When in Vienna - The ultimate Vienna Bucket list

Vienna in considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. If you're looking to spend some quality time in the city, there are numerous ways to do so. Below, you'll find 25 ideas to cross off your Viennese bucket list.

Behold, the Vienna essentials:

1. Spend an afternoon in Prater - ride the Giant Ferris Wheel and eat Stelze at the Schweizerhaus

2. Try the original Wienerschnitzel at Figlmüller restaurant

3. Wander around the Schönbrunn Palace Gardens and spend a day at the Zoo

4. Take a picture of the Hunderwasserhaus

5. Watch the sunset at St. Stephen Cathedral

6. Spend some money on Naschmarkt

7. Put on some fancy attire and attend a Viennese Ball

8. Stroll along the blue Danube and enjoy a cocktail at the bar beside the river

9. Walk through Albertina and have a picnic in the Burggarten

10. Enjoy a slice of the original Sacher cake at Hotel Sacher Cafe

11. Relax in the courtyard of the Museumquartier

12. Make your way through the famous Viennese Christmas Markets and enjoy some glühwein

13. Have brunch at the Palmenhaus Cafe

14. Explore the "hidden courtyards" of Vienna

15. Take a Fiaker ride through the city

16. Experience the Spanish Riding School in all it's glory

17. Take a city tour with Vienna’s hop-on, hop-off busses

18. Stroll through the city center after dark

19. Watch a movie at the Vienna Film Festival

20. Enjoy a hot cup of coffee in one of the traditional Viennese coffeehouses

21. Enjoy a cocktail at one of Vienna's rooftop bars, such as Ritz Carlton or Dachboden

22. Attend a classical concert

23. Overeat on Apfelstrudel

24. See Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" at the Belvedere museum

25. Bike through the city

Download the bucket list in PDF format here!

These represent only a fragment of Vienna as a whole, so be sure to wander around the city by yourself and expand the list as much as you can.

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