How to spend 36 hours in vienna, Austria

The first stop on our “20 cities in eight week” summer was Vienna, Austria. We stayed two nights at a charming, spacious Airbnb in a neighborhood within walking distance to the MuseumsQuartier 36 hours on the ground in the largest city along the Danube River, here’s what we did.

Eat:

Durum kebabs from Miros Kebab & Pizza, a small mom-and-pop stand run by an elderly couple, or Wiener Gemüse Kebap Mustafa Usta, a food stand that bakes wraps fresh for each customer.
“Good Morning Vienna” breakfast at Kaas am Markt, a cafe with outdoor seating inside an outdoor market.
Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage) and bratwursts from stands across the city.
Persian stew over humus and rice at Hungry Guy, an Israeli street food restaurant with outdoor seating.
Ramen from Mochi Ramen Bar, a small Japanese restaurant at Vorgartenmarkt, a neighborhood market with a Saturday farmers market.
Soup from Suppenwirtschaft, a takeout soup and curry restaurant featured in The Washington Post’s Vienna guide.

Drink:

Flat white at Cafe Comet, an artsy coffee shop.
Iced latte at The Good Coffee Society, a neighborhood cafe that roasts specialty coffee.
Lattes from Jonas Reindl Coffee Roasters, a coffee roastery inside a design-forward space.

Do:

Play on the rope course and slides at Karl Farkas Park, an enclosed public park in a mural-lined space.
Ride water rides, explore fun houses, and more at Prater, a 1766 pay-as-you-go amusement park with a historic ferris wheel.
Take the easy-to-navigate public transportation. Buses, trams, subways, etc. come every few minutes. We bought the 48-hour pass. Our six-year-old daughter rode free.
Wander the trails in the Augarten, the city’s oldest Baroque park with a palace, a World War II tower, gardens, and an enclosed playground.
Walk through the Karmelitermarkt, an outdoor market in the Jewish Quarter that’s open daily.

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