Last Updated on January 10, 2023 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
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