Best museums in Vienna

Housed in a spectacular building with sweeping staircases and huge rooms, it holds art from around the world. Look up to see the paintings on the ceilings and the dome.

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Its collection includes precious stones, minerals, fossils and animal skeletons, and a digital planetarium makes it a good family day out. It is a few minutes' walk from the MuseumsQuartier.

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Twenty rooms of Habsburg treasures, including a 500-year-old 'unicorn horn' and the 10th-century crown of the Holy Roman Emperor. It also displays the 11th-century Imperial Cross said to hold a piece of the True Cross.

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Opened in 2001 in the former 18th-century Habsburg imperial stables, this cultural complex houses modern and contemporary art museums. It is also a lively place to relax even if you don't like museums.

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A Baroque hall with marble statues, over 200,000 books, a frescoed ceiling and four Venetian globes. The video recommends arriving at opening time to enjoy it in quieter moments.

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A museum in the MuseumsQuartier known for its collection of works by Egon Schiele.

"A museum in the MuseumsQuartier known for its collection of works by Egon Schiele."

Vienna's museum of modern art, located in the MuseumsQuartier.

"Vienna's museum of modern art, located in the MuseumsQuartier."

A contemporary art exhibition space in the MuseumsQuartier.

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A museum of imperial carriages on the grounds of Schönbrunn Palace.

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This architecturally distinctive museum is devoted to Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Across three floors it shows his work and housing projects, plus a changing exhibition on the third floor; tickets cost about 11 euros.

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A museum dedicated to Empress Elisabeth inside the Hofburg, included in the palace ticket along with the Imperial Apartments and Silver Collection.

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The Belvedere's contemporary art venue, with tickets available separately or as part of a combo ticket.

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An art museum whose forecourt offers the best view of the State Opera.

"An art museum whose forecourt offers the best view of the State Opera."