Austrian Cities and Towns
Salzburg
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Mozart Mania The city's most famous native son fled for Vienna in 1781, but today the
composer is honored with museums, a public square, an airport, a university, and
a chocolate candy known as Mozartkugeln.
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Salzburg
Airport W.A. Mozart Airport is a convenient gateway to Salzburg, the Salzkammergut, and
Bavaria--and it's in a beautiful setting, as you can see by viewing the
airport's livecam.
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Sound of Music Tours Nearly 40 years after Julie Andrews left the convent to be a nanny,
tourists are still visiting locations from the movie in Salzburg and the
Salzkammergut.
Vienna
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Gasometer-Town Vienna's "G-town" is a shopping mall, apartment complex, and entertainment
center built inside four 24-story gas tanks.
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House of
Music Conduct a virtual Vienna Philharmonic, create your own composition, or get
visual feedback on your singing in Vienna's new Haus der Musik museum.
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St. Stephen's Cathedral Admire the nave, tour the catacombs, and climb the tower of Austria's greatest church.
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Schönbrunn Palace Empress Maria Theresia's summer cottage has nearly 1,500 rooms. It's surrounded
by lovely gardens and the world's oldest zoo.
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Spanish Riding School If you're a horse fancier, you'll love watching the Lipizzaner stallions go
through their paces--or maybe not.
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Vienna Boys' Choir The Wiener Sängerknaben have entertained
monarchs and commoners for more than 500 years--and you can attend their
performances during your visit to Vienna.
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Vienna's Coffeehouses "Sit and sip" has been a Viennese tradition for more than 300
years.
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Vienna's Danube (Donau) Rent a boat, take a cruise, ascend the tower, or go ice skating in winter on
the Viennese stretch of Central Europe's most famous river.
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Vienna's Museum Quarter MuseumsQuartier Wien is the museum world's answer to shopping malls,
with 20 institutions sharing an architecturally stunning complex of new and
old buildings.
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