97 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Austria - Atlas Obscura

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Attractions
in Austria

The library lobby

Vienna, Austria

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library)

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

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Vienna, Austria

Stephansdom Crypt

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

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Augustinian Friar's Astrological Clock - one of the hands takes 20,000 years to revolve.

Vienna, Austria

Clock Museum

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

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Added by mbison

Vienna, Austria

Habsburg Imperial Crypt

Final resting place for the remains of 143 Hapsburg royalty.

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Added by Annetta Black

Schmetterlinghaus interior

Vienna, Austria

Schmetterlinghaus: The Imperial Butterfly Park

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house, filled with beautiful winged creatures for your enjoyment.

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Added by vienna

Starkenberger

Tarrenz, Austria

Starkenberger Beer Pools

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

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The Water-Powered Mechanical Theater with nearly 200 moving wood carvings

Salzburg, Austria

Schloss Hellbrunn

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

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Added by Quadlazer

Vienna, Austria

Globe Museum

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

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A cockroach.

A Guy in Austria Tried to Enter a Court Building With a Jar of Roaches

He was turned away.

by Erik Shilling

Some Krampus costumes include wicker baskets, into which naughty children are supposedly thrown and beaten.

How to Blend in at an Alpine Krampus Parade

You'll need a terrifying mask, a lot of fur, a smoke bomb, and a whip.

by Sandra Knisely

December 13, 2016

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