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Vienna (Wien)
Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Hofburg
Originally a medieval castle, the Hofburg (Imperial Palace) is one of Vienna's top attractions and the seat of the Habsburg empire until 1918. Nowadays the Hofburg houses the offices of Austria's president, state apartments, museums and is home to both the Vienna Boys Choir and the Spanish Riding School.
In der Burg, Kaisertof, Vienna
U-Bahn Herrengasse (U3), Museumsquartier (U2), Volkstheater (U2, U3) tram 1, 2, D (stop: Burgring) bus 2A, 57A, N25, N26, N36, N38, N58, N60, N66, N67 (stop: Burgring)
Website www.hofburg-wien.at
AdmissionAdmission €9.90-12.40 (€8.90-11.40 students, Vienna Card)
Open Jan-Jun 9am-5.30pm daily; Jul-Aug 9am-6pm daily; Sep-Dec 9am-5.30pm
Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine Art)
This excellent museum of fine arts features works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Titian and Tinoretto.
Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna
U-Bahn Museumsquartier (U2), Volkstheater (U2, U3) tram 1, 2, 46, 49, D (stop: Dr Karl Renner Ring) bus 2A (stop: Heldenplatz)
Tel (01) 525 24-0
Website www.khm.at
Admission €12 (€9 students under 27), €11 with Vienna Card
Open Tue-Wed 10am-6pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sun 10am-6pm
Leopold Museum
Vienna's Leopold Museum is home to an impressive collection of Austrian art with a focus on art from the first half of the 20th century. The museum includes works by Richard Gerstl, Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka plus the world's largest collection of works by Egon Schiele.
Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna
U-Bahn Museumsquartier (U2) bus 2A (stop: Museumsquartier (Babenbergerstraße))
Tel (01) 525 70 - 0
Website www.leopoldmuseum.org
Admission €9
Open Mon & Wed 10am-7pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sun 10am-7pm
Liechtenstein Museum
This art museum displays works from one of the world's largest private art collections with works by Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens and Van Dyck.
Fürstengasse 1, 1090 Vienna
Tram 1, D (stop: Bauernfeldplatz (Porzellangasse)) U-Bahn Roßauer Lände (U4) bus 40A (stop: Bauernfeldplatz (Liechtensteinstraße))
Website www.liechtensteinmuseum.at
Admission €10
Open Mon-Tue 10am-5pm, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm
Naturhistorisches Museum (Natural History Museum)
A showcase natural history museum with the prerequisite collection of rocks and dead animals.
Burgring 7, Vienna
U-Bahn Volkstheater (U2, U3) tram 1, 2, 46, 49, D (stop: Dr Karl Renner Ring) bus 2A, 48A, N25, N36, N38, N46, N58, N60, N66, N67 (stop: Dr Karl Renner Ring)
Website www.nhm-wien.ac.at
Admission €10, €8 with Vienna Card, free aged up to 19
Open Mon 9am-6.30pm, Wed 9am-9pm, Thu-Sun 9am-6.30pm
Schloß Belvedere
This impressive palace complex comprises two ornate Baroque mansions separated by formal gardens. Originally built for Prince Eugène of Savoy, the Belvedere Palace complex nowadays contains an art museum with an excellent collection of works by Gustav Klimt.
Prinz Eugen Straße 27, Vienna
Tram D (stop: Schloss Belvedere)
Website www.belvedere.at
Admission €9.50-13.50 (€6.50-9.50 students), €8-11.30 with Vienna Card
Open 10am-6pm daily (Upper Belvedere), Mon-Tue 10am-6pm, Wed 10am-9pm, Thu-Sun 10am-6pm (Lower Belvedere)
Schloß Schönbrunn
The enormous and elegant Schönbrunn Palace is one of the city's top attractions and a must for anyone who visits Vienna. The Baroque palace features lavish decorations and it is surrounded by formal gardens.
Schönbrunner Schloss-Strasse, Vienna
U-Bahn Schönbrunn (U4) tram 10, 58 (stop: Schloss Schönbrunn (Hadikgasse))
Tel (01) 811 13
Website www.schoenbrunn.at
Admission €9.50-12.90 (€8.50-11.40 students aged 19-25), €9.50-11.40 with Vienna Card
Open Jan-Mar 8.30am-4.30pm, Apr-Jun 8.30am-5pm, Jul-Aug 8.30am-6pm, Sep-Oct 8.30am-5pm daily, Nov-Dec 8.30am-4.30pm
Secession
This art nouveau building dating from the turn of the century is an excellent example of modern architecture and features Gustav Klimt's Beethoven frieze. The interior of the Secession building houses a museum of modern art.
Friedrichstraße 12, 1010 Vienna
U-Bahn Karlsplatz (U1, U2, U4) bus N58, N60 (stop: Verkehrsbüro (Secession)), 566, 1028, 7940, 7996, GI (stop: Verkehrsbüro (Friedrichstraße))
Tel (01) 587 53 07
Website www.secession.at
Admission €8.50 (€5 students)
Open Tue-Sun 10am-6pm
Sigmund Freud Museum
The Sigmund Freud Museum has loads of stuff about the famous guy. If you've ever studied Freud then you may get a kick out of this place, if not it will probably bore you to tears.
Berggasse 19, Vienna
Tram 1, D (stop: Schlickgasse) bus 40A (stop: Berggasse)
Tel (01) 319 15 96
Website www.freud-museum.at
Admission €7 (€4.50 students aged 18-27), €5.50 with Vienna Card
Open Jan-Jun 9am-5pm daily; Jul-Sep 9am-6pm daily; Oct-Dec 9am-5pm daily
Stephansdom
St Stephen's Cathedral dominates the Inner Stadt and features catacombs and a view of the old town from the south tower.
Stephansplatz, Vienna
U-Bahn Stephansplatz (U1, U3)
Website www.stephansdom.at
Admission free, catacombs €4.50, cathedral tour €4.50
Open 6am-5.30pm daily
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