Audio tour · Austria

Vienna

A self-guided audio walking tour of Vienna.

Vienna carries its grandeur lightly. The imperial scale of the boulevards and palaces is real, but the city that lives inside that frame is warm and walkable, full of coffee house corners and quiet courtyards that most visitors pass without noticing. Walking here feels like reading a long book that keeps offering new passages. In the app, 100 stops in Vienna are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Vienna

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Schönbrunn Palace. This was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, set in Hietzing, the 13th district of Vienna.
St. Stephen's Cathedral. You're standing in a place that has seen nearly 1,200 years of history, and the story of this place.
Hofburg. You are standing in a place that has literally been the seat of power for over 800 years.
Belvedere. When you look at this complex, remember that it was built during a period of massive growth.
Kunsthistorisches Museum. You are standing in front of a building that was commissioned by Emperor Franz Joseph I around 1870.
University of Vienna. When you look at this place, you are standing on ground that has seen centuries of intense activity.

All 100 stops in Vienna

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Landmark (22)

Kunsthistorisches Museum
University of Vienna
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Hundertwasserhaus
Albertina
Soviet War Memorial (Vienna)
Secession Building
Imperial Treasury, Vienna
Museum of Military History, Vienna
Leopold Museum
Vienna International Centre
Haus des Meeres
Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
KunstHausWien
Weltmuseum Wien
Mumok
American Bar (Vienna)
Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
Schottenkirche, Vienna
Schottenstift
Vienna Künstlerhaus
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Religious (19)

St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
Karlskirche
Peterskirche, Vienna
Augustinian Church, Vienna
Minoritenkirche (Vienna)
St. Rupert's Church, Vienna
Herzgruft
Kirche am Steinhof
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Vienna
Stadttempel
Ducal Crypt, Vienna
Jesuit Church, Vienna
Church of Saint Michael, Vienna
Church of the Teutonic Order, Vienna
Maria am Gestade
Franciscan Church, Vienna
Dominican Church, Vienna
St. Anne's Church, Vienna
Vienna Islamic Centre

Palace (14)

Belvedere, Vienna
Palais Albert Rothschild
Stadtpalais Liechtenstein
Palais Ephrussi
Palais Schwarzenberg
Gartenpalais Liechtenstein
Palais Nathaniel Rothschild
Palais Coburg
Palais Augarten
Palais Auersperg
Palais Equitable
Palais Pallavicini
Palais Rothschild (Renngasse)
Palais Lobkowitz, Vienna

Museum (13)

Schönbrunn Palace
Austrian National Library
Mozarthaus Vienna
Vienna Museum
Klosterneuburg Abbey
Sigmund Freud Museum (Vienna)
MuseumsQuartier
Ephesos Museum
Winter Palace of Prince Eugene
Jewish Museum Vienna
Klimt Villa
Globe Museum
Madame Tussauds Vienna

Square (13)

Heldenplatz
Stephansplatz, Vienna
Graben, Vienna
Karlsplatz
Maria-Theresien-Platz
Michaelerplatz
Judenplatz
Ballhausplatz
Schwarzenbergplatz
Rathausplatz, Vienna
Mexikoplatz
Josefsplatz
Freyung, Vienna

Theatre (8)

Theater an der Wien
Theater am Kärntnertor
Theater auf der Wieden
Arena, Vienna
Volkstheater, Vienna
Theater in der Josefstadt
Raimund Theater
Ronacher

Historic (3)

Vindobona
Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
Wien Südbahnhof

Park (2)

Prater
Burggarten

Skyscraper (2)

DC Towers
Millennium Tower (Vienna)

Monument (2)

Mozart Monument, Vienna
Stock im Eisen

Castle (1)

Hofburg

Tower (1)

Pasqualati House

Walking routes in Vienna

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

Schönbrunn and the Western Stages. A sweep from the grand imperial summer palace past Klimt's villa and two beloved old theatres in the city's quieter western reaches. (4 stops)
Around the Stephansdom. A tight loop through the oldest heartbeat of Vienna, touching its soaring Gothic cathedral, hidden medieval churches, and the doorstep where Mozart once lived. (8 stops)
Inside the Hofburg. The ceremonial core of the Habsburg empire in a single compact walk, from the Imperial Treasury through the National Library and out to the vast open space of Heldenplatz. (8 stops)
Belvedere to Schwarzenbergplatz. A stroll through the elegant southern quarters connecting the Baroque palace of the Belvedere with grand palaces, a Mozart monument, and the sweeping arc of Schwarzenbergplatz. (8 stops)
The MuseumsQuartier Mile. Vienna's greatest concentration of art and culture in one unhurried walk, from the Kunsthistorisches Museum through the MuseumsQuartier courtyard and out into the green of the Burggarten. (8 stops)
Ringstrasse Palaces and the University Quarter. A walk along the grand boulevard past noble Rothschild and Ephrussi palaces to the university, with Beethoven's former home and the ancient Schottenkirche along the way. (8 stops)