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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
What ever I can do in two days, I will have to stay in the city over night though.
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Vienna is kind of built like a dartboard. There's the very centre district (District 1) which is the oldest. It is surrounded by a ring road. 95% of the sites you'll want to see in two days are on or near this ring road, namely the Northwest to South portion (counterclockwise).
1. Stick to that arc of the ring road. It has all the cool museums, the townhall, the opera house, etc.
2. Walk the Kärtnerstrasse, from the south part of the ring road to the centre of the city. Its a huge walking street with tons of shops and stuff. At the very middle of the city is a massive church called Stefansdom. It's the most famous church in Vienna and its massive.
3. The one "off-ring" thing you should do is go to Shönbrunn Palace. It's just that, an old massive palace that used to be the winter residence (might have been summer) of the old monarchy. It has a huge gardens, a zoo and a big tour of the palace. It's the most touristy thing to do in Vienna, but probably shouldn't be missed.
4. Go to at least one museum. I recommend one of the museum of natural history (Naturhistorisches museum) or its twin building right across the park, the art history museum (Kunsthistorisches museum). Pick one depending on your fancy (I'm a natural history guy), or maybe both!
In general, my favorite part of the city is the Northwest-South portion of the ring road at
night. Simply beautifull. Every building is an architectural wonder and they are all lit up beautifully.
I'll make up a map to summarize the sites in the next post.