# Things to Do in Vienna

A guide to Vienna's landmark palaces, cathedrals, and museums. · community starter list

Looking for things to do in Vienna? This list of 9 includes Schloss Schönbrunn (Hietzing, Vienna). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Austria](/austria.md) / Vienna
**Updated:** 2026-08-25 04:33:43

1. **[Schloss Schönbrunn](/e/schloss-schonbrunn---1201.md)** (attraction) — Baroque summer palace rebuilt from 1696 for the Habsburgs after the 1683 siege and expanded under Maria Theresa from 1743; a UNESCO World Heritage site. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.wien.info/en/art-culture/imperial-sights/schoenbrunn-palace-357558, https://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/about-schoenbrunn/the-palace/
2. **[St. Stephen's Cathedral](/e/st-stephen-s-cathedral---1202.md)** (attraction) — Gothic cathedral founded in 1137 with a 136-metre south tower; burned in the 1945 Battle of Vienna and fully reopened in 1952, it remains an active parish church. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.visitingvienna.com/sights/stefansdom/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen%27s_Cathedral,_Vienna
3. **[Upper Belvedere](/e/upper-belvedere---1203.md)** (attraction) — Baroque palace built by 1723 for Prince Eugene of Savoy as his summer residence; today a museum holding the world's largest Klimt collection, including The Kiss. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvedere,_Vienna, https://www.belvedere.at/en/visit/upper-belvedere
4. **[MuseumsQuartier](/e/museumsquartier---1204.md)** (attraction) — Cultural quarter opened in 2001 inside the former imperial court stables, now housing dozens of institutions including the Leopold Museum and mumok. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.viennatourism.org/museumsquartier-vienna-guide/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MuseumsQuartier
5. **[Wiener Riesenrad](/e/wiener-riesenrad---1205.md)** (attraction) — Giant ferris wheel built in 1897 for Emperor Franz Joseph's jubilee, severely damaged in World War II and rebuilt with 15 of its original 30 cabins. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.wien.info/en/see-do/prater/giant-ferris-wheel-346994, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_Riesenrad
6. **[Vienna State Opera](/e/vienna-state-opera---1206.md)** (attraction) — Neo-Renaissance opera house built 1861-1869; its auditorium burned in a 1945 bombing and was rebuilt with reduced seating, reopening in 1955 with Fidelio. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.historyhit.com/locations/vienna-state-opera/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_State_Opera
7. **[Sisi Museum](/e/sisi-museum---1207.md)** (attraction) — Museum in the Hofburg's Stephan apartments, open since 2004, displaying over 300 personal objects that trace Empress Elisabeth's life, from girlhood to assassination. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.wien-tickets.com/sisi-museum/about/, https://www.sisimuseum-hofburg.at/en/about-the-location/sisi-museum
8. **[Karlskirche](/e/karlskirche---1208.md)** (attraction) — Baroque church built 1716-1737 after Emperor Charles VI vowed to honor plague patron St. Charles Borromeo; still an active parish that also hosts concerts. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.thegeographicalcure.com/post/guide-to-viennas-st-charles-church, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlskirche
9. **[Albertina](/e/albertina---1209.md)** (attraction) — Former Habsburg palace turned museum, home to a graphic art collection founded in 1776 by Duke Albert of Saxony-Teschen, holding around 65,000 drawings. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://albertina.at/en/research/drawing-print/history/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albertina

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