Discover the Top Attractions in Vienna

9. Wallenstein Palace

8. St. Vitus Cathedral

7. Prague Castle

6. Letná Park

5. Wenceslas Square

4. Charles Square

3. Dancing House

2. National Gallery Prague

1. Národní divadlo

9. St. Stephen's Cathedral

8. Hofburg

7. Schönbrunn Palace

6. Stadtpark

5. Prater

4. Volksgarten

3. Hundertwasserhaus

2. Vienna State Opera

1. Kunsthistorisches Museum

9. Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

8. Royal Palace of Brussels

7. Basilica of the Sacred Heart

6. Mont des Arts

5. Cinquantenaire

4. Grand-Place/Große Markt

3. Mini-Europe

2. Atomium

1. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

10. Drummond Castle

9. Kilchurn Castle

8. Culzean Castle

7. Dunrobin Castle

6. Tantallon Castle

5. Dunnottar Castle

4. Eilean Donan Castle

3. Stirling Castle

2. Balmoral Castle

1. Edinburgh Castle

10. Château de Fontainebleau

9. Palais du Tau

8. Catacombes de Paris

7. Palais des Papes

6. Centre Pompidou

5. Musée maritime fluvial et portuaire de Rouen

4. Musée des Beaux-Arts

3. Château de Versailles

2. Musée d'Orsay

1. Louvre

10. Mammoth Cave National Park

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9. Glacier National Park

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8. Death Valley National Park

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7. Olympic National Park

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6. Zion National Park

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5. Bryce Canyon National Park

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4. Mesa Verde National Park

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3. Everglades National Park

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2. Yosemite National Park

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1. Yellowstone National Park

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9. Dresden Castle

Dresden

8. Zwinger

Dresden

7. Frauenkirche

Dresden

6. Großer Garten

Dresden

5. Neumarkt

Dresden

4. Brühl's Terrace

Dresden

3. Dresden Armory

Dresden

2. Green Vault

Dresden

1. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Dresden

10. Beer and Oktoberfest Museum

Munich

9. Neue Sammlung

Munich

8. Kartoffelmuseum

Munich

7. NS-Dokumentationszentrum

Munich

6. Schackgalerie

Munich

5. Lenbachhaus

Munich

4. Haus der Kunst

Munich

3. Neue Pinakothek

Munich

2. Glyptothek

Munich

1. Alte Pinakothek

Munich

Arts and Culture in Vienna

Kunsthistorisches Museum

The Kunsthistorisches Museum is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on the Vienna Ring Road, it is crowned with an octagonal dome. The term Kunsthistorisches Museum applies to both the institution and the main building. It is the largest art museum in the country and one of the most important museums worldwide. Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary opened...

Vienna State Opera

The Vienna State Opera (German: Wiener Staatsoper) is an opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll, and designs by Josef Hlávka. The opera house was inaugurated as the "Vienna Court Opera" (Wiener Hofoper) in the presence...

Hundertwasserhaus

The Hundertwasserhaus ("Hundertwasser house") is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, built after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. This expressionist landmark of Vienna is located in the Landstraße district on the corner of Kegelgasse and Löwengasse (Kegel/Löwen street). The Hundertwasserhaus is one of Vienna's most visited buildings..

Parks and Squares in Vienna

Volksgarten Vienna

The Volksgarten (English: People's Garden) is a public park in the Innere Stadt first district of Vienna, Austria. The garden, which is part of the Hofburg Palace, was laid out by Ludwig Remy in 1821.[1] The park was built over the city fortifications that were destroyed by Napoleon in 1809. The Volksgarten was opened to the public in 1823. The Volksgarten area was originally used for fortifications. Between 1596 and 1597, a fortress wall...

Prater

The Prater is a large public park in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria. The Wurstelprater, an amusement park that is often simply called "Prater", lies in one corner of the Wiener Prater and includes the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel. The area that makes up the modern Prater was first mentioned in 1162, when Emperor Friedrich I gave the land to a noble family called de Prato. The word "Prater" was first used in 1403...

Stadtpark Vienna

The Stadtpark (City Park) in Vienna, Austria is a large municipal park that extends from the Ringstraße in the Innere Stadt first district up to the Heumarkt (Hay Market) in the Landstraße third district. The park is divided in two sections by the Wienfluss (Vienna River), and has a total surface area of 65,000 square metres. Scattered throughout the park are statues of famous Viennese artists, writers, and composers, including Hans Canon...

Historic Buildings in Vienna

Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace (German: Schloss Schönbrunn) was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, Vienna. The name Schönbrunn (meaning "beautiful spring") has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court. The 1,441-room Rococo palace is one of the most important architectural, cultural, and historic monuments in the country. The history of the palace and its vast gardens...

Hofburg

The Hofburg is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty. Located in the centre of Vienna, it was built in the 13th century and expanded several times afterwards. It also served as the imperial winter residence, as Schönbrunn Palace was the summer residence. Since 1946, it is the official residence and workplace of the president of Austria. Since 1279, the Hofburg area has been the documented seat of government...

St. Stephen's Cathedral Vienna

St. Stephen's Cathedral (German: Stephansdom) is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, OP. The current Romanesque and Gothic form of the cathedral, seen today in the Stephansplatz, was largely initiated by Duke Rudolf IV (1339–1365) and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first a parish church consecrated in 1147. The most important religious building in Vienna...