Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #17 in Vienna, Austria

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 11.4 km
Ascend 231 m
Descend 208 m

Experience Vienna 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 ViennaIndividual Sights in Vienna

Sight 1: Gedenkstein 1938

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This list of works of art in public space in Leopoldstadt contains the works of art in public space in the district of Leopoldstadt listed in the "Wien Kulturgut".

Wikipedia: Liste der Kunstwerke im öffentlichen Raum in Wien/Leopoldstadt (DE)

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Hl. Franz von Assisi

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St. Francis of Assisi Church, also known as the Emperor's Jubilee Church and the Mexico Church, is a Basilica-style Catholic church in Vienna, Austria. Built between 1898 and 1910, it was consecrated in 1913. It is located on the Mexikoplatz in Vienna's Second District, Leopoldstadt, and is administered by the Order of the Holy Trinity.

Wikipedia: St. Francis of Assisi Church, Vienna (EN)

984 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 3: Rudolf-Bednar-Park

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Opened in 2008, Rudolf Bednar Park in Vienna's 2nd district, Leopoldstadt, is the largest Viennese park built since 1974. The park, named after the district mayor from 1977 to 1984 on part of the former Nordbahnhof site, is surrounded in the northeast by new blocks of houses on Vorgartenstraße, in the southeast by the newly laid out Jakov-Lind-Straße, in the southwest by the Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner campus and in the northwest by the newly laid out Krakauer Straße.

Wikipedia: Rudolf-Bednar-Park (DE)

1330 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 4: Tegetthoff-Denkmal

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The Tegetthoff Monument in Vienna was designed by Carl Kundmann (statue) and Carl von Hasenauer (architecture) and commemorates Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Vice Admiral and Commander of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian navies in the 1860s. Unveiled on 21 September 1886, it stands on the Praterstern at the end of Praterstraße in Vienna's 2nd district, Leopoldstadt, at one of the most important transport hubs in the city of Vienna.

Wikipedia: Tegetthoff-Denkmal (DE)

745 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Palais Wenkheim

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Palais Wenkheim

Palais Wenkheim is a city palace in Vienna's 2nd district, Leopoldstadt. It is located at Praterstraße 23 and is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Palais Wenkheim (DE)

412 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Odeon-Theater

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Odeon-Theater Manfred Werner - Tsui / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Serapionstheater is an Austrian theatre group founded in 1973 by Ulrike Kaufmann and Erwin Piplits. Since 2014, Max Kaufmann has been the artistic director of the Serapions Ensemble, as well as the chairman of the Odeon Association.

Wikipedia: Serapionstheater (DE), Website

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Hl. Johannes der Täufer

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The Church of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic church in the 2nd district of Vienna, Leopoldstadt, in Taborstraße.

Wikipedia: Barmherzigenkirche (Wien) (DE)

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Karmeliterkirche

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Karmeliterkirche

The parish church of St. Josef is a Roman Catholic parish church in Vienna's 2nd district of Leopoldstadt on Karmeliterplatz. The parish is located in the deanery 2/20 of the Vicariate of Vienna City, which belongs to the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is under the patronage of St. Joseph. The building is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Karmeliterkirche (Leopoldstadt) (DE)

346 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Wiener Kriminalmuseum

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Wiener Kriminalmuseum

The Vienna Crime Museum is a crime museum in Vienna, Austria.

Wikipedia: Vienna Crime Museum (EN), Website, Website

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: St. Leopold

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The parish church of St. Leopold is a Roman Catholic parish church in the 2nd district of Vienna, Leopoldstadt, at Alexander-Poch-Platz 6. The parish is located in the deanery 2/20 of the Vicariate of Vienna City, which belongs to the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is dedicated to St. Leopold. The building is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Leopoldskirche (Leopoldstadt) (DE)

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: MuTh Konzertsaal der Wiener Sängerknaben

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MuTh Konzertsaal der Wiener Sängerknaben

MuTh, acronym for Music and Theatre, is the concert and multi-purpose hall of the Vienna Boys' Choir opened in 2012 in the Augarten in Vienna-Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district.

Wikipedia: MuTh (DE), Website

961 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 12: kath. Pfarrkirche Am Tabor

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kath. Pfarrkirche Am Tabor

The parish church Am Tabor is a Roman Catholic parish church in the 2nd district of Vienna, Leopoldstadt, at Hochstettergasse 1. The parish is located in the deanery 2/20 of the Vicariate of Vienna City, which belongs to the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is dedicated to the feast of the Resurrection of Christ. The building is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche Am Tabor (Leopoldstadt) (DE), Website

981 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 13: Augarten

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The Augarten is a public park of 52.2 hectares situated in the Leopoldstadt, the second district of Vienna, Austria. It contains the city's oldest Baroque park.

Wikipedia: Augarten (EN)

1206 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 14: Schützenhaus

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Schützenhaus

The Kaiserbad weir and lock in Vienna is an important monument to the technical challenges of making the Danube Canal navigable around 1900. The associated shooting house is one of Otto Wagner's main works. The Schützenhaus (list entry) and the lock as part of the Danube Canal (list entry) are listed as historical monuments.

Wikipedia: Wehranlage und Schleuse Kaiserbad (DE), Website

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: Deutschmeister-Denkmal

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The Deutschmeister Monument is a monument on Deutschmeisterplatz in Vienna's 1st district, Innere Stadt. It was the first large monument of the Danube Monarchy that was not dedicated to a single person, but to a unit of troops. It is possible that the Deutschmeister monument in 1945 was also the model for the heroes' monument of the Red Army on Schwarzenbergplatz.

Wikipedia: Deutschmeister-Denkmal (DE)

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Palais Sturany

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The Palais Sturany is a palace in the 1st district of Vienna, Innere Stadt, at Schottenring 21. It was built according to the plans of the architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer from 1874 as a residence for the court architect Johann Sturany.

Wikipedia: Palais Sturany (DE)

448 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Hannakenbrunnen

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The Hannakenbrunnen is a listed fountain in the 1st district of Vienna, Innere Stadt Am Gestade near the church of Maria am Gestade.

Wikipedia: Hannakenbrunnen (DE)

700 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 18: Palais Ephrussi

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Palais Ephrussi is a former Ringstraßenpalais in Vienna. It was built for the Ephrussi family of financiers by Theophil Freiherr von Hansen, the architect of the Austrian Parliament Building. It is on the Ringstrasse, specifically the Universitätsring, opposite the Votivkirche.

Wikipedia: Palais Ephrussi (EN)

533 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 19: Zum Kaiser von Österreich

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The house "Zum Kaiser von Österreich" is a listed building from the Biedermeier period at Währinger Straße 18 / corner of Berggasse 1 in the 9th district of Vienna, Alsergrund.

Wikipedia: Haus Zum Kaiser von Österreich (DE)

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: Votivkirche

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The Votivkirche is a neo-Gothic style church located on the Ringstraße in Vienna, Austria. Following the attempted assassination of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1853, the Emperor's brother Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian inaugurated a campaign to create a church to thank God for saving the Emperor's life. Funds for construction were solicited from throughout the Empire. The church was dedicated in 1879 on the silver anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Empress Elisabeth.

Wikipedia: Votivkirche, Vienna (EN), Website

982 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 21: Schönbornpark

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Schönbornpark

Schönbornpark is a 10,000 m² park in Vienna's 8th district on Florianigasse and Lange Gasse.

Wikipedia: Schönbornpark (DE)

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