Amalienbad
Built between 1923 and 1926, Amalienbad offers a fascinating glimpse into Vienna’s historic bathing culture. The complex includes an indoor swimming hall, sauna, shower facilities and sun-bathing areas. Its main swimming hall features a 33.3 × 12.5 metre sports pool as well as a children’s pool.
Kongressbad
Kongressbad in Vienna’s Ottakring district is a popular summer destination for families. Its facilities include a water slide, current channel, fitness course, sports areas and child-friendly amenities, making it well suited to an active day outdoors.
Laaerbergbad
Laaerbergbad is a family- and sports-friendly outdoor swimming pool in Vienna’s 10th district. Facilities include several pools, a diving tower, sports areas, outdoor chess, a children’s playground and plenty of space for relaxing in the sun.
Mia Via
Mia Via on Landstraßer Hauptstraße offers a relaxing escape in Vienna’s 3rd district. Its range of services includes cosmetic treatments, massages, physiotherapy and other body treatments in a calm wellness setting.
Strandbad Alte Donau
Strandbad Alte Donau in Vienna’s 22nd district is one of the city’s large and varied outdoor bathing areas. With access to the Old Danube, several pools, sports facilities and family-friendly amenities, it is a popular summer destination for both relaxation and activity.
Simmeringer Bad
Simmeringer Bad is a municipal indoor and outdoor swimming complex in Vienna’s 11th district. Families and active visitors can enjoy swimming pools, a water slide, fitness facilities and outdoor recreation, while the wellness area offers space to relax.
Strandbad Gänsehäufel
Strandbad Gänsehäufel on the Old Danube is one of Vienna’s largest and most popular outdoor bathing areas. Its beaches, pools, sports facilities and extensive recreational grounds offer something for families, active visitors and anyone simply looking to relax by the water.
Arany Spa
Arany Spa at Park Hyatt Vienna offers an elegant wellness experience in the historic city centre. Facilities include a large pool, sauna, sanarium, steam bath, treatment rooms and relaxation areas in a luxurious setting inspired by gold and mother-of-pearl.
Dhevari Spa
Dhevari Spa on Berggasse brings Asian-inspired luxury to Vienna’s 9th district. Its wellness menu combines Eastern and Western treatment rituals, including massages, body treatments and longer relaxation packages.
Manohra – Thai Massage Vienna
Manohra Thai Massage in Vienna’s 17th district offers a selection of traditional Thai massage treatments using pressure and gentle stretching techniques. Individual treatments are available for different needs, including sports, pregnancy and couples massage.
Sans Souci Day Spa
Sans Souci Day Spa at Hotel Sans Souci Wien offers a relaxing retreat next to the MuseumsQuartier. Highlights include a 20-metre indoor pool, three saunas, a steam bath, fitness facilities and a selection of spa treatments.
Hietzinger Bad
Hietzinger Bad is a traditional Viennese indoor and outdoor swimming complex in the 13th district. The indoor pool can be used throughout the year, while the outdoor facilities provide additional swimming, sports and relaxation during the summer months.
Liesinger Bad
Liesinger Bad is a small municipal outdoor pool in Vienna’s 23rd district. Its compact grounds include swimming and children’s pools, a popular water slide, playground, table tennis and a buffet, making it well suited to a relaxed family day out.
Kempinski The Spa
Kempinski The Spa at Palais Hansen offers around 800 square metres dedicated to wellness and relaxation. Facilities include treatment rooms, a fitness area, hydropool, steam bath and bio-sauna in an elegant luxury setting.
Krapfenwaldlbad
Krapfenwaldlbad is Vienna’s highest outdoor swimming pool and is famous for its panoramic views from the slopes of the Cobenzl. Opened in 1923, the protected historic complex combines swimming pools, sports facilities and spacious sunbathing areas.
Jörgerbad
Jörgerbad is Vienna’s oldest surviving indoor swimming pool and is known for its impressive historic architecture and distinctive retro atmosphere. Facilities include sports and children’s pools, a sauna area and, during the summer season, an outdoor pool.
Hütteldorf Indoor Pool
Hütteldorf Indoor Pool is a municipal swimming complex in Vienna’s 14th district. Alongside its indoor pool and adventure facilities, the complex includes outdoor features for warmer days and a popular sauna area.
Hadersdorf-Weidlingauer Bad
Hadersdorf-Weidlingauer Bad is one of Vienna’s smaller municipal outdoor pools. Located in the 14th district, it offers a relaxed summer setting with swimming facilities, a water slide, children’s areas, shady lawns and a small range of recreational activities.
Sacher Boutique Spa
Sacher Boutique Spa at Hotel Sacher Vienna offers an elegant wellness retreat in the heart of the city. Guests can enjoy signature treatments, massages, facial and body treatments as well as sauna and fitness facilities.
The Ring Day Spa
The Ring Day Spa offers a relaxing wellness experience in central Vienna, with fitness facilities, sauna, steam bath and quiet relaxation areas overlooking the city.
SO/ SPA
SO/ SPA at SO/ Vienna combines contemporary design with a wide range of wellness treatments and relaxation facilities. Guests can enjoy massages, beauty treatments, steam facilities and fitness areas with views over Vienna.
Stadthallenbad
Stadthallenbad is home to Vienna’s largest indoor sports swimming hall. Its 50 × 25 metre competition pool has eight lanes and is complemented by training and teaching pools, diving facilities, a restaurant and sauna area.
Strandbad Angelibad
Strandbad Angelibad on the Old Danube offers a relaxed summer escape with a 500-metre beach, family facilities, sports areas and a heated children’s pool. It is particularly popular with families looking for a quiet day by the water.
Schafbergbad
Schafbergbad is one of Vienna’s most scenic outdoor swimming pools. Located high on the Schafberg in the 18th district, it offers spacious lawns, family facilities, a water slide, sports areas and panoramic views over the city.
Höpflerbad
Höpflerbad in Vienna’s Liesing district is a relaxed municipal outdoor swimming pool with a sports pool, children’s facilities, a long water slide, spacious recreational areas and family-friendly amenities.
Aisawan Spa
Aisawan Spa on Grünangergasse offers an Asian-inspired wellness experience in the heart of Vienna’s 1st district. Its treatment menu includes massages, beauty treatments and other relaxing spa experiences.
BABOR Beauty Spa
BABOR Beauty Spa on Seilerstätte in Vienna’s 1st district specialises in professional skincare and beauty treatments. Its services include facial treatments, massage, hand and foot care and personalised beauty programmes.
Family Pools in Vienna
Vienna’s municipal family pools are designed especially for families with children. Shallow pools, water-play areas and affordable admission make them a popular choice for a relaxed summer day with younger visitors.
ALBERTINA MODERN – Künstlerhaus
ALBERTINA MODERN at the Künstlerhaus is one of Vienna’s major museums for modern and contemporary art. Opened in 2020 as another location of the ALBERTINA, it presents an extensive collection of Austrian and international art from the post-war period to the present.
Jewish Museum Vienna
The Jewish Museum Vienna explores Jewish history, culture and religion in Austria. Its two central locations, Palais Eskeles on Dorotheergasse and Museum Judenplatz, present exhibitions ranging from historical collections to contemporary Jewish life.
Mozarthaus Vienna
Mozarthaus Vienna at Domgasse 5 contains the only surviving Vienna apartment once occupied by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The composer lived here from 1784 to 1787, during one of the most important and productive periods of his career.
Museum Hundertwasser
Museum Hundertwasser at KUNST HAUS WIEN presents the world’s largest collection of works by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The colourful and unconventional building reflects the artist’s distinctive approach to art, architecture and nature.
Natural History Museum Vienna
The Natural History Museum Vienna is one of the world’s important natural-science museums. Its collections cover Earth history, minerals, meteorites, anthropology, prehistoric life and numerous other fields across dozens of impressive galleries.
Chocolate Museum Vienna
Chocolate Museum Vienna in the Prater takes visitors on an interactive journey through the history of cocoa and chocolate. Exhibitions, games, chocolate sculptures and workshops make it an entertaining destination for families and chocolate lovers.
Roman Museum Vienna
The Roman Museum Vienna at Hoher Markt explores the history of ancient Vindobona. Archaeological remains, interactive displays and everyday Roman objects provide an accessible introduction to Vienna during the Roman period.
Augarten Porcelain Manufactory & Museum
The Augarten Porcelain Manufactory and Museum in Vienna’s 2nd district offers an insight into traditional Viennese porcelain production. Visitors can discover historic designs, learn about the craftsmanship involved and explore the manufactory’s long history.
Belvedere 21
Belvedere 21 is Vienna’s Belvedere museum for contemporary art. The striking building was designed by Karl Schwanzer as Austria’s pavilion for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair and today hosts exhibitions, performances, film, music and other contemporary cultural programmes.
Theatre Museum Vienna
The Theatre Museum Vienna presents more than 300 years of theatrical history through stage models, costumes, props, drawings, photographs and other objects. Its collections cover drama, dance, film, musical theatre and puppetry in the historic Palais Lobkowitz.
Sigmund Freud Museum
The Sigmund Freud Museum is located in Freud’s former home and practice at Berggasse 19. Freud lived and worked here for decades and wrote many of his most important works at this address. Today, the museum explores his life, the history of psychoanalysis and its lasting influence.
Weltmuseum Wien
Weltmuseum Wien at Heldenplatz presents important collections from cultures around the world. Its permanent exhibition extends across 14 galleries and includes objects connected with exploration, collecting, cultural exchange and the history of the Habsburg monarchy.
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts focuses on design, decorative arts and the relationship between art and everyday life. Highlights include furniture, glass, porcelain, textiles, silver, Thonet bentwood furniture and Gustav Klimt’s design for the Stoclet Frieze.
Hermesvilla
Hermesvilla is an elegant former imperial residence in the Lainzer Tiergarten. Built for Empress Elisabeth by Emperor Franz Joseph, the villa offers visitors an insight into the private life of the imperial couple and the artistic interiors of the late 19th century.
Klimt Villa
Klimt Villa preserves the site of Gustav Klimt’s final studio in Vienna. The artist worked here from 1911 until his death in 1918 and created several important paintings during this period. Reconstructed studio rooms and the historic garden provide an insight into his working environment.
Museum of Military History
The Museum of Military History in Vienna’s Arsenal explores Austrian military history from the Habsburg monarchy through the First World War and into the 20th century. Its collections cover warfare on land and sea as well as technology, politics and society.
Ernst Fuchs Museum at the Otto Wagner Villa
The Ernst Fuchs Museum is located in the historic Otto Wagner Villa in Vienna’s 14th district. The building combines Otto Wagner’s architecture with the work of Ernst Fuchs, co-founder of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.
House of Austrian History
The House of Austrian History at Heldenplatz explores Austria’s political and social development from 1918 to the present. Its exhibitions cover the First Republic, National Socialism, the Second Republic and the changing nature of Austrian identity.
Viktor Frankl Museum Vienna
The Viktor Frankl Museum Vienna presents the life and work of neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl, founder of logotherapy and existential analysis. Located in the building where he lived and worked until 1997, the museum explores his ideas about meaning, responsibility and human resilience.
Vienna Museum of Science and Technology
The Vienna Museum of Science and Technology offers around 22,000 square metres of exhibitions exploring technology, science and innovation. Interactive displays and historic objects show how technological developments have influenced everyday life, society and the economy.
Austrian National Library
The Austrian National Library is Austria’s central academic library and one of Vienna’s major historic cultural institutions. Visitors can explore the spectacular State Hall as well as the Papyrus, Globe, Esperanto and Literature museums.
Vienna Secession
The Vienna Secession is one of the city’s most famous Art Nouveau landmarks. Built in 1898 for the progressive artists’ association associated with Gustav Klimt, it is known for its golden dome and Klimt’s celebrated Beethoven Frieze.