Landstraße (3rd district)

The 3rd district (Landstraße) borders the city center to the southeast and, in the Belvedere, has one of the finest Baroque ensembles in Europe. The Belvedere Garden between the Upper and Lower Belvedere is free to enter and worth the trip on its own; Belvedere 21 shows contemporary art in the former Expo pavilion.

A few minutes away stands the Hundertwasserhaus, the best-known residential building in Vienna. If you're interested in history, the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Museum of Military History) is one of the most impressive museums in the country, and the Remise – the transport museum of Wiener Linien (Vienna's public transport) – displays historic trams in an old tram depot.

For concerts, the Wiener Konzerthaus is the place to go; for a break in the green, the Schweizer Garten.

The district is also a transport hub: the City Airport Train stops at Wien Mitte station, which is why many visitors first set foot in Vienna here. If you're arriving from the airport and have time, you can walk to the Belvedere instead of heading to your hotel first. The area around the Rochusmarkt shows a Vienna that has little in common with the Baroque palace.

Getting there: U3 (Rochusgasse, Landstraße), U4 (Landstraße, Stadtpark), trams D and 71.