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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.
Made by Michal Gondžár
⏱ 1 hrs📍 5 stops
🌐 Play in 🇬🇧 English · 🇩🇪 Deutsch

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

  1. 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.

  2. Solve 5 puzzles hidden in the streets around you. Each one you crack unlocks the next location.

  3. 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.

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Ramona Fuchs

17 Aug 2026

Florian Glatz

30 Aug 2026
Es fehlt eine Wegfindung in der App, speziell der Weg vom Riesenrad zum calafatiplatz ist für Touristen nicht zu finden mit der Angabe, dem Hauptweg zu folgen. Auch ist dort keine 9 Meter Höhe Statue, es steht der Chinese mit Schnurrbart, es steht calafati, keine der beiden ist annähernd so hoch wie man suchen würde. Auch der Weg von Kugelkugel zur Liliput Bahn führt nicht übers Riesenrad zurück. Als Wiener, die den prater auch gut kennen, haben wir alles lösen können. Also die beschriebenen Wege sind schwierig, die Rätsel und die Idee finde ich sehr gelungen.

Lovely

30 Aug 2026
Die Wegangaben sind nicht mehr up to date (Baustellen im Prater) und es war unmöglich die Rätsel auf Deutsch umzustellen. Nur die Überschriften waren deutsch, die Rätsel auf Englisch. Von der Idee her ein total nettes Rätsel. Könnte man auf jeden Fall noch ausbauen und ein bisschen anspruchsvoller machen.

Made by Michal Gondžár

Michal Gondžár created this quest · the route, the puzzles and the story are theirs.

Meet the maker

The mission: Your story in Vienna

At the gates of Vienna's famous Prater, you find a faded ticket, almost a hundred years old. It reads: "Good for ONE ride. Valid forever - but only for those who still know how to wonder. Pass my five trials and the magic is yours. - C." Who is this mysterious "C."? 

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.

Beat the best: Top Vienna explorers

Ramona Fuchs
Ramona FuchsRookie
1481 XP
Florian GlatzRookie
1471 XP
LovelyRookie
1313 XP

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.

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