Austrian National Library is a short walk from Hofburg Palace. As a lover of libraries, this was on…read moremy must-visit list while visiting Vienna. You have to pay a ticket to enter. I got a student discount of 8 euros. THE LIBRARY IS GORGEOUS. It's teeming with tourists everywhere. It certainly felt similar to the library in Beauty and the Beast, absolutely grand with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, painted ceilings, and ornate architecture. Overrun by tourists, but the plus side is that we get to help each other take pics and vids in there!

One of the most famous in the world, the building is gigantic and beautiful, the collection of…read morebooks is infinite, the price is quite high (8 euros). Una de las bibliotecas más famosas del mundo, el edificio es gigante y hermoso, la colección de libros infinita, el precio es bastante alto (8 euros).

This was another 'museum' located within the Hofburg complex. While perhaps not worth a long trip…read moreto visit by itself, since you're likely to be within a 5-minute walk during a trip to Vienna, this place is worth considering. The real draw here is just the architecture and the setting itself. This is a high-ceilinged (4-story) Baroque showplace. It looks more like a movie set, or a small cathedral where they happened to install bookshelves. The ceilings are painted with classical scenes, there are statues in key atriums, and the books extend up along the entire walls. It was great for photography. The library is laid out as a long rectangle, maybe 150 meters long and 15 meters wide. There are places where it gets wider also. But it isn't so huge that it will take very long to walk through. They also have displays along both sides providing a timeline of Austrian publications and history. This is located in a courtyard near the royal apartments, but on the side away from the city center. Again, if you are in the area and like beautiful architecture, this is worth a stop.

The Austrian National Library is a breathtaking baroque masterpiece located in Vienna. It's…read morebeautiful. I couldn't stop looking up at the frescos. Founded by Emperor Charles VI in the 1730s, it was originally the court library for the Habsburgs. It is secular dedicated to the advancement of human knowledge. The library houses over 12 million items across various collections. This is a must visit.