Where to Stay in Vienna: The Best Areas and Neighborhoods for Tourists
When I first started planning our Vienna trip, I’ll admit I was overwhelmed. Where to stay in Vienna seemed like ...
Budapest or Vienna: 15 Ways to Choose Your Perfect City Break
Standing on the Chain Bridge in Budapest at sunset, watching the Parliament Building light up across the Danube, my husband ...
How to Visit Dachstein and Hallstatt in One Day: An Austrian Alps Itinerary That Works
Hallstatt and the Dachstein mountains sit side by side in the Salzkammergut, Upper Austria’s lake-and-peak region about 75 km east ...
Vienna Architecture: The Best Buildings, Styles and Self-Guided Walks
Four days in Vienna taught me something: this city isn’t just full of beautiful buildings. It’s an open-air architecture museum, ...
The 10 Most Famous Cafes in Vienna: Where to Find the Best Coffee Culture
Vienna runs on coffee houses. Not the grab-a-latte-and-go kind, but the one-Melange-for-three-hours kind, with marble tables, newspapers on wooden holders, ...
Experience the Best of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum in 3 Hours!
The first time we walked up to Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, I’ll admit I was a little intimidated. It looks more ...
Guide to the Imperial Treasury Vienna: Habsburg Dynasty Treasures
Standing face-to-face with the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire, watching light dance off thousand-year-old gemstones behind bulletproof glass, ...
The Ultimate Guide to Visiting St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna
The first time we stepped onto Stephansplatz and craned our necks at that 136-meter spire, we knew this wasn’t just ...
Schönbrunn Palace Guide: How to Visit Vienna’s Crown Jewel
When we first caught sight of Schönbrunn Palace’s buttery yellow façade stretching across Vienna’s skyline, we just stopped and stared. ...
State Hall of the Austrian National Library: Vienna’s Baroque Dream
The moment we stepped through the doorway, time stopped. Above us, angels and emperors floated across a gilded ceiling that ...
4 Day Vienna Itinerary for First-Timers: You Won’t Believe What You Can See!
After four magical days in Vienna, we couldn’t stop thinking about gilded palaces, world-class art, and those ridiculously good apple ...
The Best Souvenirs From Vienna That Will Wow Your Friends!
The best thing I brought home from Vienna wasn’t something I planned to buy. It was a small tin of ...
Where to Find the Best Food in Vienna: Iconic Dishes & Top Spots
We didn’t plan to fall in love with Vienna’s food scene. We went for the palaces, the art, the architecture, ...
The Ultimate DIY Tram Tour of Vienna’s Ringstrasse!
Vienna’s Ringstrasse is hands-down one of the prettiest tram routes in Europe, and you don’t need to shell out for ...
Day Trip to Lake Wolfgang and Lake Gosau, Austria With No Car
When we visited the Salzkammergut region of Austria, we discovered one of the most spectacular day trips you can take ...