Large butterfly house situated in a lovely old greenhouse in the Burggarten. Recommended especially for children and on a cold day.

In the Burggarten; tel: 533 8570, U-Bahn Karlsplatz; www.schmetterlinghaus.at

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No visit to Vienna is complete without a trip out to the funfair at the Prater, to take a ride on the big wheel immortalised in The Third Man. Great views over the city, and a surprisingly untacky tourist experience.

U-Bahn Praterstern

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Sumptuous palace housing an unrivalled collection of 20th century art, including key works by the great Viennese triumvirate of Klimt, Schiele and Kokoschka. The gardens are lovely too.

Some of the Klimts (although not The Kiss) have gone now after a court ruled that they should be returned to the artist's family in Los Angeles.

Prinz-Eugen-Strasse; D tram from the Ring

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Spectacular palace and gardens. The journey to the top of the hill is rewarded by a fine cafe. The world's oldest zoo is here too, a great place to take the kids.

U-Bahn Schönbrunn

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Wonderful cafe/wine bar hidden down a cobbled street near the centre. Plays taped classical music at ear-splitting volume.

Kumpfgasse 7, U-Bahn Stephansplatz

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Vast and stimulating museum about the world of technology, housed in a beautiful 19th-century building. There is a brilliant section (the "Mini") for small children.

Mariahilferstrasse 212; tel: 899 98, U-Bahn Schönbrunn; www.tmw.at

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Come here for the quintessential Viennese cafe experience - great coffee, sumptuous ambience, cakes to die for and magnificently snooty waiters.

Wollzeile 10;
tel: 512 5765;
U-Bahn Stephansplatz; www.diglas.at

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Sleek, stylish jazz club that stays open late most nights.

Riemergasse 11; tel: 512 88 11; U-Bahn Stephansplatz, www.porgy.at

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Comfortable, reasonably priced, friendly and well run hotel in the heart of the 1st district.

Fleischmarkt 20; tel: 1 515 23, www.hotelaustria-wien.at, U-Bahn Schwedenplatz

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Vienna's best record shop. Two rooms full of tasty new and second-hand vinyl and CDs, specialising in rock, jazz and electronica.

Hofmühlgasse 1; tel: 596 96 50, www.rave-up.at; U-Bahn Pilgramgasse

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