| Historic Vienna is Austria's largest city with a | | | | Wien or Vienna Technical Museum. |
| population in 2009 of over 1.7 million. It is consistently | | | | 3. Vienna's Famous Churches Vienna's large number |
| rated as one of the world's most livable cities which | | | | of old churches are popular with visitors. Some of the |
| means for tourists that safety, culture, cleanliness, | | | | most visited include Deutschordenskirche or The |
| recreation, public transport and health care are all | | | | Church of the Teutonic Order, Karlskirche or St. |
| highly rated. | | | | Charles's Church, Peterskirche or St. Peter's Church, |
| There are so many tourist attractions that make | | | | St. Stephen's Cathedral and Ruprechtskirche which is |
| Vienna a great place to visit that include: | | | | considered to be the oldest church in Vienna with |
| 1. Beautiful Old Palaces There are many beautiful old | | | | roots going back to 796. |
| palaces in Vienna, some of the most visited include | | | | 4. Wiener Riesenrad Ferris Wheel As featured in the |
| Hofburg Imperial Palace which originally dates back to | | | | 1987 James Bond Film, The Living Daylights, the |
| the 13th century (however, there have been many | | | | Wiener Riesenrad or Viennese giant wheel is a 65 |
| renovations and additions throughout the centuries). | | | | metre / 212 foot high Ferris wheel that historically |
| You can also visit Schonbrunn Palace which features | | | | dates back to 1897, making it one of the oldest |
| Tiergarten Schonbrunn, the world's oldest zoo. Last | | | | Ferris wheel's in the world. It is also the only Ferris |
| but not least there is Belvedere Palace, a grand | | | | wheel in Vienna. |
| baroque palace that has a rich history and also has it's | | | | 5. Hundertwasserhaus Apartment Building Vienna is |
| roots in the 17th century. | | | | also noted for it's examples in architecture, of all |
| 2. Over 100 Art Museums Art museums attract | | | | kinds. The 1980's era Hundertwasserhaus Apartment |
| millions of visitors a year to Vienna with some of the | | | | Building designed by Austrian architect Friedensreich |
| most popular being the Albertina featuring over 1 | | | | Hundertwasser presents an interesting interpretation |
| million old master prints, Leopold Museum featuring | | | | of architecture from this era. Featuring such quirks as |
| one of the largest collections of Austrian art, the | | | | uneven floors and a mish-mash of just about every |
| 19th century Naturhistorisches Museum or Museum of | | | | architectural style, it truly has to be seen to be |
| Natural History of Vienna and Technisches Museum | | | | believed. |