The 15 Best Museum Visits in Vienna

1.Skip-the-Line Sisi Museum, Hofburg and Gardens Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2h 30m · from $61Our pick

Spend 150 minutes exploring Hofburg Palace with a licensed guide, timed entry to the Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments, and a walk through Heldenplatz, Burggarten, and the Spanish Riding School area. Guides such as Alex, Mario, Nicole, and Mirko are praised for lively storytelling.

“The tour guide was incredible, very knowledgeable, and very funny :D He made for a fantastic experience and everything was unforgettable. Highly recommend!”

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2.Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum Day Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1 day · from $25

Spend a full day at Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, from Egyptian and Roman antiquities to Rubens, Raphael, Vermeer, and Velázquez. See Cellini’s goldwork, imperial jewels, ivory carvings, and Klimt’s grand staircase paintings. Bring a printed voucher and exchange it for the entry ticket before going inside.

“It was an enriching place, discovering all the paintings. Just make sure you exchange your GYG voucher against the actual ticket at the “voucher”’container. We lost 30 mins queuing, went inside to be denied access. Just beware.”

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3.Tickets for the Albertina Exhibitions

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1 - 365 days · from $23

Visit Vienna’s Albertina Museum for Monet-Picasso, Austrian art, temporary exhibitions, and 20 restored Habsburg state rooms. The $23 ticket suits a self-guided visit, with audio guides available separately. Plan at least two hours, and check current exhibitions and opening times before you go.

“Excellent gallery. Habsburg's state rooms were exceptional as well as the Durer's paintings.”

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4.Sigmund Freud Museum Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1 day · from $18

At Berggasse 19, explore Sigmund Freud’s former home and practice, hear his voice, view family films, and use your phone to see the lost famous couch through augmented reality. Allow 1.5 to 3 hours for the exhibits, private rooms, art, café, and shop.

“Definitely worth a visit to discover about the infamous psychoanalyst, including his life and works. Incredibly fascinating stuff!!”

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5.St. Stephen’s Cathedral & Dom Museum Wien Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 365 days · from $34

Start at Dom Museum Wien to exchange your voucher, then visit St. Stephen’s Cathedral with an audio guide, climb or ride to both towers, and join a 30-minute guided catacombs tour. Your ticket remains valid for one year, giving you room to split the sights over several visits.

“A great way to see many amazing things in one day, you need to have an idea of what you want to see beforehand , the driver was very helpful with the timings”

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6.Hofburg and Empress Sisi Museum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2 hours · from $56

Walk from Albertinaplatz through Vienna’s imperial center, then skip the line at the Hofburg for the Sisi Museum and apartments of Elisabeth and Francis Joseph. Guides such as Siri, Dieter, Anna, and Michael bring court life to life in English, Spanish, or German during this two-hour tour.

“raffi was an amazing guide, very knowledgeable, gave many details about the history of the palace and very entertaining with stories of the Hofburg family.”

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7.Skip-the-Line Hofburg and Empress Sisi Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2 hours · from $55

Join a live English, German, or Italian guide, such as Claudia, Michael, Petra, or Kristina, for a two-hour Hofburg tour. You’ll skip the ticket line, see Sisi’s museum and Imperial Apartments, walk Heroes’ Square, and pass the Spanish Riding School.

“Karen was brisk and we covered a lot of ground with good anecdotes. Tour was an interesting look into something I didn’t know as much about.”

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8.Combo Ticket: Kunsthistorisches Museum & Imperial Treasury

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2 hours · from $37

Visit Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer, and Imperial Treasury with one $37 ticket. See works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Raphael, Velázquez, Titian, and Dürer, then view the Austrian and German imperial crowns. You may visit each museum once on separate dates within one year.

“We visited the Kunsthistorisches Museum on a Tuesday but the Imperial Treasury was closed. Luckily we were still allowed to visit the Imperial Treasury on the Thursday with our ticket. Not really an art lover but this is a must see.”

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9.Tickets for Kunst Haus Wien: Museum Hundertwasser

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1 day · from $18

Spend a full day exploring Museum Hundertwasser at KunstHausWien. See the artist’s colorful paintings, organic architecture, building models, and ecological ideas, then visit contemporary exhibitions and the ecology garage display. Add time for the green courtyard and Café Friedlich.

“Loved this museum, it is totally worth a visit during your time in Vienna”

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10.Skip the Line: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1 hour (approx.)

Explore Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum at your own pace with an advance-entry voucher. See Bruegel, Rubens, Vermeer, Raphael, Velázquez, Dürer, Egyptian artifacts, the Kunstkammer, and Klimt’s staircase paintings. No guide is included, and the €6 audio guide is optional.

“The picture gallery has the largest collection of paintings by Peter Brueghel in the world. Many of his major works are here. In addition, there are classic paintings by Klimt on the wall over the main staircase. Ask if you are unable to locate them. The museum also has important works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Durer, Holbein and Velazquez. The Special Exhibit: Nature's Time: Arcembolodo - Bassano - Brueghel was included with the entry ticket.”

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11.Skip-the-Line Sisi Museum, Hofburg and Gardens Tour Vienna

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $57

Meet at Michaelerplatz for a 2.5-hour guided walk through Hofburg’s courtyards, Sisi Museum, and Imperial Apartments, with stops at the Spanish Riding School, Heldenplatz, and Burggarten. Guides such as Alex, Alexander, Mario, and Rene are praised for lively historical storytelling.

“Thorough and full of historical reference. Excellent knowledge of all aspects of the history and world of the Hapsburg family as well as many anecdotal stories depicting their daily life and the life of the court. Mario was incredibly knowledgeable as well as personable and lovely. It made what could have been a bland self guided experience come to life. The only way to go!”

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12.Leopold Museum Vienna Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $22

Use your prepaid entry at Vienna’s Leopold Museum for 2 to 3 hours of Austrian modern art, including the world’s largest Egon Schiele collection and Klimt’s Death and Life. Explore independently, add a €4 audio guide, and pause for views over Maria Theresa Square.

“The Leopold Museum is amazing. The breadth and quality of artworks exhibition is fantastic. While building is functional, it's exterior is a bit cold. The interior is great, though.”

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13.Classical Concert at Mozarthaus with Museum Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1h 10m · from $69

Visit Mozarthaus Vienna before a 70-minute candlelit concert by the Wiener Ensemble. The trio performs Mozart and other Viennese masters in the cellar beneath Mozart’s former apartment, with reserved seating and brief stories about the music. Choose a concert-only ticket or add museum entry.

“The guy & the gals clearly know their shit. Amazing concert , we got a good taste of proper classical music. South Korean pianist is absolutely insane. 10/10 recommended overall.”

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14.Chocolate workshop in Chocolate Museum Vienna “BO-YO”

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $56

At BO-YO Chocolate Museum in Vienna, you’ll learn basic chocolate-making skills, fill three chocolate-bar molds, add toppings, and prepare Xocolatl, an Aztec-style hot chocolate with chili, vanilla, and cinnamon. No cooking experience is needed, and museum admission is included.

“So much fun. Staff was super polite and accommodating and the chocolate making experience was both fun and knowledgeable. I did not know there was so much to learn about chocolate making. Well done.”

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15.Kunsthistorisches and Leopold Museum Combo Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 7 days · from $43

Use one ticket to visit Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum and Leopold Museum. See Habsburg treasures, Bruegel’s major works, Klimt paintings, and the world’s largest Schiele collection. You visit independently, without a guide or audio tour, and may use the ticket on different days.

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