Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Vienna, Austria
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12.5 km
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Experience Vienna in Austria in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in ViennaIndividual Sights in ViennaSight 1: Lazaristenkirche
The Lazaristenkirche is a Roman Catholic church building in Vienna's 7th district. It is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.
Sight 2: Esterházypark
The Esterházy Park is a historically developed park in what is now Vienna's sixth district, Mariahilf. It was named after the Hungarian aristocratic family Esterházy, who owned the former Palais Kaunitz here in the former suburb from 1814 to 1868. The suburb was incorporated into Vienna in 1850.
Sight 3: Mariahilfer Kirche
The Church of Mariahilf is a Baroque parish church and the church of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel in Vienna. It is located in Vienna's 6th district (Mariahilf).
Sight 4: Stiftskirche
The collegiate church "Zum heiligen Kreuz" is located at Mariahilfer Straße 24 in Vienna's 7th district Neubau, is part of the Stiftkaserne and has been the Roman Catholic Garrison Church of Vienna since 1921.
Sight 5: Miniatur Tirolerland
Miniatur Tirolerland is the name of a miniature world in the form of a model building landscape in Vienna's 5th district of Margareten, in the immediate vicinity of the Naschmarkt.
Sight 6: Alfred-Grünwald-Park
With around 9,000 m², Alfred Grünwald Park is the second largest park in Vienna's 6th district of Mariahilf.
Sight 7: Gänsemädchenbrunnen
The Gänsemädchenbrunnen is a listed fountain on the Rahlstiege in Vienna's 6th district of Mariahilf.
Sight 8: Leopold Museum
Book Ticket*The Leopold Museum, housed in the Museumsquartier in Vienna, Austria, is home to one of the largest collections of modern Austrian art, featuring artists such as Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, and Richard Gerstl.
Sight 9: Schillerpark
Schillerplatz is a square in Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria.
Sight 10: Girardipark
Esperantopark and Girardipark are two green spaces in Vienna's 1st district, Innere Stadt, separated only by a sidewalk.
Sight 11: Künstlerhaus Wien
The Künstlerhaus in Vienna's 1st district has accommodated the Künstlerhaus Vereinigung since 1868. It is located in the Ringstrassenzone in between Akademiestraße, Bösendorferstraße and Musikvereinsplatz.
Sight 12: Palais Ofenheim
The Palais Ofenheim is a palace in the style of the Ringstrasse and is located at Schwarzenbergplatz 15 in Vienna's 1st district.
Sight 13: Akademietheater
The Akademietheater in Vienna is the small venue of the Vienna Burgtheater.
Sight 14: Albrechtsbrunnen
Book Free Tour*The Albrechtsbrunnen, also known as the Danubiusbrunnen, is a fountain in the 1st district of Vienna, the inner city. It is located on the Augustinian Bastion and bears its name after Field Marshal Archduke Albrecht of Austria-Teschen, who lived in the building of today's Albertina on the Bastion, the Palais Erzherzog Albrecht, at that time.
Sight 15: Kapuzinerkirche
The Capuchin Church in Vienna, Austria, is a Catholic church and monastery run by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Located on the Neuer Markt square in the Innere Stadt near the Hofburg Palace, the Capuchin Church is most famous for containing the Imperial Crypt, the final resting place for members of the House of Habsburg. The official name is the Church of Saint Mary of the Angels.
Sight 16: Imperial Crypt
The Imperial Crypt, also called the Capuchin Crypt (Kapuzinergruft), is a burial chamber beneath the Capuchin Church and monastery in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1618 and dedicated in 1632, and located on the Neuer Markt square of the Innere Stadt, near the Hofburg Palace. Since 1633, the Imperial Crypt serves as the principal place of entombment for the members of the House of Habsburg. The bones of 145 Habsburg royalty, plus urns containing the hearts or cremated remains of four others, are here, including 12 emperors and 18 empresses. The visible 107 metal sarcophagi and five heart urns range in style from puritan plain to exuberant rococo. Some of the dozen resident Capuchin friars continue their customary role as the guardians and caretakers of the crypt, along with their other pastoral work in Vienna. The most recent entombment was in 2023.
Sight 17: Donnerbrunnen
Donnerbrunnen is the popular name for the Providentia Fountain, designed by Georg Raphael Donner and built from 1737 to 1739 on the Neuer Markt in Vienna's 1st district of Innere Stadt. However, the Viennese had little use for the term providentia, which is why they named it after its builder. In terms of art history, there is often talk of the flour market fountain, as the Neuer Markt was still called Mehlmarkt in the 18th century. During the construction of an underground car park, the fountain was temporarily removed from 2018 to 2022.
Sight 18: Palais Coburg
Palais Coburg, also known as Palais Saxe-Coburg, is a palace in Vienna, Austria. It was owned by the Kohary branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Sight 19: Palais Erzherzog Wilhelm
The Deutschmeister-Palais or Palais Erzherzog Wilhelm is a building in Vienna located at Parkring 8.
Sight 20: Johann Strauss Monument
The Johann Strauss Monument is located in Vienna's Stadtpark and is one of the most photographed monuments in Vienna. It was erected in memory of the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss (son) next to the Kursalon Hübner. His naming is based on the spelling of his family name as Strauss, which was common at the time of its construction.
Sight 21: Anton Bruckner
The Bruckner Monument in Vienna's Stadtpark is a bronze bust depicting the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824–1896).
Sight 22: Franz Schubert
The Schubert Monument, a statue in the Stadtpark in Vienna, Austria, is a memorial to the composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828), unveiled in 1872.
Sight 23: Kleine Marxerbrücke
The Kleine Marxerbrücke is a bridge over the Vienna River and connects the two Viennese districts of Innere Stadt and Landstraße.
Sight 24: Zollamtssteg
The Zollamtssteg – a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists – crosses the Vienna River in Vienna just before it flows into the Danube Canal and connects the districts of Landstraße and Innere Stadt.
Sight 25: St. Othmar
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Othmar unter den Weißgerbern is located in the 3rd district of Vienna Landstraße in the Weißgerberviertel on Kolonitzplatz. The parish lies in the city deanery 3 of the Vicariate of Vienna City, which belongs to the Archdiocese of Vienna. It was built between 1866 and 1873 in the neo-Gothic style according to plans by the architect Friedrich von Schmidt and is dedicated to St. Othmar. It is the successor church of three smaller churches and chapels.
Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche St. Othmar unter den Weißgerbern (DE), Website
Sight 26: Hundertwasserhaus
The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, completed in 1985, after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Sight 27: Vuk Stefanović Karadžić
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philologist, anthropologist and linguist. He was one of the most important reformers of the modern Serbian language. For his collection and preservation of Serbian folktales, Encyclopædia Britannica labelled Karadžić "the father of Serbian folk-literature scholarship." He was also the author of the first Serbian dictionary in the new reformed language. In addition, he translated the New Testament into the reformed form of the Serbian spelling and language.
Sight 28: Grete-Jost-Park
Grete-Jost-Park is a park in Vienna's 3rd district, Landstraße. It is located behind the headquarters of the Austrian Post "Post am Rochus" between Erdbergstraße and Rasumofskygasse. Due to the construction of the new post office, the park was closed until 2017. It has an area of 1,500 m².
Sight 29: Haus Wittgenstein
Haus Wittgenstein is a house in the modernist style on the Kundmanngasse, Vienna, Austria. It "shows remarkably similar characteristics in its obsession with detail and complete disregard for the requirements of the people who are expected to live within it." The house was commissioned by Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein, who asked the architect Paul Engelmann to design a townhouse for her. Stonborough-Wittgenstein invited her brother, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, to help with the design. In the end, he became more author than helper.
Sight 30: Konstantinhügel
The Constantine Hill is a seven-metre-high elevation in Vienna's Prater.
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