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#1 St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom) Towering above the streets of the Innere Stadt, this massive cathedral is the true centerpiece of Vienna. St. Stephen's has stood in this very spot since the early 12th ... Read more » Angel Villalba / Getty Images

#2 Museum of Fine Arts (Kunsthistorisches Museum) The works at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, or Museum of Fine Arts, range from ancient Egyptian and Greek objects to masterpieces by numerous European masters, including Titian, Velasquez, Van Dyke and ... Read more » syolacan / Getty Images

#3 Schonbrunn Palace Originally constructed in 1696 as a hunting lodge, Schonbrunn Palace later became the official Hapsburg summer residence. Under the supervision of Maria Theresa (the only female Hapsburg ruler), Schonbrunn evolved ... Read more » Anita_Bonita / Getty Images

#4 Naschmarkt Every Monday through Saturday, hundreds of vendors flock to this market in the Wieden District (located just south of the Ringstrasse) to sell fruit, meat, dairy products and other local ... Read more » Leonsbox / Getty Images

#5 House of Music (Haus der Musik) Vienna has long been a musical epicenter. It was here that renowned composers, such as Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Mahler and Strauss lived, composed and performed. So it's hard not ... Read more » Courtesy Haus der Musik

#6 Tiergarten It began in 1752 as an exotic menagerie amassed by Franz Stephan, the husband of Maria Theresa (the only female Hapsburg ruler) and the country's Holy Roman Emperor. Today ... Read more » Katja Vymyslicky / Flickr

#7 MuseumsQuartier Straddling the southwest section of the Ringstrasse, the MuseumsQuartier is an enormous cultural institution comprising numerous top-notch museums. If you're interested in art, head to the Leopold Museum, which ... Read more » Gryffindor / Wikimedia Commons

#8 State Opera House (Staatsoper) Since 1869, this State Opera House has been the city's premier venue for the performing arts and a major focal point of Viennese life. Its directorship is one of ... Read more » babyichuk / Getty Images

#9 Belvedere Palace (Schloss Belvedere) If you're can't get your art fix at either the MuseumsQuartier or the Kunsthistorisches Museum, you're sure to find satisfaction at Belvedere. There are actually two palaces ... Read more » Andy Sotoriou / Getty Images

#10 Hofburg Palace Unlike Vienna's other royal residences, Hofburg is like a city within a city. Sitting on the southwestern edge of the Innere Stadt, the 13th-century palace shelters several individual attractions ... Read more » Westend61 / Getty Images

#11 Museum Judenplatz Judenplatz earned its name back in the 13th century when it was first designated as the Jewish Ghetto. For centuries, this neighborhood remained the epicenter of Jewish life in Vienna ... Read more » zoonabar / Flickr