Vienna, Austria
Vienna’s Public Scales
Sturdy scales are a surprising thing to find in a modern European city.
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Vienna, Austria
Sturdy scales are a surprising thing to find in a modern European city.
Vienna, Austria
Rediscovered underground chapel is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in Vienna.
Enns, Austria
A secret hotel room can be found inside this clocktower in the oldest city in Austria.
Vienna, Austria
A memorial to those who donated their bodies to science.
Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria
A rebuilt Roman city that was once the largest Roman settlement in the region.
Hallstatt, Austria
Dedicated to this region's early settlements and rich history of salt mining.
Eisenberg an der Raab, Austria
Cross mysteriously appeared for 36 years.
Vienna, Austria
One of the most notable figures in the Wurstelprater’s history is often assumed to be a fictional character.
Vienna, Austria
The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.
Vienna, Austria
The world’s oldest military museum has remained largely unchanged since the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Kremsmünster, Austria
This "mathematical tower" was an observatory, early skyscraper, and place to reflect on all of nature and the cosmos.
Vienna, Austria
These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.
Altaussee, Austria
During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.
Vienna, Austria
One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.
Alland, Austria
Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera.
Vienna, Austria
These relics of the city's past now exist as a prominent modern feature.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.
Gmünd in Kärnten, Austria
A road runs through the middle of this small Austrian chapel.
Vienna, Austria
A set of outdoor stairs named in honor of a famous Austrian artist.
Innsbruck, Austria
This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...
Vienna, Austria
Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.
Klosterneuburg, Austria
This outsider art house has gone from clinical creation to astounding artwork.
Vienna, Austria
A gift from Emperor Franz Joseph I to his wife.