Places MELS Wants to Go

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

A set of outdoor stairs named in honor of a famous Austrian artist.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

Journey through a mesmerizing array of board games inside this museum.

The world’s oldest military museum has remained largely unchanged since the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

Inside the corridors of this flea market, visitors are sure to find some obscure and odd treasures.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

An IT-specialist-turned-farmer reintroduces an Austrian food tradition while promoting snails as a sustainable "future food" option.

A gift from Emperor Franz Joseph I to his wife.

This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

This outsider art house has gone from clinical creation to astounding artwork.

A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.