Use public transportation. ...
by jujub
Use public transportation. It's a bit confusing at first, but you will soon get the hang of it.. and people are willing to help you out! There is an extensive subway and trolleys (trams) systems. Here is a photo of the tram; you can buy a day (or a 3-day) ticket at the subway stations, they are worth the money if you plan to explore different corners of the city. You can use them to ride the subways and the trams. If you opt to buy individual tickets, you can do so as well, but at the tram you have to use coins.
Houses
by Manara
Do not forget to look up, every now and then. You will notice how varied the top parts of these palaces are: turrets, gables, spires and statues. When you walk in narrow streets you risk to miss them, especially if you are distracted by the beautiful shops, so don't forget that the interesting things to see are not all at street level.
Red tram
by Zo72
I don't know why I find red tram so special. Vienna has excellent public transport and red trams are probably least comfortable. There is also modern tram there that is taking over some lines. But somehow I find red tram more appealing.
21st district - Floridsdorf
by pakistanibrain
The Donauinsel (Danube island) is an artificial island that was created as a recreational area for the people of Vienna. It stretches several kilometres in the middle of the Danube. Once a year in June Vienna celebrates the Donauinselfest (festival) when dozens of stages are set up all over the island and millions of people attend the live and free concerts there. International stars can be seen performing live during that festival which lasts for 3 or 4 days (that changes every year).
Floridsdorf (that's how the 21st district is called) is one of the larger districts and is located in the North-East of Vienna. It is right next to the Danube and stretches until the Northern and North-Eastern end of Vienna. Several shopping centres and malls are spread all over the district.
The Loos House, just opposite...
by DanielF
The Loos House, just opposite the old Hofburg was a very innovative building that was remarkable for its pure elegant lines in contrast with the wedding-cake architecture that dominates the buildings along the Ringstrasse. Of course, the Emperor considered it was a really ugly building, but it set a trend that has still reached our days.
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An example of melding the old with the new
Karl's Kirche
Uhrenmuseum, Vienna, AT
Staatsoper Wien, Vienna, AT
