Could I ask you some questions about Austria!? I'm doing a report on it. We have to write an itinerary in Austria! I've done a bit of studying, and is currently planning to go to Wien and S...
I may be going to Austria with some people for around a week. I think Vienna.. Is there a lot of fun stuff to do in Austria, or should we take the train to other countries like Italy? I will have ...
Wikipedia lists the attractions of Vienna as including:
* Inner City
* Hofburg (Imperial Palace, winter residence)
* Kahlenberg
* Parlament
* Ringstraße
* Schönbrunn (Schönbrunn Palace and gardens, summer residence)
* Belvedere Palace
* Stephansdom (St. Stephens Cathedral)
* Tiergarten Schönbrunn (Vienna Zoo)
* Wiener Prater with the Riesenrad(ferris wheel), a local recreation area and Wurstelprater and the Schweizerhaus beer garden and restaurant.
Other tourist attractions:
* Albertina
* Beethoven historic sites
* Burgtheater (Imperial Court Theatre)
* Donauturm (Danube Tower)
* Gasometer (Dwellings and a shopping mall; converted from a former gasometer Gasometer-Website)
* Heldenplatz (Heroes Square)
* Hermesvilla Lainz (Villa of Empress Elisabeth, also known fondly as "Sissi"
* Hundertwasserhaus (Designed by architect and artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser)
* Jesuitenkirche / Universitätskirche (Jesuit Church / University Church)
* Judenplatz ("Jewish-Square") with Shoah-monument
* Kapuzinergruft (Imperial Tombs)
* Kaiserliches Hofmobiliendepot (Imperial Furniture Collection)
* Karl-Marx-Hof
* Lutherische Stadtkirche
* Karlskirche (St. Charles Church)
* Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library)
* Pestsäule (Vienna) (a plague column)
* Peterskirche (St. Peter´s Church)
* The Church Maria am Gestade
* Minoritenkirche (Greyfriars or Minorite Church)
* Millennium Tower
* Museumsquartier (Museums-Quarter)
* Palais Kinsky
* Palais Palffy
* Palais Schwarzenberg
* Rathaus (City Hall)
* Ruprechtskirche
* Schottenkirche
* Schottenstift
* Spittelberg (16th century houses)
* Staatsoper (State Opera)
* Stadtpark (City Park)
* Tempel (old Synagogue in Innenstadt)
* Theater an der Wien
* University of Vienna
* UNO-City (UN-Headquarters in Vienna)
* Urania (former observatory)
* Virgilkapelle
* Votivkirche
* Wiener Secession
* Zentralfriedhof with numerous graves of famous people
* Michaeler Church (Wikipedia Commons)
* St. Marx cemetery
Other attractions:
* Cafe Hawelka
* Cafe Demel
* Mariahilfer Straße
* Kärtner Straße
* Graben
* Kohlmarkt
* Heuriger in Grinzing
* Schloss Neuwaldegg
* Wienerwald (Vienna Woods)
* Donauinsel (Danube Island) with Copa Cagrana
* Republik Kugelmugel
Vienna also has a wonderful cafe culture. You will have a great time.
Terri D
I liked Schonbrunner Scholpark, St. Peter's Cathedral and Grinzing.
Ingmar
Surely you mean St. Stephen's Cathedral. There is a church "St. Peter", but it's not very impressive, certainly not compared to the cathedral.