outdoor activities

Active & outdoors in Vienna

Vienna is not just coffee houses and classical music – the city offers a surprising amount of space to get moving. The Donauinsel stretches 21 kilometres through the city, inviting cyclists, runners and swimmers alike. The Prater with its sweeping tree-lined avenues is Vienna's green heart for joggers and strollers. If you prefer paddling, the Donaukanal sets the pace. The Augarten in the second district is more than a park: locals gather here in the mornings for exercise before the day starts. Vienna moves – you just have to join in.

37 places · Vienna, Austria · Editorially curated

Augarten
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Augarten
Vienna
architectureculturenature+7
Laid out in 1712, with the porcelain manufactory, the Vienna Boys' Choir and two flak towers as memorials.
Danube Canal
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Danube Canal
Vienna
architectureculturenature+6
17 km open-air street-art gallery, beach bars in summer, cycle path out to the main Danube.
Donauinsel
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Donauinsel
Vienna
culturenaturehistory+4
Artificial island between the Danube and the Neue Donau, 13 miles for running and cycling, nude beaches in the south, Donauinselfest in June.
Ernst Happel Stadion
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Ernst Happel Stadion
Vienna
architectureculturenature+4
50,000-seat stadium in the Prater, hosted the 2008 European Championship final, big concerts (Stones, U2, Springsteen) — entry only on event days.
Lainzer Tiergarten
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Lainzer Tiergarten
Vienna
architectureculturenature+7
Habsburg hunting ground, public since 1923, with free-roaming wild boar and deer, the Hermesvilla nestled inside.
Prater
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Prater
Vienna
architectureculturenature+7
Public since 1766, with the Ferris wheel, the Kaiserwiese meadow and a 6 km main avenue for walks.
Volksgarten
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Volksgarten
Vienna
architectureculturenature+5
Park between Hofburg and Burgtheater, 3,000 rose plants and the neoclassical Theseus Temple.
Hubertuswarte
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Hubertuswarte
Vienna
architecturenaturefamily outings+3
Vienna lighthouse
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Vienna lighthouse
Vienna
architecturenaturehistory+6
Allianz Stadion
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Allianz Stadion
Vienna
architectureculturefamily outings+1
Araburg
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Araburg
Vienna
architectureculturenature+5
Arena Vienna
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Arena Vienna
Vienna
culture
Burgruine Mödling
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Burgruine Mödling
Vienna
naturehistoryfamily outings+1
Burgruine Rauheneck
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Burgruine Rauheneck
Vienna
architecturenaturehistory+2
DATENPOL ARENA
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DATENPOL ARENA
Vienna
architecturelocal gems
Donau-Auen National Park
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Donau-Auen National Park
Vienna
nature
Donauinsel
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Donauinsel
Vienna
culturenaturehistory+1
Donauturm
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Donauturm
Vienna
culturehistorygreat views
Einhornhöhle
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Einhornhöhle
Vienna
naturelocal gems
Gallitzinberg
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Gallitzinberg
Vienna
naturelocal gemsgreat views
Generali Arena
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Generali Arena
Vienna
architecturehistorylocal gems
Graben
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Graben
Vienna
architecturehistorylocal gems+3
Pedestrian zone from Stephansplatz to Kohlmarkt, the 1693 plague column, Demel and Manz — Vienna's elegant middle.
Habsburgwarte
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Habsburgwarte
Vienna
architectureculturenature+2
Hackenberg
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Hackenberg
Vienna
naturelocal gems
Heiligenstädter Friedhof
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Heiligenstädter Friedhof
Vienna
naturehistorylocal gems
Hermannskogel
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Hermannskogel
Vienna
naturegreat views
Kohlmarkt
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Kohlmarkt
Vienna
local gemsshopping
Leopoldsberg
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Leopoldsberg
Vienna
naturehistorygreat views
Myrafälle
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Myrafälle
Vienna
naturefamily outings
Aubad Tulln
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Aubad Tulln
Vienna
naturefamily outings
The Aubad in Tulln on the Danube is a 50,000-square-metre man-made lake created through excavation during construction work. With a maximum depth of six metres, it sits within a 30-hectare recreational park directly on the Danube riverside. The lake offers swimming and water sports, while the surrounding grounds provide space for football, volleyball, and basketball. A vegetated island in the middle of the lake gives the Aubad its distinctive character. For residents of Tulln and daytrippers from the Vienna region, the Aubad is a classic summer destination: unpretentious, close to nature, with direct views over the Danube floodplains.