Post-marathon sightseeing in Vienna

April 26, 2007 1:34 AM

I'm spending the weekend in Vienna, running the marathon on Sunday. I've Monday free to look around the city - what would you recommend as a 'must see' for a weary, footsore sighteer?
posted by poissonrouge to travel & transportation (6 comments total)

That's a pretty open-ended question. What sort of things would you like to take a look at? Museums, architecture, shopping, parks, nature - Vienna has them all. Will you be alone? Are you going to be too weary to do much walking? The weather should be great on Monday - it's pretty much perfect right now.
posted by syzygy at 3:59 AM on April 26, 2007

I loved the Secession building. Been over 10 years since I was there (and I was only there for 3 days) but that and Schönbrunn Palace really stand out in my memory.
posted by twistedonion at 4:16 AM on April 26, 2007

The Hundetertwasserhaus is really nifty. That was the one thing that stuck in my mind about Vienna. Also the Christmas markets and oodles of hot wine, but alas this is not christmas.
posted by ohio at 7:36 AM on April 26, 2007

sorry I spelled that wrong: Hundertwasserhaus. Bit off the beaten path but worth a detour for me, at least.
posted by ohio at 7:37 AM on April 26, 2007

I was there exactly a year ago. The Schonbrunn is a cattle car full of pushy, smelly tourists jammed shoulder to shoulder following a one-way path through roped off and plexiglass-barricaded rooms. The only way out is all the way through. God help you if you are claustrophobic, and good luck seeing anything you really want to see. The gardens are lovely, though the garden cafe isn't anything special.

Go see the Lippizaners instead.
posted by acorncup at 11:10 AM on April 26, 2007

Previously.

For performances at the Lipazzaner Hofreitschule, you should make reservations in advance. Tuesday to Saturday
from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. you can usually watch them in morning exercise, though.
posted by miss lynnster at 11:24 AM on April 26, 2007