Lonely PlanetOct 20
10 Best Vienna Day Trips for History and Fairytale Scenery
From budget beer in Bratislava to hiking through the Vienna Woods, these are the best places to visit on a day trip from Vienna.
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- Vienna WoodsNeighborhoodThe 45-kilometre-long (28 mi) and 20–30-kilometre-wide (12–19 mi) range of hills is heavily wooded and a popular…
- JubiläumswarteSightLookout tower with sweeping views of Vienna
- SchneebergSightMountain visible from Jubiläumswarte lookout tower
- KahlenbergSightVine-streaked hill with fine city views
- SeegrotteSightFormer mine with Europe's largest subterranean lake
- WachauNeighborhoodRomantic stretch of the Danube Valley
- WienerwaldTrail
- NussdorfNeighborhood
- Elsewhere
- Hlavné námNeighborhoodBratislava, SlovakiaMain Square in Bratislava's old town
- Stará RadnicaSightBratislava, SlovakiaOld Town Hall in Bratislava
- Blue ChurchPlace of worshipBratislava, SlovakiaArt nouveau place of worship in Bratislava
- KuenringerburgSightDürnstein, AustriaCastle where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned
- St MichaelSightWachau, AustriaChurch in a hamlet with 13 houses
- Stift MelkSightMelk, Austria18th-century abbey-fortress perched above the Danube
- Altes PosthausSightMelk, AustriaBuilding in Melk built in 1792
- Schloss SchallaburgSightMelk, AustriaCastle with 400 remarkable terracotta sculptures
- HauereckSightSemmering, AustriaSki resort near Vienna