Sights

Hofburg
The huge Hofburg (Imperial Palace) is an awesome repository of culture and heritage. The Habsburgs set up house here for more than six centuries, periodically adding new sections to create the current jumble of styles and massive dimensions.

Kunsthistorisches Museum
If you're an art buff don't miss the Kunsthistorisches Museum, one of the finest in Europe. The Habsburgs loved to collect, and many goodies found their way back to Vienna from their extensive territories. It's impossible to see the whole museum in one visit, so plan ahead or expect to indulge in repeat excursions.

Schloss Schönbrunn
This sumptuous baroque palace (1700) is one of Vienna's most popular attractions. It has 2000-rooms-worth of imperial splendour (of which 40 can be visited), complete with a classically landscaped garden. Additional attractions (with separate entrance fees) include a maze and the world's oldest zoo.

Belvedere Palace
The two magnificient palaces on the Belvedere grounds lie in the middle of a splendid park. The Palaces' architecture and interior design are typical for Rococo style. Today, both palaces house museums featuring Austrian painting.

Spanish Riding School
The prancing Lipizzaner stallions strut their stuff in the opulent surrounds of the Hofburg's Winter Riding School. The stallions perform an equine ballet to a program of classical music, part of a long-established Viennese institution that's truly reminiscent of the old Habsburg era.

St. Stephen's Cathedral
The incredible latticework spire of this Gothic masterpiece is a focal point for all visitors. The dominating feature of the church is the skeletal 136m (446ft) Südturm, or south tower; nicknamed 'Steffl', it has a cramped viewing platform but is worth an elbow or two to get a glimpse of the enchanting postcard views of Vienna.

Prater
The Prater is Vienna's most popular fun fair. Enjoy a great view over Vienna from the giant Ferris wheel, or do some sports and relax in an expansive area of parks, forest land and fields. The Prater is situated near the city centre and is ideal for walking, cycling, jogging or just lying in the grass after an exhausting sightseeing tour of Vienna.

Beethoven memorials: 
- Eroica house, the house, where Beethoven worked on his Eroica symphony, can be found in the Döblinger Haupt Str. 92. 
- Heiligenstadt Testament house, in the year 1802 Beethoven wrote his "Heiligenstadt Testament" in this house in the Probusgasse 6.
- Pasqualati house, from 1804 - 1815 Beethoven lived in this house in the Mölker Bastei in the 1st district. 

Event
The Vienna International Festival (from mid-May to mid-June) has a wide-ranging programme of arts and is considered the highlight of the year. Midsummer night's celebrations on 21 June light up the sky with magnificent bonfires.

Art in the Evening
Whether it is paintings by Bruegel, arts and crafts from the Middle Ages to the present daily or Klimt’s "Beethoven Frieze": Almost all Viennese museums offer their visitors the opportunity, at least one evening per week, to enjoy their collections even after regular closing times. The newly renovated Albertina remains open every Wednesday until 9:00 pm, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation every Thursday until 9:00 pm, the Leopold Museum every Friday until 9:00 pm. The MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts) is open until midnight every Tuesday and the House of Music remains open every day until 10:00 pm.
Additional museums and collections with evening hours: Kunsthalle Vienna, BA-CA Kunstforum, Secession, Künstlerhaus, Essl Collection, Museum of Natural History, Architecture Center Vienna, Jewish Museum Vienna, Generali Foundation, Technical Museum and the Austrian Theater Museum.