those). Everything from Rembrandts to Roman gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people know the museum for its painting collections. But the real magic, in my opinion, lives in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/kunstkammer\/\">Kunstkammer<\/a> section: home to the curiosities and wonders collected by various Habsburgs over the centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The displays in there take your breath away. And dominate my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/overview\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1446\">personal KHM highlights<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, view glorious bronze statues by Giambologna, biblical scenes carved into wood the size of a key fob, 16th-century mechanical ships, golden salt and pepper pots worth millions, and so much more.<\/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=\"975002,1035993\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_hoponhopoff\"><\/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\">6. Volksgarten Rose Garden<\/h3>\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\/museumviewvolksgarten.jpg\" alt=\"Museum view from the Volksgarten\" class=\"wp-image-41931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/museumviewvolksgarten.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/museumviewvolksgarten-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 huge mix of colours and varieties)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like roses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine row after row of different varieties all put together to create a blast of colour to a backdrop of 19th-century imperial opulence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the rose garden in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/volksgarten\/\">Volksgarten park<\/a>. Be sure to go early when nobody is around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and go in late spring and summer, when the roses are out. Otherwise, all you get is a small park spiced with a pinch of disappointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. The MAK and more<\/h3>\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\/maklite.jpg\" alt=\"MAKlite light installation\" class=\"wp-image-42900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maklite.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maklite-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 MAK at night with the MAKlite light installation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna has a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/\">top-quality museums<\/a>. But I have a particular soft spot for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/mak\/\">MAK Museum<\/a>. You can feel the love for what they do in this showcase of applied art and design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I come away enthused and rejuvenated every time I visit (and I&#8217;m a miserable old man with the attention span of a gnat).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of museums, a shout-out again for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/belvedere\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3308\">Belvedere<\/a>, not least because it has Austria&#8217;s most famous piece of art inside. It might be rude to visit Vienna and not catch a look at Klimt&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/kiss\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1119\">The Kiss<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And another shout-out, this time for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2995\">Albertina<\/a> for hosting perhaps the most prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">art exhibitions<\/a>. You are almost certain to find some world-famous name or intriguing theme there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually, I could list quite a few other places here because we really do have some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/#art-museums\">wonderful art museums<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. A little spot on Heldenplatz<\/h3>\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\/08\/walkingtourneueburg.jpg\" alt=\"The Neue Burg\" class=\"wp-image-50414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourneueburg.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourneueburg-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\">(View of the Neue Burg wing of the Hofburg complex)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to get away from the modern world, but here&#8217;s something worth a try&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/heldenplatz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2748\">Heldenplatz square<\/a> and stand in front of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/neue-burg\/\">Neue Burg building<\/a> just off the road that leads away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/burgtor\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47310\">Burgtor gates<\/a> to cross the square. Then do a 360\u00b0 turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might have to adjust your position a little and keep your eyes up to avoid any cars. But you should see a panorama largely unchanged since the late 19th century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call me sentimental, but I get a kick out of that every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, a construction crane or scaffolding might spoil the view. But you can use your imagination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With any luck, a horse-drawn carriage will pass by to add a little aural authenticity to proceedings.<\/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\">9. The Military History Museum<\/h3>\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\/heeresgeschichtlichesentrance.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum\" class=\"wp-image-46379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/heeresgeschichtlichesentrance.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/heeresgeschichtlichesentrance-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 entrance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I do like seeing items that offer a direct connection to the past (see suggestion 10 below). And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/heeresgeschichtliches\/\">Heeresgeschichtliches Museum<\/a> offers numerous such exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we look back through time, we can name one or two moments that dramatically changed the course of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One such moment is the assassination of the Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914. The incident led directly to World War I and all that followed. A truly pivotal moment in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum has the car Franz Ferdinand was sitting in when he was shot, complete with bullet holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I uttered a significant expletive when I first saw the vehicle. And a display case next to it has the clothes he wore, too&#8230;still stained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strangely, few people ever seem to talk about that exhibit, despite its extraordinary historical importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Mozart&#8217;s apartment<\/h3>\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\/mozarthaus1.jpg\" alt=\"Plaque on the side of the Mozarthaus\" class=\"wp-image-46380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mozarthaus1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mozarthaus1-300x225.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 plaque outside the house Mozart lived in)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which brings me to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozartwohnung\/\">Mozart&#8217;s Apartment<\/a>. You have celebrities, and then you have Mozart. Perhaps the most famous composer of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you imagine standing in the very same room he stood in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you imagine looking out the window at the very same view he once admired?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you imagine humming <em>The Marriage of Figaro<\/em> in your head on the very same spot Mozart actually wrote the opera?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No imagination is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a few steps down, and you can even listen to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/bosendorfer-saal\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11115\">live performance<\/a> of works Mozart wrote at the same location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna is full of such experiences (cough, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/beethoven\/\">Beethoven<\/a>, cough, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/joseph-haydn\/\">Haydn<\/a>, cough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/johann-strauss\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21524\">Strauss<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/famous-people\/\">many more<\/a>), but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozarthaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5858\">Mozarthaus<\/a> is perhaps the most impressive of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Christmas in Vienna<\/h3>\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\/2023\/11\/belvederechristmas2023.jpg\" alt=\"View across the lake to Upper Belvedere and the market\" class=\"wp-image-65740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/belvederechristmas2023.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/belvederechristmas2023-300x225.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 Christmas market in front of Upper Belvedere palace)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One more tip than promised. Like all the best lists, this one goes up to 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can, go to Vienna during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/christmas-in-vienna\/\">Christmas season<\/a>. A special atmosphere pervades the place, full of lights and wisps of steam from mugs of punch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/christmas-markets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1680\">Christmas markets<\/a> after dusk for the food and photo opportunities. Even professional cynics like me can&#8217;t help but enjoy chocolate-coated fruit, roast chestnuts, good cheer, and the chance to buy a remarkably lovely handmade item for some ungrateful relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And the rest&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For more ideas, a couple of other articles for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/viennese-experiences\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5304\">authentic experiences<\/a>: not so much what to see but rather what to do (much of which concerns food and drink, admittedly)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/visitorinfo\/introduction-to-vienna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"30431\">Introduction to Vienna<\/a>: an overview of what the city&#8217;s all about, what it has to offer, and how to get around the place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/what-can-you-do-in-a-day\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22246\">What to do in a day<\/a>: a guide to where to invest your time best if here for a brief visit, organised by themes like &#8220;history&#8221; or &#8220;art&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/evening\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"71635\">What to do in the evening<\/a>: ideas on how to while away the time at the end of the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some folk ask me for my personal suggestions for where to go in the city, given I spend hundreds of hours wandering the streets to bring you this website. 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