Choose from 88 Fun Things to Do in Vienna
Spanish Riding School (Spanische Reitschule)
- Children from three to six years old are admitted free of charge but must be held on an adult’s lap; children under three years old are not admitted.
- The school is accessible to those with limited mobility, and tickets for wheelchair spaces are available.
- The school is not recommended for those with allergies to horses or dust.
Schönbrunn Palace (Schloss Schönbrunn)
- Filming and photography are not permitted inside the palace.
- The palace has nine onsite dining options, including outdoor cafés and formal sit-down restaurants.
- Three accessible parking spaces are available near the main gate, and wheelchairs can be rented free of charge. All display rooms are wheelchair-accessible.
Liechtenstein Palace
After decades of gathering dust, Prince Hans-Adam II's private collection of artwork, showcasing masterpieces from the 16th to the 19th centuries, was transferred back to Vienna and installed into the fabulously ornate Garden Palace.
The Princely Collections make up one of the most valuable and important private art collections on earth. Highlights include the highly elaborate and inlaid 16th-century Badminton Cabinet and a number of Renaissance and Baroque works, including no less than 30 paintings by Flemish artist Pieter Paul Rubens. You'll also find pieces by Franz Hals, Anthony Van Dyck, Rembrandt, and Raphael. An ornate carriage, gilded and adorned with painted side-panels of cherubim painted in the workshops of Boucher, was made by Parisian craftsman Nicholas Pineau in 1738, and is a rare survivor of the French Revolution.
The architecture of the Garden Palace is a highlight itself, with opulently frescoed apartments frothily decorated by the Austrian Baroque master Johann Michael Rottmayr and complemented with sweeping marble staircases and ceiling paintings by Andrea Pozzo.
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Sigmund Freud Museum
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Schlumberger Cellars
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Vienna Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn)
- Lines can be long, especially in peak season (July and August), so it’s best to book your tickets in advance.
- On-site facilities include small storage lockers, gift shops, drinking fountains, and a range of restaurants and cafés.
- The zoo is accessible for wheelchair users and those with limited mobility.
- The Schönbrunn Panorama Train links the many attractions of Schönbrunn Park, including the zoo, the palace, and Gloriette Hill. Passes are valid all day.
Wiener Konzerthaus
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Sisi Museum
Sisi, or Empress Elizabeth, was the wife of Franz Josef 1 of Austria who she married when she was only 16. She was very beautiful and strictly maintained her 20 inch (50 cm) waistline! The headstrong girl from Munich gained a reputation for rejecting court etiquette and being a bit of free-spirit. But after the death of her daughter Sophie, Sisi became ill herself and began often going south for the warmth, separate from her husband, to write poetry and meet with a string of lovers. When her beloved son Crown-Prince Rudolf died tragically in a murder-suicide pact with his lover, Baroness Mary Vetsera, Sisi was inconsolable. In 1898, aged 60, in Geneva, she herself died, assassinated by a young anarchist, Luigi Lucheni.
Her life was like a soap opera and these days she is a cult figure. The Sisi Museum houses hundreds of her personal belongings as well as a history of her fascinating life.
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The Sisi Museum is located in the Imperial Palace (Hofburg). The closest metro station is Herrengasse on line U3. Or tram 1, 2, D and J, get off at stop Burgring. Buses 2A and 3A stop at Hofburg.