Vienna Ultimate Top 50 bucket list - Things to do (Update 2024)

Last Updated on January 19, 2024 by gregor

When it comes to bucket list items, Vienna has it all. From incredible museums and historic landmarks to delicious food and world-class shopping, the Austrian capital has something for everyone. Here’s a complete Vienna bucket list of the top fifty things to do in Vienna to save you the bother of deciding what to do (and what not to do)!

Vienna Bucket List – 50 Things to do in Vienna, Austria

Watch the sunset from the roof of St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Visit the Albertina Museum and enjoy a fantastic view from the Albertina Platz to the Vienna Opera
Ride through Vienna with a two-horse carriage. Riding Dinner offers exclusive culinary horse-drawn carriage rides for one to four people through the city center.
Visit the Franziskanerplatz and grab a coffee & Strudel at the lovely Kleines Cafe
Visit the Vienna State Opera House, before going out for a fancy dinner
Have brunch at the Palmenhaus Cafe and enjoy a walk through the Burggarten at the Hofburg
Find the hidden courtyards in the 1st district
Explore the Vienna Old streets and the Judenplatz with the Jewish Museum
Enjoy the Leopoldmuseum and relax in the courtyard of the Museumsquartier.
Attend a traditional Viennese Ball. You might opt for a full experience with Champagne reception and horse-drawn carriage ride.
Walkthrough the Spittelberg, a lovely little village area in the 7th district
Enjoy shopping at the Vienna elegant streets of The Graben and Kohlmarkt
Stroll through the Stadtpark and have afternoon coffee with Apfelstrudel at the Meierei
Visit the Augarten baroque Park and explore the world-famous Augarten porcelain manufactory
Take the Third Man Walking Tour and watch the Third Man movie on Netflix
Visit the Prater, ride the Giant Ferries Wheel Riesenrad, and visit the Schweizerhaus to eat a Stelze
Enjoy a drink at the best rooftop bars in Vienna, including the RitzCarlton, Bloom-Bar, and S/O Hotel
Go to the Naschmarkt and enjoy delicious fresh food and on Saturday mornings the Flea Market
Discover famous Composer Mozart and visit the Mozart Wohnhaus
Explore the Schloss Schönbrunn Palace and walk through the imperial gardens up to the Gloriette
Enjoy Ice-Skating at the Wiener Eistraum in City Hall Square
Stroll along the Donauinsel, or even rent a bike
Visit the Sigmund Freud Museum and learn about the father of psychoanalysis.
Walk the Ringstrasse boulevard and enjoy the imperial architecture buildings
Visit Vienna Christmas Markets and enjoy the Glühwein.
Try the famous Wiener Schnitzel at Figlmüller
Take a Segway tour through Vienna
Visit the Hundertwasserhaus the colorful and quirky apartment block
Discover everything about Empress Sissi
Watch a movie at the Vienna Film Festival
Try a pastry from the famous Demel K.u.K Hofzuckerbäcker
Browse the collections at the Belvedere museum see Klimt’s “The Kiss” and stroll through the Belvedere Gardens
Enjoy the Rose Gardens at the Volksgarten Park
Explore the Best Würstelstand (Sausage Stands) in Vienna
Plan a day tour to the city of Salzburg (Sound of Music and Mozart Birth House)
Taste the Sacher torte at the Hotel Sacher Cafe
Visit the Wiener Secession of the Art Nouveau exhibition building
Enjoy the Klimt Villa garden house in the 13th district
Visit the Lainzer Tiergarten and check out Hermes Villa, Sissi’s “dream castle”
Watch a show at The Spanish horse riding school
Celebrate New year at the New Years Concert
Take a HopOn HopOff bus Tour
Party at the Wiesn-Fest
Enjoy luxury shopping in Vienna’s famous shopping areas
Visit the Heuriger (Wine Taverns) at the Viennese vineyards
Experience the Summer Nights Concert at the Schloss Schönbrunn
Take a cook and baking course to learn how to make the Wiener Schnitzel and the Apfelstrudel
Enjoy a cocktail at one of the bars in town, including the D-Bar
Dance and party the Vienna nightlife
Have a coffee and cake at a traditional Viennese Coffeehouse, including the Cafe Central