Musikverein<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nKonzerthaus is another concert hall you can find national and international musicians.\u00a0 This is the house of the Viennese Music Society and the place where the New Year\u2019s Concert, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and one of the best composers of the world, takes place. And for opera lovers, there is the Vienna State Opera<\/strong>, with excellent singers and performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Vienna State Opera<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nOpera and fine architecture are synonymous with Vienna, and the Vienna State Opera provides both in abundance.\u00a0This outstanding building is located centrally in the Innere Stadt district and is considered one of the finest Opera Houses in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exterior has a Neo-Renaissance style and is characterized by its many arches and arched windows, while the interior is extremely decadent and feels more like a palace than a place of musical celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The famous Viennese opera house is one of the must-see places for everyone visiting the Austrian capital. Its style and architecture make everyone stop and take a second look, no matter how many times they\u2019ve seen it already. The interior is just as beautiful as the exterior.\u00a0Daily guided tours are available which last around 40 minutes and give a good overview of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Shopping at Graben<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhether you are looking for\u00a0Wien Porzellan (famous for\u00a0Porcelain) or brand name good you will find them at Graben, one of the most famous streets in Vienna. The word Graben means \u201ctrench\u201d in German and dates back to an old Roman encampment in the Austrian capital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back in those days, Vienna was surrounded by a city wall, with a trench alongside it. The trench was later filled in and became one of the first residential streets in Vienna. Craftsmen originally lived in wooden houses on the Graben, but it gradually evolved into a marketplace and later residences for the city\u2019s elite. Today it is an up-scale shopping promenade that has Roles, Omega, Prada, Gucci and other stores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My kids loved window shopping in this street in Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nYou will find the Pests\u00e4ule Column (The Plague Column) at the center here. Also known as the Trinity Column it is a Holy column located on the Graben. Erected after the Great Plague epidemic in 1679, the Baroque memorial is one of the most well-known and prominent sculptural pieces of art in the city<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Schonbrunn Palace and Gardens<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nOriginally conceived as a hunting lodge near the end of the 1600s, Schoenbrunn grew into the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers. Besides the Baroque palace, there is an amazing garden, the Gloriette coffee-house and panorama point on a hill, the world\u2019s oldest zoo, a maze, and a carriage museum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Little kids would enjoy the children’s museum here where they can dress up in costumes from the past, as well as learn to make apple strudel in a workshop. There is enough here to spend the whole day, we found plenty of things to do to keep us occupied. Both my kids agreed that this was one of their favorite and best things to do in Vienna with kids!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you spot my kids there? <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe 1,441 room Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace is comparable in grandeur to Versailles, is one of the must see attractions in Vienna<\/strong>. The palace was built between 1696 and 1712 at the request of Emperor Leopold I and turned into the imperial summer palace by Maria Theresa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gloriette coffee-house, worth the uphill walk for the views <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Visit a Viennese Coffeehouse<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nVienna is famous for cafes and its pastry shops or Konditorei<\/em>.\u00a0 The characteristic coffee-house tradition is listed as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.\u00a0\u00a0So a trip to Vienna is not complete without drinking a coffee in one of the traditional coffeehouses<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe attraction of these coffeehouses is the architecture and history, and many famous writers and artists were known to frequent them. After ordering a coffee, these writers, artists, and philosophers stayed for many hours, debating, reading the newspaper, or writing, and this resulted in the city\u2019s coffeehouse literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nEnjoy an Apple strudel or the Sacher Torte cake or you have the choice of several delicious pastries with a coffee (ask for Wiener Melange if in need of a Cappuccino, and a Brauner if you want Espresso) \u2013 invariably accompanied by a glass of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOur favorite was Cafe Diglas near the Cathedral<\/strong>, the coffee was strong, the apple strudel warm and the atmosphere cozy. \u00a0Cafe Sacher is popular and there is always a line to get in<\/strong>. Seems like it is on everyone’s list of things to do in Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Relax at the Volksgarten Park<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nEnd your time in Vienna with a relaxing few minutes in the beautiful Volksgarten Park which literally means People garden and is a perfect park for a stroll after all the museum hopping. It is right next to Habsburg. Just sit here around sunset and watch the fountains and the flowers. It is perfect to blow off some steam after a long day of museum visits with kids in Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Playtime at Prater<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nVienna Prater is an amusement park a short tram ride from the Ringstrasse and is located in the second district of Vienna. The amusement park is just a small part of what is a big green space with lots of beer gartens and restaurants. The entertainment park offers a lot of activities, like rollercoasters, fun little trains, carousels and many more attractions which the young and old people will enjoy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We especially loved the Giant Ferris wheel and the old-fashioned rides.\u00a0 There is also a chocolate museum, a mini train, Madame Tussauds, and a planetarium inside – another great thing to do in Vienna with kids!\u00a0 We ate at\u00a0Schweizerhaus, a beer garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDon’t miss Madame Tussauds inside Prater. With over 80 wax figures including the usual celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Michael Jackson to personalities from Austria like Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Sisi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Falco, Maria Theresia, and Gustav Klimt can be seen here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>See here for tours, attractions, all things to do in Vienna<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>