Whether you're visiting Vienna for the first time or discovering something new, these are the 15 places worth your time, from iconic landmarks to hidden corners that most visitors walk right past. With Questo's self-guided walking tours, you can explore many of them with GPS-guided clues and puzzles.
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Explore the top landmarks, attractions, and hidden gems in Vienna
Stephansdom
Stephansdom, St Stephen's Cathedral, is the most important religious building in Austria and the defining landmark of Vienna's skyline. Its…
Hofburg Palace
The Hofburg is Vienna's imperial palace and one of the largest palace complexes in the world. For over 600 years, it was the seat of…
Ruprechtsplatz
Ruprechtsplatz is home to the Ruprechtskirche, widely considered Vienna's oldest church. Legend traces its founding to the 8th century,…
Griechenbeisl
First documented in 1447, the Griechenbeisl is one of Europe's oldest continuously operating restaurants. Its name comes from the Greek and…
Basilikenhaus
On June 26, 1212, something terrifying was discovered in the well of baker Martin Garhiebl's house. A mysterious creature with a poisonous…
Bäckerstraße
Around 1100, a bustling medieval trade suburb grew up right in front of the Hungarian Gate of Vienna's old fortifications. Foreign…
Figlmüller Bäckerstraße
Founded in 1905 by Johann Figlmuller, this legendary schnitzel house has become synonymous with Vienna's most iconic dish. The original…
Stock im Eisen
At the corner of Stephansplatz, behind a pane of glass, stands one of Vienna's strangest and oldest artifacts: a 2.19-meter section of a…
Cafe Frauenhuber
Cafe Frauenhuber holds a remarkable distinction: it is Vienna's oldest continuously operating coffeehouse. But its story begins long before…
The Rathaus
When Vienna demolished its medieval city walls in the 1860s to build the grand Ringstrasse boulevard, the city needed a new seat of…
Burgtheater
In 1741, an entrepreneur convinced Empress Maria Theresa to let him convert a disused building near the imperial court into a theater. The…
Volksgarten
The Volksgarten carries a surprisingly revolutionary origin story. When Napoleon's troops destroyed the Burgbastei fortification in 1809,…
Michaelerplatz
Michaelerplatz is built on thousands of years of Viennese history, quite literally. The square sits atop the remains of Vindobona, the…
Franziskaner-Convent
The Franciscan order arrived in Vienna in 1451, but it was not until 1589 that the City of Vienna handed them a building with a dark past:…
Albertina Museum
The Albertina was born from the vision of one obsessive collector. In 1776, Duke Albert of Saxony-Teschen, son-in-law of Empress Maria…