Must See~£22
Schönbrunn Palace
Hietzing
The Habsburgs’ summer palace, with 1,400 rooms, formal gardens and a hilltop viewpoint.
- Suggested time: 3 hrs
- Book ahead
- Suits: Families · Culture lovers
Daily, roughly 8:30–17:30 (later in summer)
Vienna
22 places, 8 of them free and 9 tours and activities. Imperial palaces, coffee-house culture and world-class music.
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Must See~£16
Hofburg Imperial Palace
Innere Stadt
The winter residence of the Habsburgs, with apartments, silver collection and the Sisi Museum.
- Suggested time: 2h 30m
- Booking recommended
- Suits: Culture lovers
Daily, roughly 9:00–17:30
Must SeeFree
St Stephen’s Cathedral
Innere Stadt
A Gothic cathedral with a patterned roof and a tower that offers views over the old city.
- Suggested time: 1 hr
- No booking needed
- Suits: Photographers
Daily; tower and catacombs have set hours
Must See~£17
Belvedere Palace and Klimt’s Kiss
Belvedere
A baroque palace holding Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss, with gardens between two palaces.
- Suggested time: 2 hrs
- Booking recommended
- Suits: Culture lovers
Daily, roughly 9:00–18:00
Shopping & MarketsFree
Naschmarkt
Wieden
A long-running market of spices, olives, stalls and international restaurants.
- Suggested time: 1h 30m
- No booking needed
- Suits: Food lovers
Monday–Saturday; Saturday includes a flea market
Family~£14
Prater Ferris Wheel
Leopoldstadt
A historic 1897 Ferris wheel in a fairground park, famous from The Third Man.
- Suggested time: 1 hr
- No booking needed
- Suits: Families · Couples
Daily; hours vary by season
Must See~£12
Vienna State Opera
Innere Stadt
One of the world’s great opera houses; take a tour or buy standing tickets.
- Suggested time: 1h 30m
- Booking recommended
- Suits: Couples · Culture lovers
Tours daily; performances in the evening
Must See~£21
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Ringstrasse
A palatial art museum with Bruegel, Vermeer and Velázquez, plus Egyptian antiquities.
- Suggested time: 3 hrs
- Booking recommended
- Suits: Culture lovers
Tuesday–Sunday, roughly 10:00–18:00
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