Meet a sea admiral without a sea, a giant wheel that survived a war, a nine-metre magician, the smallest republic on Earth and a railway built for giants' children. A playful, family-friendly adventure for anyone who still knows how to wonder.
Places you will visit
5
It will take you
40-70 mins
You will walk
1840 steps
Total distance
1.4 km
What you'll actually do
Download the Questo app and unlock the quest. Walk to The Admiral's Column (Tegetthoff Monument) whenever you like · no guide, no group, no time slot.
Solve 5 puzzles hidden in the streets around you. Each one you crack unlocks the next location.
Finish at The Railway of Giants (Liliputbahn) and see where you land on the Vienna leaderboard.
Highlights
Walk 1.4 km through the Prater at your own pace
Solve 5 riddles at the Tegetthoff Monument, the Giant Ferris Wheel, the Calafati figure, the Republic of Kugelmugel and the Liliputbahn
Collect five magic words and unlock the secret of the hundred-year-old ticket.
Great for families - and it ends right by the Riesenrad.
Ratings and Reviews
3 ratings
Ramona Fuchs
Florian Glatz
Lovely
Made by Michal Gondžár
Michal Gondžár created this quest · the route, the puzzles and the story are theirs.
Meet the makerThe mission: Your story in Vienna
Long ago, they say, a magician ruled the Prater. Before he vanished, he hid five magic words along a path through his kingdom. Collect them all - and the ticket will reveal its true magic.
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ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE
What to expect from The Magician's Lost Ticket
Deep inside Vienna's famous Prater, a faded ticket has been waiting for almost a hundred years. It promises ONE free ride - but only to those who pass the five trials of the mysterious Magician of the Prater. Meet a sea admiral without a sea, a giant wheel that survived a war, a nine-metre magician, the smallest republic on Earth and a railway built for giants' children. A playful, family-friendly adventure for anyone who still knows how to wonder.
Walk 1.4 km through the Prater at your own pace Solve 5 riddles at the Tegetthoff Monument, the Giant Ferris Wheel, the Calafati figure, the Republic of Kugelmugel and the Liliputbahn Collect five magic words and unlock the secret of the hundred-year-old ticket. Great for families - and it ends right by the Riesenrad.
Start: The Admiral's Column (Tegetthoff Monument). Finish: The Railway of Giants (Liliputbahn). 5 challenges included.
