Vienna Essentials

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Albertina

   ~1 hr here

   Albertina is an art museum housed in Palais Erzherzog Albrecht, a former Habsburg residence beside Vienna’s Hofburg.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Wiener Staatsoper

   ~3 min here

   The Wiener Staatsoper is the opera house before you, a landmark venue for opera and an opera company in Vienna.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Stephansdom

   ~15 min here

   Stephansdom is Vienna’s Roman Catholic cathedral, a vast church whose story reaches back to the twelfth century.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Pestsäule

   ~3 min here

   Pestsäule is Vienna’s Holy Trinity column, a Baroque memorial rising on the Graben after the plague epidemic of 1679.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Michaelerkirche

   ~15 min here

   Michaelerkirche is the church before you, dedicated to the Archangel Michael and counted among Vienna’s oldest surviving churches.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Hofburg

   ~3 min here

   The Hofburg is a vast imperial palace complex, once the Habsburgs’ winter residence and now a working seat of Austria’s presidency.

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   Stop 7: Kunsthistorisches Museum

   ~1 hr here

   Kunsthistorisches Museum is Vienna’s art museum, housed in a palatial building beneath an octagonal dome.

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   Stop 8: Parlament

   ~3 min here

   Parlament is Austria’s national parliament building, and this imposing structure still houses the country’s National Council and Federal Council.

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   Stop 9: Rathaus

   ~3 min here

   Rathaus is Vienna’s city hall, the working seat of the mayor, the city council, and the city and state governments.

More walks in Vienna

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• Food & DrinkCoffeehouses and Cakes of the Innere Stadt5 stops · ~35 min · 1.5 kmSee the walk
• Art & MuseumsMuseums Quarter to the Belvedere7 stops · ~4 hr 15 min · 3.7 kmSee the walk
• Hidden GemsMedieval Vienna: Clocks, Churches and Taverns4 stops · ~50 min · 1.2 kmSee the walk
• Weird & UnusualThe Third Man, a Flak Tower and the Naschmarkt4 stops · ~1 hr 30 min · 1.5 kmSee the walk
• Hidden GemsNorth of the Ring: Medicine, Stairs and Red Vienna5 stops · ~1 hr 20 min · 5.2 kmSee the walk
• Local LifeLeopoldstadt, the Prater and Hundertwasser4 stops · ~1 hr 5 min · 4.4 kmSee the walk
• Royal HeritageSchönbrunn: Palace, Palm House and Gloriette4 stops · ~40 min · 2.4 kmSee the walk