Really nice large park in the 10th district. Long…read morerunning/bicycling tracks as well as scenic views over Vienna and the small lake in its centre. Also here are astroturf football pitches, tennis courts and basketball courts for the sports lovers out there. A large dog park is also located here and there are plenty of benches to sit and rest at. Very picturesque and hilly park with plenty of space to roam.

Beautiful place for running, workout, or just chillin out. You can explore there very nice nature…read moreand If you have dog, there are special places for them:)

I feel like I should give this plaza a 3, but I'll be nice since you need to be there to see the…read morecathedral. As one of the busiest plazas in Vienna, this place gets super crowded. Uncomfortably crowded. We climbed the church tower, ducked into a shop for souvenir hunting, then ran across to see the inside of the cathedral. After that, we were outta there. Once you've seen it, you're good, unless you need to come back to the cathedral for something. 62/2025

Fun area and lots of fun little shops & department stores too from low to high end. Also numerous…read morerestaurants and cafes. Very crowded and out on your walking shoes! On a hot day it could get warm. Walking distance from our hotel. And you won't miss St. Stephen's Cathedral. Do visit inside if you're able.

Without realizing it, we found our accommodations during our trip to Vienna was within walking…read moredistance of Prater! We loved walking around the park (no entrance fee to enter the grounds) and seeing all the rides and games. We opted to ride the swings around sunset which provided gorgeous views of the city. Would absolutely recommend!!!

Took the subway station to Prater, which is like Vienna's version of Golden Gate Park in SF and…read moreCentral Park in NY, and they have a free amusement park you can walk through with a famous giant ferris wheel. I mainly just walked around and enjoyed the sights and sounds of the amusement park, and took a bunch of photos of my surroundings. There were uniformed school marching bands that marched and performed thorughout the park during the afternoon I visited, ranging from elementary-aged children up to high school. I ate a Hungarian flatbread called langos for the first time! Enjoyed a very nice couple of hours just walking around as a tourist.

This is the oldest zoo in Europe. You couldn't tell though because it's one of the most…read moreprogressive. They've massively expanded spaces for the animals who need to roam like the elephants and rhino. The polar bear exhibit is spacious and gives the animals a place to hide. The panda has one of the best environments that I've ever seen. It's a nice centralized zoo with one center restaurant that comes to the middle. It's very much about the animals. They put a lot of revenue in and don't do a lot of marketing. There are good sit down foods. Beer gardens. Petting zoo and big play area. Even the walkways and public spaces are amazingly well planted and kept up. After Singapore, my second best zoo in the world.

The Schönbrunn Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn) is touted as the oldest zoo in the world, so we did pop…read morein to see it while wandering the Schönbrunn grounds. It unfortunately does seem like it's the oldest zoo, too. I don't like zoos in general, but where I live, we have one of the world's best zoos (The Henry Doorly Zoo), where the animals have lots of room to roam and live their best lives - as best they can while being in a zoo anyway. But the Schönbrunn Zoo seemed very cramped and a lot older of a set up for the animals there. It kind of made me sad to see them in smaller enclosures. They seemed to be hiding a lot from all the people too. We decided to leave pretty quickly after looking around a bit. I think it's a good thing for kids to do vs. what the parent's probably are wanting to do (seeing the Schönbrunn Palace and grounds), so maybe it's a good thing to have, but just was not up my alley.

I initially had some trouble booking this too far in advance. The site kept telling me that there…read morewere no tickets available, but it wasn't clear if I was trying to order them too early (several months out), etc. Eventually I must have entered the active window as I was able to see dates / times; this was probably 2 - 3 months before our trip. Your options for seeing the Lipizzaner horses are, IIRC, a live show, an exercise / rehearsal session, or a behind-the-scenes tour. Prices go down and flexibility goes up as you progress through them in that order. Giving our schedule, I opted for the tour. You also have to pick your language at booking time, which makes sense. You are given a specific time for the tour. The venue is in the Hofburg complex, in the same 'tunnel' area where you can buy tickets for the Sisi Museum. The entrance for the Lipizzaner events is across the road. It is not that obvious, but they had a TV running video of the horses, so that helps. There is a desk where you check in and then you wait in a lobby area for your guide while the rest of your tour party assembles there. They have informational displays about the horses in this area. Our tour started with seats at the main performance arena. The guide went over the history of the place, how things are run today (i.e., how you become a rider, etc.), where the horses come from, etc. It was interesting. The arena is fairly large. We then progressed to check out an adjacent training pavilion just outside. After that, we crossed under part of the building and across a road to a courtyard where you could actually see horses peering out of some stalls. The guide would stop occasionally to continue his narration and to answer questions. We then entered a large room where they stored bridles and saddles for the horses. You were free to take photos up to this point. However, you cannot take photos when in the enclosed area with the horses. We spent a few minutes in close proximity to the horses. The guide discussed things like how they varied in size and how their color evolved as they aged, plus how their naming represents their lineage, etc. We then emerged back into the courtyard where the tour concluded. Here, you are just a couple minutes' walk from where you started. There is also a small gift show nearby if you are interested. Everyone in our party enjoyed the tour and I was glad we booked it. Recommended.

July 2 2025 visited the Spanish riding School in Vienna Austria…read more You can buy tickets for the tour, a training session, or the actual performance. No photography or video allowed of the horses, even in their stalls, although I've seen posted pictures from attendees. Actual performances are on Saturday and Sunday evenings, and start at 108 euros, with price depending on seat location. If you are seated in the cheap seats in the upper tiers be mindful of obstructing support beams. The cheapest seats are for standing room only. A 1 hour show, but much of it is of announcements and historical background talk, before the arrival of the horses. Got to buy these tickets in advance online. Training sessions are 30 minute slots of 5 horses walking around along the edges of the arena, starting at about 16 euros, from 10am to 12pm Tuesday through Friday. We arrived on a Wednesday too late to see the training session, and forked over $18 euros to see a tour. We first went to the empty arena, where the horses do their practices. No practices and no horses to be seen just a vacant lot. Went over to the stalls where the horses were housed. Just look like any other horses and you we're not allowed to take pictures. Finally went to a small museum where horse saddles were displayed on the wall along with associated commemorations. Complete waste of time and money. Could have been worse. My fellow travelers on the Viking Grand European river cruise paid $90 per person expecting an actual performance when signing up months in advance, but getting only a tour.