Vienna Things To Do

These Lanner-Strauss Ensemble concerts take place in the state rooms of the Schoenborn Palace. The exclusive concerts take you into the world of the Biedermeier period.

Do you know Heinz Fischer, the Austrian President? Do you want to meet Empress Maria Theresia, after having seen her castles in Vienna? Or would you prefer to consult Doctor Sigmund Freud? Since 1st April 2011 we have Madame Tussauds in town with 65 figures a lot of local celebrities.

Vienna has a new museum: Fantastic Realism shown at the magnificent Palais Palffy! Vienna School of Fantastic Realism is legendary. A living legend, that now got it´s home, as detailed by Valerie Strassberg, Viator Local Vienna Expert . Learn more about Vienna Expert Valerie.

Intimacy meets integrity at Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, the most important and engaging Schubert festival in the world today. Dedicated to the music of Franz Schubert, the Viennese composer whose only conceivable rivals in the annals of Romantic era music are Mozart and Beethoven, this seasonal program of Strauss, Brahms, Mahler (and Schubert, naturally) and others is a must for classical music enthusiasts.

Located in Vienna’s ninth district, the Sigmund Freud Museum occupies the former workplace and residence of the famous Austrian neurologist. The exhibits document the life and work of the founder of psychoanalysis in the house in which he was based from 1891 until 1938, when he was forced by the Nazis to flee to England with his family.