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Austrian Cities and Towns

Salzburg

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.

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.

Salzburg at Christmas
Shop the Christmas markets, enjoy the Advent singing.

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

Gasometer-Town
Vienna's "G-town" is a shopping mall, apartment complex, and entertainment center built inside four 24-story gas tanks.

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.

St. Stephen's Cathedral
Admire the nave, tour the catacombs, and climb the tower of Austria's greatest church.

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.

Spanish Riding School
If you're a horse fancier, you'll love watching the Lipizzaner stallions go through their paces--or maybe not.

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.

Vienna's Coffeehouses
"Sit and sip" has been a Viennese tradition for more than 300 years.

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.

Vienna's Museum Quarter
The new 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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