Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Innsbruck, Austria

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 5.4 km
Ascend 110 m
Descend 108 m

Experience Innsbruck in Austria in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in InnsbruckIndividual Sights in Innsbruck

Sight 1: Petrus Canisius

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Petrus Canisius is a Catholic parish church in the Höttinger Au district of Innsbruck, which was built between 1968 and 1972. It is dedicated to St. Peter Canisius, the patron saint of the Diocese of Innsbruck, and is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche Petrus Canisius (Innsbruck) (DE)

1482 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 2: St. John's Church

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The Roman Catholic St. John's Church (Johann-Nepomuk-Kirche) stands on Innsbruck's Innrain.

Wikipedia: Johanneskirche (Innsbruck) (DE)

490 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Hospital Church

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The Roman Catholic Hospital Church of the Holy Spirit is located in Maria-Theresien-Straße in Innsbruck's city centre.

Wikipedia: Spitalskirche (Innsbruck) (DE)

310 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: St. Anne's Column

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St. Anne's Column stands in the city centre of Innsbruck on Maria-Theresien-Straße.

Wikipedia: St. Anne's Column (EN)

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Palais Fugger-Taxis

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The Palais Fugger-Taxis, also known as Palais Taxis or Taxispalais, is a baroque city palace at Maria-Theresien-Straße 45 in Innsbruck. It was built from 1679 by Hans Otto Fugger von Kirchberg-Weißenhorn according to plans by Johann Martin Gumpp the Elder and came to the von Welsberg family by marriage at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1784, the latter sold the building to the Postmaster General Joseph Sebastian von Thurn und Taxis, who used it not only as a residence, but also as a post office.

Wikipedia: Palais Fugger-Taxis (DE)

66 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Servite Church

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The Servite Church of St. Joseph with adjoining Monastery of the Servites is a church in Maria-Theresien-Straße in Innsbruck, Austria.

Wikipedia: Servitenkirche (Innsbruck) (DE)

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Triumphpforte

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Triumphpforte Simon Legner (User:simon04) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Triumphal Arch is one of the best known sights in the Austrian city of Innsbruck. It is located at the southern end of the present Maria-Theresien-Straße, once the southern road out of the city.

Wikipedia: Triumphal Arch, Innsbruck (EN)

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Pogromdenkmal

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The Pogrom Monument is located on Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz, in the centre of Innsbruck, and commemorates the November pogroms of 1938, during which the Innsbruck citizens Josef Adler, Wilhelm Bauer, Richard Berger and Richard Graubart were murdered. The memorial was erected in 1997.

Wikipedia: Pogrom Monument (EN)

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Befreiungsdenkmal

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The Liberation Monument is a triumphal gate on Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz in Innsbruck. It was built in 1948 by the French military government and is intended to commemorate the resistance of locals during the Nazi era and the fallen Allied soldiers.

Wikipedia: Befreiungsdenkmal (Innsbruck) (DE)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Audioversum

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The Audioversum is a science center in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, which makes scientific contexts and medical technology developments in hearing implant technology interactively tangible and understandable. The aim is to increase education about the importance of hearing for communication, quality of life and human development. The exhibits are interactive, enable self-determined learning, do not require any prior knowledge and have a playful component.

Wikipedia: Audioversum (DE), Website, Website

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Rudolfsbrunnen

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Rudolfsbrunnen

The Rudolfsbrunnen is located in the middle of Bozner Platz in Innsbruck's city centre. The fountain, built from 1873 to 1877, shows a larger-than-life statue of Duke Rudolf IV and commemorates the unification of Tyrol with Austria in 1363. The fountain is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Rudolfsbrunnen (DE)

343 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum

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The Tyrolean State Museum, also known as the Ferdinandeum after Archduke Ferdinand, is located in Innsbruck, Austria. It was founded in 1823 by the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum Society.

Wikipedia: Tyrolean State Museum (EN), Website

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Court Church

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The Hofkirche is a Gothic church located in the Altstadt section of Innsbruck, Austria. The church was built in 1553 by Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564) as a memorial to his grandfather Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519), whose cenotaph within boasts a remarkable collection of German Renaissance sculpture. The church also contains the tomb of Andreas Hofer, Tyrol's national hero.

Wikipedia: Court Church (EN), Website

646 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 14: Dreiheiligen

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Dreiheiligen Simon Legner (User:simon04) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Dreiheiligenkirche is a Catholic parish church in the Innsbruck district of Dreiheiligen-Schlachthof, which was built in 1612/13 as a fulfilment of a vow in the face of the plague and is dedicated to Saints Sebastian, Pirmin, Rochus and Alexius. It is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Dreiheiligenkirche (Innsbruck) (DE)

605 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Stadtpark Rapoldi

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Stadtpark Rapoldi is a park in Innsbruck, Austria.

Wikipedia: Rapoldipark (DE)

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Pfarrkirche Pradl

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The Roman Catholic parish church of Pradl in the Pradl district of Innsbruck is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary and St. Cassiano. It is incorporated into Wilten Abbey and belongs to the deanery of Innsbruck. The neo-Romanesque building was built from 1905 to 1908 according to plans by Josef Schmitz and is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche Pradl (DE)

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