In a city like Vienna with dozens of super famous churches, an interesting building like St. Josef…read more's in Margareten stands completely under the radar. But these rarely visited churches in such an historic city can also hold many stories. And each in their own way tries to fit in with the needs of the present day. I see St. Josef's on the Schönbrunnerstraße in Margareten everyday - well because I live around the corner and I can't even walk to the Underground without noticing it's shining yellow walls or lofty tower soaring to the skies. Occasionally I attend an arts performance there like I recently did for a modern dance performance. Their organ recitals are also well worth it. How about an historical tidbit? This is the Church where Franz Schubert's funeral was held when he died so tragically in 1828. Inscribed above its front doors are the oft-read words asking consolation for the poor, an admonition for the rich, and everyone to seek healing. Diagonal from the church is Werkzeug H - one of the great High Temples in Vienna to Boboism. How cool is it to sit drinking beer in Werkzeug H's Schanigarten and be able to glimpse old St. Josef's Church. This juxtaposition of eras and institutions is at the core of what propels Vienna forward in the 21st century!

Small but ornate Baroque Roman Catholic church in the inner stad, with lavish decorations of gilded…read moresculptures and fresco-painted Vienna's first elliptical dome church. There are free organ music show at 3 pm if you would like to listen to. Quick to visit unless you're not interested or yo many churches already

St. Peter's was modeled after its namesake in the Vatican and was ornately decorated inside à la…read moreBaroque style. The church was open for visitors anytime outside any scheduled services. One good reason to visit Perskirche was to attend their free daily concerts scheduled at 3pm. Normally it would be an organ concert but this month they had visiting groups from around the world (a Florida group sang during our visit). The concert lasted around 45 minutes and the both the singers and acoustics were impressive. It doesn't matter where you sit to appreciate the performance. However, the pews were quite uncomfortable for the entire duration. The seatback ended about midway up my back and had an edge that dug into it making it hard to sit up straight. I'd recommend sitting in the overflow chairs that were placed in the aisles since they were of a modern design!

Can't say enough great things about Life Church! I've watched the consistency of leadership over…read moremany years provide a solid foundation for this church movement that is impacting the country of Austria in a truly unique way. If you're living in Vienna or one of the many towns where Life Church has a presence, I'd give it my highest recommendation.

Every year in May, Vienna has the Long Night of the Churches. It is always a really cool evening…read moreto be out and about in Vienna and this year was no different. Hundreds of churches have performances or tours or even food & wine beginning in early evening until the last performance in Stephansdom ends at 1 AM. You are sure to find some things you will probably like to do and see ... even if it's only the architecture. I can promise you won't be alone in doing the Long Night of the Churches. There are many, many thousands of people taking in the performances and events. This year I enjoyed a free re-visit to the Kaisergruft, seeing the Monk's chapel behind the altar in the Franziskaner Church for the first time which contains Vienna's oldest working organ from 1642 and the absolute cool lighting show in St. Stephen's Cathedral. Oh yeah the concert of four saxophones was also awesome. Look out for this event if you find yourself in Vienna in May and I'm sure you'll have some fun. And you don't have to be religious - they don't ask you for a card or computer printout proving that you go to church regularly!

A beautiful church worth visiting if you are nearby. Historical. When we were there the Habsburg's…read moregrandson was there.

I was at this place for classical concert. Mozart KV 458, Beethoven Rasumovsky. The concert started…read moreat 20:00 and and finished around 21:30. It was great performance. When I entered, the guy to check the ticket immediately noticed I'm Japanese and talked to me in Japanese (only greeting) but it was surprising. The interior was gorgeous and so beautiful. The ticket price was reasonable and I loved this place.

Nice church with the distinct two spires and a figure 8…read moreconnection. Night music show is spectacular and unique. Beautiful stained glasses with different motives and histories. Columns and spires of Gothic architecture , plain, natural in-ornate but simple and pure, better fit to serve the spiritual practices of self-reflection and praying purposes.

The neo-Gothic building on the Ringstrasse was built as a token of gratitude for a failed attempt…read moreto assassinate Emperor Franz Joseph. Two towers are so distinct, I didn't know what it was from the distance but I started walking towards this church. Just happened to walk in during a service on Sunday, quietly recorded about 10 seconds as they sounded so beautiful. I didn't walk around as I didn't want to disturb the service, so I just quietly sat there and just felt whatever it was. I was told they have a small museum there but decided to leave it for the next time.