One of the best things about visiting Vienna is the abundance of great museums that are on offer. Once you find a place to stay in Vienna, the next thing you will need to plan is where in Vienna you are going to visit. There are so many great museums in Vienna that if your time is limited you definitely wont get a chance to see all of them – so here is my list of top four museums in Vienna.
Naturhistorisches Museum:
Housed in a beautiful building, the Naturhistorisches Museum has over 30 million artifacts and will impress visitors old and new. Here you will be presented with the opportunity to walk through a number of floors that present interactive displays ranging from animals right through to the creation of the earth. This museum is perfect for escaping a rainy day, or for entertaining a whole family as there is something for everyone to love here.
Kunsthistorisches Museum:
Sitting opposite the Naturhistorisches Museum, the Kunsthistorisches Museum is housed in an equally impressive building. This museum is home to some of the finest art you will see in Europe and the sheer number of pieces can be overwhelming. While it is close to the Naturhistorisches Museum I wouldn’t suggest visiting both in the same day if you can avoid it, because each museum could easily entertain you for the better part of a day. Easily one of the best museums in all of Europe.
Schatzkammer Museum:
In English the name is “treasure chamber” and this is where Austria’s crown jewels are housed. This collection of jewels, jewelry and historic treasures dates back to the medieval times. However, many of these precious crowns were not preserved – it was an ancient traditional to melt down the old crowns to reuse the materials to construct a new crown for the new King or Queen. Despite this, there are enough gems, crowns and jewels to enchant visitors.
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum:
This is Vienna’s military history museum and is home to an assortment of military relics. This collection is impressive and dates all the way back to the medieval era. Here you can gain a unique perspective into Vienna’s history and Austria as it grew to become an empire, and its eventual fall. This museum contains a great selection of artifacts, including tanks, weapons, uniforms and a number of paintings showing a time long gone. This museum is a great insight to the former glory and breadth of the Austria Empire.
Have you been to any museums in Vienna? Which was your favorite Museum in Vienna?
Museums in Vienna looks amazing and interesting! I would love to go there and see it for myself! =)
I also recommend the Haus der Musik. It’s an interactive museum and you can see some interesting old instruments. It also tells the story of the musical eras in Vienna.