A vacation in Austria would not be complete without visiting its remarkable cultural monuments. The most significant landmarks of Austria are concentrated, of course, in its capital, Vienna. The Upper Market, Botanical Garden, City Park, Imperial Crypt, and many other things you can see there.
This city is full of palaces, cathedrals, and castles: St. Peter's Church, Church of Mary the Victorious, the Crypt, the Synagogue, and others. There are many theaters and concert halls in the city: the Vienna State Opera, which opened in 1869 and is also among the five best opera houses in the world, the Vienna Volksoper, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Raimund Theater, the Vienna Theater, etc.
Due to the many famous people living in Austria, the country has preserved many house museums. For example, the Haydn House Museum, Johann Strauss Museum, Beethoven Museum, 'Figaro House', 'Pasqualati House', Schubert Museum, as well as the house where Schubert was born, the Sigmund Freud Museum, and the Otto Wagner Apartment.
For lovers of art galleries, there are several places to visit. This includes the Salvador Dali exhibition, the Museumsquartier, which includes the Leopold Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Vienna Art Pavilion, the Children's Museum, the Tobacco Museum, and the Architecture Center. It is worth visiting the Historic Center of the city, the Jewish Museum, the Military History Museum, and the very interesting exhibition of Lipizzaner horses. Tourists who prefer ethnic themes will enjoy a visit to the Folklore and Ethnological Museums in the Hofburg Palace.
In addition to the capital of Austria, it is also worth visiting Salzburg. There you will see Residenzplatz. This is the main square of the old town. Here you will find the Archbishop's Residence, the New Residence, St. Peter's Cathedral, the Franciscan Church, the Residenzbrunnen fountain, St. Peter's Benedictine Abbey, the Cathedral, and Getreidegasse – an ancient small street that leads from Residenzplatz through the entire old town.
Walking along this street, you will see the house where Mozart was born, the Hohensalzburg Fortress, which is built on the top of Festungsberg mountain at a height of 120 meters above the city. On the right bank of the city, much attention is given to Linzergasse – the main promenade street, on which St. Sebastian's Church is located.
Innsbruck is built on the banks of the River Inn, which flows in the Alps. It is a huge center of international tourism, as well as winter recreation. In the city you can see 11 churches, monasteries, the Tyrolean National Museum, and Ambras Castle. The city of Graz is famous among tourists for its Museum of Criminology and the Cathedral of the Teutonic Knights from the 13th century.
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