This review combines our recent experience at this church and the surrounding Mexikoplatz. Gayle…read moreand I walked all around both, and experienced a residential neighborhood vibe. We were unable to enter the church, but did find evidence of a mass schedule (at the side door) and a daycare operation. The main entrances were either a campground for homeless folks or were securely fenced off. Yet apparently, this church is home to the Vienna English Speaking Catholic Community. The St. Francis of Assisi Church is located along the Danube and sports a signature brick Basilica profile. We also used this landmark to to find our way back to our cruise ship. The surrounding Mexikoplatz (Mexico Square), formerly known as Erzherzog-Karl-Platz (Archduke-Karl-Square), commemorates the fact that Mexico was the only country outside the Soviet Union to protest against the Anschluss of Austria to Nazi Germany. The Church and Plaza are also located on the southwestern end of the Reichsbrücke (Empire Bridge). Gayle and I also noted that we were located in the Vienna's Second District, Leopoldstadt, which was also the name of a famous play of that name by Tom Stoppard. Not surprisingly, there was clearly a disconnect between the setting of this play and what we experienced in this District.

This church looks older than it really is. It was built to celebrate the anniversary of some…read moreruler's coronation, and was built to just look old. It's a nice lookin' church, situated right along the Danube, overlooking the banks. Behind this church is MexicoPlatz, which is named in honor of the fact that Mexico refused to go along with Germany's plans in WWII, and they dedicated this plaza after Mexico! It's honestly the least-Mexican "Mexican" plaza I've ever been in, but it's nice! They have a big stone plaque commemorating the plaza in Austrian and Spanish. There's a playground with outdoor ping pong tables, park benches, trash cans and places to hang out and throw a frisbee around! There's plenty of trees, and it's a nice spot to hang. It felt well lit and safe at night. The neighborhood isn't really Mexican. I couldn't find a taqueria anywhere around here, but there's plenty of Kabab places nearby. Overall, it's a nice place to come out and celebrate Mexican heritage. When going through, be sure to shout out a loud "Grito" to let everyone know- Viva Mexico!

Not worth the money…read more For 16€ you get to go up some 150meters to get a 360° view of the city. The city is very flat and decently far from the tower, so you really don't get to see anything cool. For an experience like this, anything over 5€ is a Ripp of. There was a line for the restaurant at the top, so we did not go in

If you already walked here then you're committed to buying a lift ticket. Cost is 14.50 euro. There…read moreis a cafe for coffee and food on top. Coffee is 3-4 euro and food is around 8. Best view is at the rotating coffee. Grab a seat and enjoy the view while sipping on coffee. The outside platform has wire and bar that blocks the view.

We came here to see Wiener Riesenrad when we were in Vienna, because it's featured heavily in the…read morefilm The Third Man, which is my husband's favorite. What we did not know in our plan to visit the riesenrad (ferris wheel) and that it doesn't show you in the film, is that the wheel is in the middle of a giant amusement park, and not really a cool noir looking structure after all! Nothing against the amusement park (Prater), but just be aware that you will have to go into the park and pay to see the wheel up close. It's still cool to see from afar (and if you have kids, to go to the amusement park too). And there are rose gardens outside the park where you can sit and enjoy the wheel from afar over the trees. That's what we did and we got our photo of it that way without a million people around it!

Pretty view but not worth it, we did a combination ticket which was nice but you share the ride…read morewith 10-15 others and we went around once. Half the time we went around they were filling the ride up with other people. It's a nice view and if you only want to go around once then go for it, but you can find the view elsewhere. World's oldest Ferris wheel which was cool, but again at least go around twice. They had nice dinner carriages and depending on the price that might be something to look into.

Entered this church as part of the Viennese "night of churches" where churches all around the city…read moreare open through the evening/night. From the outside it doesn't look so spectacular but inside it was really nice. Especially as it was all lit up in different coloured spotlights. It's a Protestant church so it isn't as glorious and spectacular as the Catholic churches in Vienna.

Hier kann man sehr günstig & gut zu Mittag essen - die Kantine ist öffentlich zugänglich, man muss…read morenur beim Portier einen Besucherkarte lösen. Sehenswert ist auch der Neubau im 1.Stock, dort gibt es eine ausführliche Dokumentation über die Geschichte des Hauses, mit interessanten Bildern und Texten.