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Wüstenhaus
The small Wüstenhaus (Desert House) makes good use of the once disused Sonnenuhrhaus (Sundial House) to re-create arid desert scenes. There are four sections – Northern Africa and the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Madagascar – with rare cacti and live desert animals, such
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Schloss Leopoldskron
The grand rococo palace of Schloss Leopoldskron, a 15-minute walk from Festung Hohensalzburg, is where the lake scene was filmed in The Sound of Music . Its Venetian Room was the blueprint for the Trapp’s lavish ballroom, where the children bid their farewells. Its now a plush hote
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Grossglockner Road
Surely one of Europe’s greatest drives, the snaking Grossglockner Road is a 1930s feat of engineering and a feast of perpendicular towers, ice-blue glaciers and razor-sharp peaks. If the 43km highway doesn’t take your breath away with its hairpin bends, the incredible views of Gros
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Garden of Ruins
Here you’ll find some impressive remains of the Roman Savaria, excavated here since 1938. Don’t miss the beautiful mosaics of plants and geometrical designs on the floor of what was St Quirinus Basilica in the 4th century. There are also remains of Roman road markers, public baths,
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Hietzinger Friedhof
Aficionados of Vienna’s Secessionist movement will want to make the pilgrimage to the Hietzinger cemetery to pay homage to some of its greatest members. Klimt, Moser and Wagner are all buried here. Others buried in the cemetery include Engelbert Dollfuss, leader of the Austro-Fasci
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Landhaus
This striking Renaissance building with a trio of interlinking courtyards is now the seat of Upper Austrian parliament and government. The bronze Planet Fountain dates from 1582.
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Silvretta Hochalpenstrasse
The 23km-long Silvretta High Alpine Road twists and turns beneath peaks rising to well over 2500m before climbing over the 2036m Bielerhöhe Pass via 34 knuckle-whiteningly tight switchbacks. At the top of the pass, the Silvretta Stausee (2030m), a startlingly aquamarine reservoir,
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Stadtmauern
Topping the must-see list are the sturdy 14th-century city walls complete with gate towers such as the medieval Linzertor and skeletal Böhmertor , which reflect Freistadt’s past need for strong defences as an important staging point on the salt route to Bohemia. The moat encircling
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Neidhart
An unassuming house on Tuchlauben hides quite a remarkable decoration: the oldest extant secular murals in Vienna. The small frescos, dating from 1398, tell the story of the minstrel Neidhart von Reuental (1180–1240) and life in the Middle Ages in lively and jolly scenes. The fresc
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Wasserturm
Just south of the Militärakademie, rising between the convergence of two busy roads, is the town’s water tower from 1910. Its shape intentionally apes the gilded goblet donated to the townsfolk by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary after he took the town in 1487. It’s still in opera
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Kunsthalle Project Space
Once the Kunsthalle had taken up its new residence in the MuseumsQuartier, this glass cube was built on the site. Its doors were thrown open in 2001 to temporary exhibitions of up-and-coming artists. The website tells you what’s on (and any variation in times). After viewing the ex
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Morzinplatz
Situated on the Danube Canal between Salztorbrücke and Marienbrücke, Morzinplatz is dominated by the Monument to the Victims of Fascism , 1985, on the site of the former Gestapo headquarters during the Nazi era. The monument features the Star of David and the pink triangle, represe
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Frida & Fred
This small but fun-packed museum is aimed at kids from 3 years up to the age of 12, and hosts two exhibitions, one for children from 3 to 7 years, and a second for children from 8 years. Both focus educationally and interactively on how animals and humans create their homes and ho
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Belvedere Gardens
The long garden between the two Belvederes was laid out in classical French style and has sphinxes and other mythical beasts along its borders. South of the Oberes Belvedere is the small alpine garden , which has 3500 plant species and a bonsai section. North of here is the much la
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Augarten
This landscaped park from 1775 is dotted with open meadows and criss-crossed by tree-lined paths. You can kick a ball in one section, let the kids stage a riot in a playground in another, or visit the porcelain museum. Among the parks most eye-catching features are the austere Flak
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Schloss Landeck
Standing sentinel above Landeck, this 13th-century hilltop castle is visible from afar. The 1st-floor museum showcases everything from Celtic figurines to hand-carved Krampus masks, as well as a wonderful mechanised nativity scene during Advent. Climb the dizzying staircase to the
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Bawag Contemporary/Bawag Foundation
This gallery, financed by the Bawag Bank, features contemporary artists from both the international and local scenes, focusing on the generation born in the 1970s. It has a regular influx of excellent temporary exhibitions on display in all media, with works ranging from painting,
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Szombathely Gallery
This grand modern art gallery specialises primarily in 20th-century Hungarian art, with numerous temporary exhibitions throughout the year. The permanent collection includes works by home-grown artists such as Gyula Derkovitzs, as well as a wealth of abstract and avant-garde works
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Stadtmuseum
Set in an early-17th-century granary with an eye-catching sgraffito mural facade, this museum spells out Steyr’s culture and folklore in artefacts. The baroque and Biedermeier nativity figurines are the highlight of the permanent collection.
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Vas Museum Village
On the banks of the city’s fishing lake, this open-air museum contains more than 40 18th- and 19th-century farmhouses (porták) moved here from two dozen villages in the Őrség region. The most interesting of these are the Croatian, German and ‘fenced’ houses and if you’re lucky, you
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