Best Shows in Vienna
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From the classic Vienna State Opera and Musikverein Wien, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
★ 4.7 · 64,097 reviews
Experience the Vienna State Opera, a world-famous house in the heart of the Innere Stadt. Attend a major opera or ballet production, or tour the historic interiors to see the grand decor up close.
★ 4.7 · 17,085 reviews
Hear music at Musikverein, the Golden Hall that is home to the Vienna Philharmonic. Take your seat among gilded columns and listen to an orchestra perform in one of the world's most celebrated acoustic spaces.
★ 4.6 · 142,410 reviews
Wander through the Prater, Vienna's classic amusement park in Leopoldstadt. Ride the 1897 giant wheel, try the funfair attractions and stay on as the park lights up in the evening.
★ 4.7 · 61,958 reviews
Spend a day at Schönbrunn Zoo, one of Europe's oldest, set beside the imperial palace in Hietzing. Meet giant pandas, Siberian tigers and elephants as you stroll between historic pavilions and spacious modern habitats.
★ 4.6 · 5,133 reviews
Take your seat at the Burgtheater, Vienna's grand national stage on the Ringstrasse. Arrive early to see the Klimt-decorated staircases, then watch a German-language production in a richly ornamented 19th-century auditorium.
★ 4.6 · 34,787 reviews
Dive into Haus des Meeres, the aquarium and tropical house inside a Mariahilf flak tower. Climb through the levels past sharks, crocodiles and snakes, finishing in the humid tropical house among free-roaming animals.
★ 4.7 · 17,801 reviews
Hear Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Karlskirche, one of Vienna's grandest Baroque churches. Settle into your seat for roughly 75 minutes as Orchestra 1756 plays the four concertos on historical instruments, with a short selection of other Baroque or Classical works.
★ 4.8 · 7,677 reviews
Hear a concert at the Wiener Konzerthaus, a 1913 hall in Landstraße known for its acoustics. Choose from classical, jazz or contemporary programmes in one of Vienna's most admired music venues.
★ 4.5 · 3,529 reviews
Attend the Mozart and Strauss Concert at Schönbrunn, where the palace orchestra plays in the Orangery or another announced room. Enjoy an evening of well-known Viennese works in a grand imperial setting.
★ 4.8 · 8,505 reviews
Settle into Ronacher, a lavishly detailed 19th-century theatre in Vienna's centre. Watch a full-scale musical production in an auditorium that blends historic ornament with modern staging.
★ 3.8 · 2,524 reviews
Step aboard the Vienna Evening Dinner Cruise for a relaxed night on the water. Sit down to soup, a choice of meat, fish or vegetarian main and dessert while the illuminated riverbanks slide past.
★ 4.8 · 10,492 reviews
Step into Light of Creation at the Votivkirche, where a historic church becomes a canvas for light and sound. Sit back for 30 minutes as six Genesis-inspired sequences of projection and music unfold across its walls and ceiling.
★ 4.7 · 7,844 reviews
Catch a show at Raimund Theater, Vienna's first musical theatre, in Mariahilf. Take your seat for a large-scale production with live singing, elaborate stage effects and a full orchestra.
★ 4.7 · 829 reviews
Take a seat at Theater an der Wien, Vienna's oldest theatre and a stage with Mozartian roots. Enjoy an evening of opera or music theatre in a beautifully preserved Empire-style auditorium.
★ 4.1 · 1,557 reviews
Test your senses at the Museum of Illusions in Esterházy Palace. Shrink and grow in the Ames room, spin through the vortex tunnel and stage playful photos under historic vaulted ceilings.
★ 4.7 · 2,811 reviews
Hear music in Mozart's First House, where the composer stayed in 1781. Sit in the frescoed Sala Terrena as the Mozart Ensemble Vienna plays Haydn, Schubert and Beethoven in an intimate 75-minute concert.
★ 4.6 · 5,924 reviews
Spend an evening at Volksoper Wien, a charming 1898 theatre in Alsergrund. Catch an opera, operetta or musical in a welcoming, acoustically strong house that feels more intimate than Vienna's grander stages.
★ 4.6 · 11,959 reviews
Step into Time Travel Vienna, an immersive journey through the city's past in the Innere Stadt. Follow a guided tour with interactive exhibits and a VR headset that brings key moments in Viennese history to life.
★ 4.7 · 1,299 reviews
Experience Das MuTh, the Vienna Boys' Choir's own concert hall in Leopoldstadt. Settle into a comfortable seat and hear the choir or a visiting ensemble in a room known for its clear, well-balanced acoustics.
★ 4.6 · 3,845 reviews
Sit among the ornate Baroque surroundings of St. Anne's Church for an evening of chamber music. Hear a string ensemble play complete works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven or Schubert on historical instruments.
★ 4.6 · 960 reviews
Spend an evening at the Börse Palace, Vienna's former stock exchange turned concert venue. Hear the Vienna Residence Orchestra play waltzes and overtures while singers and ballet dancers share the stage for roughly 90 minutes.
★ 4.2 · 8,905 reviews
Step into the Schmetterlinghaus, a historic Art Nouveau palm house in the heart of Vienna. Wander through a warm tropical setting while hundreds of colourful butterflies glide around you and settle on the plants.
★ 4.6 · 1,227 reviews
Step inside Madame Tussauds in Vienna's Prater and meet wax figures from music, film, sport and Austrian history. Strike a pose on interactive sets and explore the Sisi Uncovered section, all under one roof.
★ 4.4 · 435 reviews
Look up at the Vienna Planetarium in Leopoldstadt, where the night sky comes indoors. Settle into your seat for a guided show that explains the stars and how to find them.
★ 4.6 · 2,377 reviews
Catch a play at Volkstheater, Vienna's 'People's Theater' in Neubau. Take your seat in a handsome 1889 auditorium for a classic, reinterpreted or contemporary production.
★ 4.1 · 1,827 reviews
Step into Immersium:Wien, an immersive projection space in Vienna's old centre. Walk through moving visuals and sound, or book one of the themed dinner evenings where each course is paired with its own show.
★ 3.9 · 579 reviews
Hop aboard Sisi's Amazing Journey, a quirky Vienna attraction in the Innere Stadt. Watch a short film about Empress Elisabeth, then climb onto a VR flying boat for a playful trip through her story.
★ 3.4 · 4,230 reviews
Board at Schwedenplatz for a City Cruise with Lunch along the Danube Canal. Watch Urania, the Ringturm and modern canal-side buildings pass by, with a schnitzel or two-course meal served onboard if you add it.
★ 4.2 · 1,647 reviews
Explore Mythos Mozart, a multimedia exhibition in the heart of Vienna. Move through sound-filled, interactive rooms that follow the composer's life through music, projection and storytelling in about an hour.
★ 4.7 · 1,576 reviews
Slip into Filmcasino, one of Vienna's oldest cinemas, in Margareten. Catch an independent or original-language film in a vintage-style room, with a hot drink from the little snack bar.
Vienna · 🎭 Entertainment
Vienna State Opera
3h
Musikverein Wien
2h30
Prater
Schönbrunn Zoo
4h
Burgtheater
Haus des Meeres (House of the Sea)
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Concert in Karlskirche
1h15
Wiener Konzerthaus
Mozart and Strauss Concert at Schönbrunn
1h30
Ronacher
Vienna · 🍽️ Food
3-Course Evening Dinner Cruise
Light of Creation Votivkirche Immersive Light Show
30 min
Raimund Theater
Theater an der Wien
Vienna · 🎨 Museum
Museum of Illusions Vienna Admission Ticket
1h
Classical Concert at Mozart's First House
Volksoper Wien
Time Travel Vienna
Das MuTh - Konzertsaal, Bühne & Programm
2h
Classical Concert in St. Anne's Church
Börse Palace Classical Concert with Ballet & Opera
Schmetterlinghaus
Madame Tussauds Admission Ticket
Vienna Planetarium
Volkstheater
Immersium:Wien
Sisi's Amazing Journey
City Cruise with Lunch
Mythos Mozart
Filmcasino
