Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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www.wiener-prater.at
;
Praterstern)
The Prater describes two distinct areas of parkland, which
together comprise the city's favourite outdoor playground. First up, as you enter, is the
Würstelprater
(rides €1-€5)
, with all the roller-coaster-looping, dodgem-bashing fun of the
woodland park, where Habsburgs once went hunting. Today, it is perfect for gentle bike
rides, walks and warm-day picnics.
Madame Tussauds Vienna
(
www.madametussauds.com/wien
;
02, Riesenradplatz 1; adult/child €18.50/14.50; 10am-6pm; Praterstern)
This waxwork wonderland in the Würstelprater is a stage for a host of sculpted celebrit-
ies - Nicole Kidman, Michael Jackson and Johnny Depp star among them. Other figures
such as Emperor Franz Joseph and his beloved Sisi, Klimt, Freud and Falco give the ex-
perience a distinctly Austrian edge.
MUSEUM
Donauinsel & Alte Donau
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Dividing the Danube from the Neue Donau is the svelte Donauinsel, which stretches
some 21.5km from opposite Klosterneuburg in the north to the Nationalpark Donau-Auen
in the south. The island features long sections of swimming areas, concrete paths for
walking and cycling, and restaurants and snack bars.
The Alte Donau is a landlocked arm of the Danube, a favourite of sailing and boating
enthusiasts, swimmers, walkers, fishers and, in winter (when it's cold enough), ice
skaters.
RECREATION AREA
Inside the Gürtel
The districts that lie inside the Gürtel are a dense concentration of apartment blocks
pocketed by leafy parks, with a couple of grand baroque palaces thrown in for good
measure.
