10 Famous Landmarks in Vienna

Vienna has 10 landmarks with a full visitor guide on this site, across Vienna. 2 museums & galleries. Each guide below sets out the entry fee, opening hours, how long to allow, the best months to go and how to get there from the nearest transport hub, alongside the tours and tickets that include it. Use the table to compare cost and visit length before picking which ones fit your trip.

Vienna landmarks at a glance

Entry fee, typical visit length and best time to visit for each landmark in Vienna
Landmark	Where	Entry	Typical visit	Best time
Schönbrunn Palace	Vienna	Grand Tour about €26, Imperial Tour about €22 (timed entry); gardens free; zoo about €24 (2026)	Half a day — 1–1.5 hours in the state rooms plus 2 hours for the gardens and Gloriette	April–June and September–October; first slots of the morning beat the tour groups year-round
Hofburg	Vienna	Sisi Museum + Imperial Apartments + Silver Collection about €17.50; Imperial Treasury about €14; Lipizzaner morning exercise from about €16 (2026)	Half a day for two of the paid interiors plus the courtyards	Year-round — interiors make it Vienna's best bad-weather half day; mornings for Lipizzaner training (most weekdays)
Belvedere Palace	Vienna	Upper Belvedere about €18 (timed entry, cheaper online); Lower about €14; combined tickets available (2026)	2 hours for the Upper Belvedere; 3+ with the Lower and gardens	Weekday mornings for the Klimt rooms before tour groups; late afternoon for garden light over the skyline
St. Stephen's Cathedral	Vienna	Nave free; south tower climb about €6; north tower lift about €7; catacombs tour about €6; all-inclusive ticket about €25 (2026)	30 minutes for the nave; 2 hours with a tower and the catacombs	Before 09:00 or after 17:00 for a quiet nave; clear days for the south tower views
Vienna State Opera	Vienna	Guided tour about €15; standing room mostly €13–18 (sold 80 min before curtain); seats from about €15 to €250+ (2026)	40-minute guided tour, or a 2.5–4-hour evening performance	September–June for the performance season; July–August is tours-only
Prater & Riesenrad	Vienna	Park and Wurstelprater entry free; Riesenrad about €14.50 adult; rides individually priced, mostly €2–6 (2026)	2–3 hours for the wheel and Wurstelprater; add an hour for a Hauptallee walk	March–October for the full funfair; dusk rides on the Riesenrad for the best light; the wheel runs year-round
Kunsthistorisches Museum	Vienna	About €21 adult; under-19s free; annual ticket around €49 pays off on a second visit (2026)	2 hours for Picture Gallery + Kunstkammer; half a day for the full building	Thursday evenings (open to 21:00) are quietest; weekday mornings otherwise
Albertina	Vienna	About €20 adult; under-19s free; combined tickets with Albertina Modern available (2026)	1.5–2.5 hours for the Batliner Collection, staterooms and one special exhibition	Wednesday or Friday evenings (open to 21:00); weekday mornings otherwise
Naschmarkt	Vienna	Free to enter; flea-market haggling expected	1–2 hours; longer with a sit-down lunch	Saturday morning for the flea market (from ~06:30); weekday mornings for calm shopping. Closed Sundays
Karlskirche	Vienna	About €9.50 adult including the panorama lift into the dome (2026); concert tickets separate, mostly €30–45	45–60 minutes including the dome lift	Late afternoon for facade light, dusk for the reflecting-pool shot; evening concerts most nights