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Get yourself a ride and head out on this exciting tour on which you’ll catch many sides of Vienna that most visitors never see. You’ll get started at the magnificent Hundertwasserhaus and end it all in the wine hills with a glass of delicious wine or grape juice in hand and a spectacular view over Vienna.

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This wacky looking apartment building is the product of one of the bravest architectural projects the city of Vienna has ever commissioned. The architect and artist behind it, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, saw how we should design our cities and buildings differently. He believed that humans and nature should live in harmony with each other. By spending time at this house and learning about Hundertwasser’s philosophies, you’ll never see a straight line, and the way we build our cities, the same, ever again.&nbsp;

Hundertwasserhaus

Named after the muse of astronomy, this building houses today a college, a cinema and an observatory. This public observatory is the oldest in Vienna and is still used today by stargazers. You can go check it out yourself at night. Its stunning design was executed by Max Fabiani, a student of one of Vienna’s great architects, Otto Wagner.

Urania

Spanning over 6 million square meters, the Prater has always been an integral place in the lives of Vienna’s locals. Located in the park is one of the oldest funfairs in the world, the Wurstelprater. And this funfair possesses a very interesting history. So does the wider park, which is known as the “Green Prater,” and same goes for the giant ferris wheel that arches its way over the Vienna skyline.

Prater

You wouldn’t know it to look at it, but this green oasis of an island is 100% artificial. Well, yeah, okay, the trees, grass and plants are real on it, but the island is man-made. 30 million cubic meters of earth was used to build it between 1972 and 1988. The primary reason for building the island was to prevent flooding, however, today it’s become a beloved recreational paradise for Vienna’s locals.

Donauinsel

Due to restrictions applied to the old city of Vienna as a UNESCO Cultural Heritage site, you won’t find any skyscrapers in the center. Instead, most of Vienna’s modern architecture and high rises are located over here, which is known as the Danube City. Several important international institutions are based over here too, like the United Nations.&nbsp;

Vienna International Center

This iconic feature of Vienna’s skyline is known as the Donauturm, or in English, the Danube Tower. It’s the tallest structure in Austria, and close to the top, houses a revolving restaurant in which you can dine on delicious Austrian cuisine. Not to mention the elevator trip up to the top is one hell of a ride.&nbsp;

Donauturm

The main reason this bridge is worth stopping your ride for is that it’s pretty, and it was built by that Otto Wagner architect we keep going on about. What can we say? He’s defined a lot of how Vienna looks today. This bridge is actually part of a dam structure that regulates the flow of the water going into the Donaukanal, the waterway that weaves through the city center. This old engineering feat also generates electricity today for the city.&nbsp;

Schemerlbrücke

What better way to finish the tour than standing on a mountain at the edge of the city taking in a beautiful view of Vienna. This mountain, like many others, is covered in vineyards and hiking trails that always seem to lead to the charming wine taverns that are iconic in Vienna, known as the Heuriger. We’d strongly suggest you take in the view and end things off with a glass of quality Viennese wine or grape juice in your hand.

Vienna On Wheels: From Hundertwasserhaus up to the Wine Hills

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