The Kirche am Steinhof (aka Kirche St. Leopold) sits high atop the Baumgartner Höhe at the city outskirts. Locals jokingly refer to this splendid site as “Limoniberg,” or Mount Lemon, on account of the church’s glistening gilded dome that beckons from afar. This a...
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Filmhaus Kino
Celluloid connoisseures
The Filmhaus Kino is a blip of a cinema folded into the historic tourist area of Spittelberg. It lays opposite the Theatre Am S...
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Theater in der Josefstadt
Local legends
The oldest active theater in the city, established in 1788 and affectionately referred to as just 'Der Josefstadt,' has literal...
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Filmmuseum
Scorsese approved
Film historian Peter Konlechner and artist Peter Kubelka set out in 1964 to create a film museum, archive, research center and ...
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Burg Theater
Comedie Deutsche
The Burgtheater is one of the oldest theaters in Europe (second after France's Comedie Francaise). Built in 1888, this former H...
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Gartenbaukino
On the big screen
In this sad age of corporate mega-plex theaters, Gartenbau Kino is a precious gem. With its thick carpets, super-plush seats, c...
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Wien Museum
The city's history
The Wien Museum is dedicated to the city’s history and culture dating from the earliest settlements through to the present day....
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Museumsquartier
Culture club
With some 60,000 square meters, MQ is one of the largest cultural quarters in the world. As the city's epicenter of cultural co...
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Schloss Schönbrunn
Imperial splendor
It's true that Schönbrunn was initially designed in the 18th century to resemble Versailles...though it didn’t quite pan out th...
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Metro Kino
Cineastic temple
The Metro Kino is a nostalgic cineaste's dream come true. Built on the foundations of a Belle Époque ballroom, the well-preserv...
