Villa Aurora, built in 1785, is a quirky house perched on a hill on the edge of the Viennese woods. Spend a few relaxed hours in this nostalgic spot with a park-like garden and a dining terrace with panoramic views. One could imagine fin-de-siècle bourgeois families ...
Prater Hauptallee
The Big Green's artery
One of the city's most beloved promenades is the Hauptallee, the Prater's main artery through Vienna's green lungs. The 4.5 kil...
Am Himmel
Close to heaven
It's no coincidence that Am Himmel means "in heaven" in German. A green meadow situated on a plateau in the Vienna Woods high a...
Riesenrad
The giant ferris wheel
Many major cities have high-rising architectural landmarks: Paris has the Eiffel Tower, Berlin the Fernsehturm, London the Big ...
Kegelbahn
Bowling for the past
Viennese journalist and part-time chef Margit Hinke finally found her very own niche to roll all of her eclectic interests into...
Jesuitenwiese
Kick it like Jesus
Call us blasphemous, but the Jesuit order is something like God's varsity team. Maybe this is why the Jesuitenwiese is Vienna's...
Brunnenmarkt
Soho in Ottakring?
Like a mini Istanbul in Vienna, this colorful market is open daily brimming with Turkish food, fresh fruit and vegetables, fabr...
Semmering
Biking, Hiking or Skiing?
It's best to arrive at this adventure-zone by train. Designed by Austrian engineer Karl Ritter von Gega, the world's first moun...
Bikepark Zauberberg
Ups and downs
Bikepark Semmering, situated in a prime chunk of eastern Austria and within close distance to numerous cities, recently joined ...
Donauturm
Bungee jump from a rotating restaurant
Hanging upside-down off of Austria's tallest freestanding building definitely scores props for any Spiderman references—a...
Haus des Meeres
The aqua terra zoo Vienna
The aquarium on top of the Flakturm (anti-aircraft tower from WWII) by Gumpendorferstrasse is a unique location to observe the ...
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Veni Vedi Vici
Enjoy rich moments in a Roman world and witness the awakening...
Bohemian Prater
An almost ancient amusement
Second place isn’t necessarily first loser. Amusement...
