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Best Things to do in Vienna (2026)

Some of the best experiences in Vienna happen away from the museum halls. The Naschmarkt, a long strip of food stalls and small restaurants along the Wienzeile, is the place for breakfast, lunch or a picnic, and on Saturday mornings its flea market draws collectors and bargain hunters. In the Hofburg, the Spanish Riding School lets you watch the Lipizzaner stallions either in a full performance or at their morning exercise, which is cheaper and more relaxed.

Music is part of everyday life here. A concert in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic, is a highlight of any visit, and guided tours show the building by day when you cannot attend a performance. For a change of pace, head north to the city's wine villages. Bus 38A from Heiligenstadt climbs to the Kahlenberg, where a terrace looks out over the whole city and the Danube, and walkers can follow the city hiking trail up through the vineyards instead. End the day at a Heuriger such as Mayer am Pfarrplatz, the wine tavern in a house where Beethoven once lived, with a glass of local white wine and food from the buffet. Book concerts and riding school tickets ahead, and keep a clear day free for the hills.

5 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 things to do in Vienna

  1. Naschmarkt Food market, Mariahilf and WiedenVienna's best-known food market, a long strip of around 130 stands and small restaurants along the Wienzeile, with a flea market every Saturday morning.
  2. Spanish Riding School Classical riding performances, Innere StadtThe Habsburg riding school in the Hofburg, where Lipizzaner stallions perform classical dressage in the Baroque Winter Riding School and train in public most mornings.
  3. Musikverein Concert hall, Innere StadtThe 1870 concert building by Theophil Hansen, home of the Vienna Philharmonic, whose gilded Golden Hall hosts the New Year's Concert and has famously fine acoustics.

Thing to do

1. Naschmarkt

Food marketMariahilf and Wieden

Vienna's best-known food market, a long strip of around 130 stands and small restaurants along the Wienzeile, with a flea market every Saturday morning.

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3. Musikverein

Concert hallInnere Stadt

The 1870 concert building by Theophil Hansen, home of the Vienna Philharmonic, whose gilded Golden Hall hosts the New Year's Concert and has famously fine acoustics.

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Thing to do

4. Kahlenberg

Viewpoint and hiking hillDöbling

A 484-metre hill on the edge of the Vienna Woods with a terrace looking over the city and the Danube, reached by bus via Grinzing or on foot through vineyards.

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