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Austria at a glance
Austria is a country in Western Europe; its capital is Vienna. People mainly speak German. The currency is the Euro (EUR). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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Before you go: official information
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Places to see in Austria
12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
Schönbrunn PalaceUNESCO
Schlosspark Schönbrunn
Fort · Vienna
Schönbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, the 13th district of Vienna. The name Schönbrunn has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

SalzburgUNESCO
City · Salzburg
Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2026 its population was 157,994. The city lies on the Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Alps mountains.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke (CC BY 3.0). Map

Lake NeusiedlUNESCO
Neusiedler See / Fertő
Lake · Burgenland
Lake Neusiedl or Lake Fertő, is the largest endorheic lake in Central and Western Europe, as well as the second largest in Europe after The Caspian Sea, straddling Austria and Hungary.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
WachauUNESCO
Nature · Lower Austria
The Wachau is an Austrian valley formed by the Danube River. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Lower Austria, located between the towns of Melk and Krems that attracts epicureans for its high-quality wines.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Semmering RailwayUNESCO
Semmeringbahn
Landmark · Styria
The Semmering Railway in Austria, which starts at Gloggnitz and leads over the Semmering to Mürzzuschlag, was the first mountain railway in Europe built with a standard gauge track.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Haeferl (CC BY-SA 3.0 at). Map


National Park Neusiedler See-SeewinkelUNESCO
Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel
Park & nature · Burgenland
Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park is a national park in eastern Austria. The park extends over an area of 97 square kilometres of the province of Burgenland and protects parts of an endorheic and westernmost lake of the Eurasian Steppe.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Griensteidl (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Vienna
Wien
City · Vienna
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andrzej Otrębski (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Graz
City · Styria
Graz is the capital of the Austrian state of Styria and the second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2026, Graz had a population of around 307,912 to 345,391 including residents with a secondary residence. In 2023, the population of the Graz functional urban area was 660,238.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ralf Roletschek (CC BY-SA 3.0 at). Map

Innsbruck
City · Tyrol
Innsbruck is the capital of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. It is located on the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass 30 km (19 mi) to the south. The city had a population of 132,188 in 2024.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Michael aus Halle (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Venus of Willendorf
Venus-Fundstelle
Ruins · Lower Austria
The Venus of Willendorf is an 11.1-centimetre-tall (4.4 in) Venus figurine estimated to have been made c. 30,000 years ago.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: MatthiasKabel (CC BY 2.5). Map
Keep exploring
Also in Western Europe: France · Belgium · Germany · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Monaco · Netherlands · Switzerland
Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.
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