Places moonlightpearls Wants to Go

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.

"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

This museum is dedicated to the little known ancient Roman history of Vienna.

Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists.

A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.