Is it WORTH Your Time? Finally Visiting Austria‘s Capital | Vienna Travel Guide

After many requests, Near From Home is finally heading to Austria to explore the capitol city of Vienna! Come with us as we explore the old town, take a creepy crypt tour, experience the classical music scene, walk beneath some strange WWII history, and try the city's most famous Wiener schnitzel. We are so excited to share our Vienna city guide with you! Come back next week for our Vienna food tour.
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Intro: 0:00-0:40
Walking Tour 0:41-1:38
Roman Ruins 1:39-3:00
More Walking Tour 3:01-5:00
Saint Stephen's Cathedral 5:01-7:30
Crypt Tour 7:31-9:00
Public Transportation 9:01-10:25
Beethoven House 10:26-14:24
Volksoper 14:25-17:00
Flack Towers 17:01-22:00
Figlmüller Schnitzel 22:01-26:15
Conclusion 26:16-27:43

[@arnodobler1096]

Jägerschnitzel is actually unbreaded, then it's okay. But softening a crispy schnitzel with sauce is a nogo.😭😂

[@NearFromHome]

So my redemption arc is not yet complete. I mean I tried it your way, it was good, I enjoyed it very much. But I’ll die on the hill of Drei Mühlen in Munich, with their Schnitzel and mushroom gravy……it’s just my favourite.

[@martinfurtner2136]

@@NearFromHome Never, ever eat Wiener Schnitzel in Germany. They just can´t get the gist of it.

[@celinepa8246]

As a Viennese I love watching all you guys exploring my home town with a fresh set of eyes. Inspires me to be more attentive to details when out and about. To anyone going to Vienna, on behalf of each single resident: please do not go on the Fiaker (horse drawn carriages)! Not only are they a huge nuissance for us locals., but the horses are treated terribly also. Danke!

[@NearFromHome]

Thanks so much! :) Agree! Now that you mention it, I wish we had said something about them. I can't believe that in the year of our lord 2024, tourists are still doing this. :/

[@stevenneidert8019]

Awesome video! I loved how you highlighted Camille's love for classical music. Those flak towers were impressive. Keep up the great work! Cheers 🍻

[@NearFromHome]

:D Thanks so much!

[@user-ne9kb8lq4z]

I just got back from Wien. Such a charming city! I want to go back soon. Another plate of Kaiserschmarrn bitte.

[@NearFromHome]

:)

[@Todesnuss]

You pointed out the radar tower being in better condition than the gun tower. Thing is that one is the only one that's damaged at all and due to a failed demolition attempt. They tried to blow it up and it cracked just enough to become unsafe to be around. The top was reinforced with metal wires to stop those massive chunks from falling and we gave up on demolishing them.

[@NearFromHome]

woah. That's crazy. This is all making so much more sense.

[@stephanweinberger]

Actually they didn't even try to blow it up. There were leftover munitions stored inside and some playing kids set them off by accident in 1946.

[@NearFromHome]

@@stephanweinberger that's insane :O

[@o0KugelkaktuS0o]

When you come back to vienna, i highly recommend you visit the Haus des Meeres (the city aquarium that is located in one of the FLAK Towers) the price is not cheap BUT you have a cafe with a wonderful view over vienna at the top. AND there is also a very interesting second museum in there about the FLAK Towers themselves. you should also compare the Prater to your English Garden in Munich 😉

[@NearFromHome]

We definitely will! It looked great, and we love aquariums. Thanks! We actually were going to film a section about Prater, but ran out of time. :O

[@o0KugelkaktuS0o]

@@NearFromHome if you go to the prater, get a biiike and ride throught he whole thing. because otherwise you won't see all of it. just don't stay on the amusmantpark only. because the prater is a ot more than that. if you like hiking, you coud do the habsburgwarte. on weekend (you can google it) you can go up and get a relly nice view over vienna. it's an easy trail and not too long

[@knuid]

Aquarium is great even though its very busy. I really great use of one of the towers though. All that concrete is super strong to hold the weight of massive tanks of water.

[@NearFromHome]

​@@knuid Berlin should be taking notes

[@ArtistLedom]

Vienna is stunning❣️Thanks for another great video!

[@NearFromHome]

:) Thanks so much!

[@DasTamii]

It’s always funny to see videos where the people are really close to where I live. I live next to Augarten, when I look outside my window I can see the park and I am almost every day there with my children. You said, that it’s really family friendly and I agree, cause you have 3 different playgrounds and a children open-air bath besides a lot of grassed areas to play. But my five year old loves to explore the small wood areas the most. Oh, and you can eat as much sauce with your vegetarian schnitzel as you want, it’s not a real schnitzel anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@NearFromHome]

Wow what a great location! I think when I was five I would also love exploring the wooded areas.

[@DasTamii]

@@NearFromHome the location is great, but the apartment is catastrophic 😵‍💫 The architect must have been drunk while planing it 😅

[@mirandaguastella8716]

Lovely video , articulately covered ❤

[@NearFromHome]

Thank you so much! :)

[@RobMagill]

Ever since I heard you were doing a Vienna series, I was quite interested. And you both far exceeded all expectations with this one. You make Vienna so beautiful and appealing. Love you taking us to the out of the way Beethoven museum and, most of all, the park with the towers. That was amazing! I’m so grateful to you both for your great videos and am looking forward to the next ones (where ever that may be!).

[@NearFromHome]

Thanks so much! You comment really means a lot. :)

[@minion8]

Englische Garten München: 375ha, Prater Wien: 1287ha just saying....

[@idnwiw]

Also, the Donauinsel offers 42km of beach, plus nice swimming spots at Alte Donau

[@idnwiw]

About the vegetarian schnitzel: the crust not sticking to the non-meat is a sign of good schnitzel technique - no idea how it's called in English, but a good schnitzel muss sufflieren - the crust has to puff away from the meat and form air bubbles. Btw, if you are into history, I'd recommend Carnuntum as a daytrip

[@NearFromHome]

Ahh I see, so maybe the vegetarian schnitzel was gourmet after all. lol Thanks for the recommendation! The Roman city recreation looks so cool. We want to return to Vienna to do some day trip videos, so maybe we will add this.

[@sharonpapkin8574]

Wiw so happy you visit Vienna, i wase 6 times in vienna and traveld all over 🇦🇹. Figamuller its mostly for tourists i prefer schnizelwirt and sorry but wiener schnitzel mit marmalade und puttato salat its the best 👌 Cant wait to see what you think about local beers. And don't miss the Karl's kirche that's one is amazingly beautiful. Great video as always 👍

[@NearFromHome]

Thanks so much! :) Next time we go, we will check out some lower key Schnitzel places. We really wanted to do a segment on the local beer, but didn't have time.

[@kkaminska2451]

Erinnert mich an letzten Sommer. Die Stadt ist wunderschön. Danke für das Video!

[@NearFromHome]

:)

[@thyrssus]

at volksoper people under 30 can buy tickets für certain dates for 15€ (it doesn’t matter whether the seat would originally cost 120€ or 50€)

[@NearFromHome]

Wow! That’s awesome.

[@davidrussell3112]

Loved the Beethoven museum!😊It was great to see Camille nerding out about classical music like I do lol We were hoping to make to Vienna at some point on our trip but it was too out of the way sadly.

[@NearFromHome]

Thanks so much! It was cool to visit a city with so much classical music history. It unfortunate that Vienna is so far away from Bavaria. You'll have to of back to explore that part of the world. :)

[@nicolasherget3226]

Nice video

[@NearFromHome]

Thank you!

[@phattravellingdrummer]

Great content time after time. Have you see Schiltach?

[@NearFromHome]

Thanks so much! We have not! :O

[@sarahbruns590]

You guys would love all the public water fountains in Llubjana!

[@NearFromHome]

:O One day!

[@llleiea]

The Flaktürme are a bit strange to Viennese as well, like a reminder to our history. But life goes on around them and I think they are a symbol of living with a horrendous past and not let it define the future. (That was a bit deeper then intended)

[@NearFromHome]

Good to know you also think that! It is nice that such a lovely park can exist there now. :)

[@williamkirkgaard9679]

I've been watching your videos more and more since my trip to Munich last month call it Germany withdrawals. But I'm going to Copenhagen in 4 months just wondering if you'd give Denmark a video.

[@NearFromHome]

I’d love to. If people would watch it! My content outside of Germany doesn’t do nearly as well, so sadly it always has to be a bit of a strategic decision as to when we release non German stuff. For example why we didn’t just release all of our Georgian videos at one but instead spread them around. I don’t like doing that personally, but a few years back we released a series of videos in Turkey (which are very good and I love that series) but it almost killed the channel and set our growth back considerably.

[@dkim2011]

Traveling solo and not planning to eat-in, so I would love to know more about (healthy) take-out options in Vienna (esp. featuring Mediterranean cuisine).

[@NearFromHome]

That sounds nice, but we don't live in Vienna, so I have no idea. Maybe there are some channels from Viennese locals who could provide insight?

[@real_losfidante]

There are plans turning the radar tower in Augarten into a rooftop restaurant.

[@NearFromHome]

ohhhhhh that might be cool

[@rodgerraubach2753]

I was very pleased that you reviewed the Volks Oper for me! Last September, my daughter and I attended Tristan und Isolde at the Wien Staats Oper. It was my daughter's first opera, and it was an unforgettable experience. I truly love Wien, and have visited the city 5 times. I love the music scene and the access to world class museums such as the Naturhistorisches Museum and Kunsthistorisches Mu seum. On one of my many solo trips, I visited Schloss Schoenbrunn but the gardens were not yet ready for the summer flowers. The Wiener Residenz Orchester is a bit "spendy," but has excellent performances of Mozart and J. Straus Jr. So...as a result of this video, I'm adding the Volks OPer for this upcoming visit to Wien! I'm again visiting Europe for 5 weeks during August and to mid September; arriving in Muenchen, and then taking day trips to various sights I've missed over the years, but including some of your day trips by Eisenbahn: Kloster Andechs; Werdenfels Castle (Ruins); Noerdlingen; Regensburg. There's still a lot of Muenchen for be to undertaken as well: Residenz, more beerhalls!

[@NearFromHome]

That's great. I'm glad you had such a wonderful time. We can't wait to return and see all the other musical offerings. We really did love the Folks Oper though. Have a wonderful time in Munich! We love all those trips!

[@ronik24]

Nice! 🙂 3:37 Not "zone", "district" 5:21 nobody calls the Viennese city centre "Altstadt". The first district (= the original city of Vienna surrounded by city walls - the space later became the Ringstraße) is officially called "Innere Stadt", locals also say "Innenstadt" or "Zentrum" or use some specific location, but never "Altstadt". All other districts once were towns and villages on their own and later incorporated into Vienna. 25:50 the dark stuff probably is Styrian pumpkin seed oil ("Kürbiskernöl" or simply "Kernöl") - I use it on many salads, Styrians put it on almost everything. Also, this is not just potato salad, it is also "Vogerlsalat" on top ("Feldsalat" in German German, various English names).

[@NearFromHome]

Mostly I am saying Altstadt as it is a sort of a thing on this channel. A recurring segment. Where I live in Munich, and most of the Bavarian towns and cities I’ve covered, they call it the Altstadt and so in video after video after video we start our city tours walking the Altstadt City Center. Granted I would have guessed that you guys use that word too, but I was saying less about Vienna and more about making a call back to all the other videos. If I changed the word, it’d rhyme less with the other videos. So I just stuck to what I’m used to saying. Not gonna lie though :) Zentrum and Innenstadt don’t sound nearly as charming.

[@Moonchild0]

It's actually Flakturm without a C, there are three different ways of building. The one in your game looks like more type 2 to me because of the round circles on top. The one Flakturm with the aquarium in Vienna is called "Haus des Meeres" (house of oceans) and has a Foltermuseum (torture museum) and Kletterwand (climbing wall). The two Flakturm in Augarten are actually destroyed inside because of accidental explosion of ammunition in 1946. They look fine on the outside but aren't visitable. I would recommend Champignonschnitzel = is with mushroom sauce, but yes unbreaded. Rahmschnitzel is also with sauce (again unbreaded). If you want differend breading: Pariser Schnitzel or Kürbiskernschnitzel. Last one is only seasonal.

[@andreeawe]

I agree with suggesting Haus des Meeres, however the Foltermuseum has been closed down for good.

[@NearFromHome]

The Flaktürmer have such an interesting history. :O I have never heard of Kürbiskernschnitzel, but that sounds amazing.

[@Moonchild0]

@@andreeawe As far as I know there is a gaming hall where the Foltermuseum used to be. The exhibits moved to Carinthia to Someregg castle. I disagree with "for good" as it was a popular tourist stop. Also it is an interesting exhibition from torture intruments that used over the antique to middle ages. Learning from history means to understand what have happened. And to not let it happened again. And believe me.. there are people that don't understand how cruesome people can and will hurt other people. For the most craziest reasons. Or why would Amnesty International patronize exhibits for things like torture museum? Torture is still used today. Sadly. Look at the news ... the exhibits might be outdated.. but it is still relevant today.

[@Moonchild0]

@@NearFromHome Kürbiskernschnitzel is very good

[@catherinemori4496]

The seven-day transit ticket was only 17€!

[@NearFromHome]

That's a pretty good deal!

[@michaelgrabner8977]

According to Schnitzel breading ...you were right and wrong at the same time. "Yes" the breading shouldn´t fall off - but - "No" the breading should not stick on the meat. I´m aware that sounds now like a contradiction but it actually isn´t and that´s how the breadcoat has to be for a Wiener Schnitzel. The breading´s surface has to be "wavy" in order to be "correct" for a Wiener Schnitzel therefore it must not stick on the meat. BUT the crispy breading must not break and crumble when you cut it because if it does than it will "fall off" which it shoudn´t at all = The "Art" is to avoid both due to the right making = 4 substantial rules 1. Don´t press with the hands the beadcrumbs on the meat, just a very easy soft touch is allowed = pressing the breadcrumbs on the meat that´s the most common mistake 2.Tap off the surplus of flour before you put the Schnitzel into the eggwash but be sure the entire Schnitzel is still fully covered with flour (that will avoid that the breadcoat breaks) 3.The eggwash has to cover the Schnitzel entirely so no flour is to been seen anymore so be sure there are always enough eggs for the eggwash (that will also avoid that the breadcoat breaks) 4. You have to keep the right temperatured oil or fat ( = either clarified butter or lard or a mixture of all of those or just 2 of those) moving while frying the Schnitzel in order to loosen the breadcoat from the meat in order to avoid sticking on the meat = permanent pivoting the pan during the whole frying process. Actually Figlmüller´Schnitzel breading is on the very egde to be considered as "correct" because it is just very barly wavy but almost "flat" like a "carpet" and that´s what we Viennese call disparaging "Bröselteppich/"breadcrumb-carpet" instead of "Wiener Schnitzel"

[@Patschenkino]

Correct 🏆

[@marycpeck]

I’m also a music teacher! (Voice) I was in Wien on a Viking cruise last year (😢 I know; my partner likes to travel that way). It was too big and crowded for ani e day drip in. I should have had a better plan.

[@NearFromHome]

Love it! :) We are not completely opposed to those European river cruises. Maybe we will do it one day, but it really depends on how long you have in each port. I can't imagine having enough time to see a city like Vienna.

[@blume777]

Donauturmrutsche, klosterneuburg 12 apostelzeche, riesenradfahrt platform 9 ( just a glassplate), 3. manntour,

[@NearFromHome]

What are these?

[@blume777]

@@NearFromHome you asked for tips

[@catherinemori4496]

Take your baseball cap off! Who wears that in an opera?!

[@NearFromHome]

I do :)

[@meladversity]

@@NearFromHome that's just bad manners. if you go to other places you should respect their costumes. the opera is a place to dress up - don't be the person who makes locals hate tourists.

[@NearFromHome]

@@meladversity There wasn’t a dress code for this Opera. So it will be what it will be. You can dress as you please, everyone had that choice to decide for themselves. So I can’t see a problem honestly. If you are the kind of person that is upset by people following the rules, but not your preferred set of rules……then idk mate. Or if you are just assuming that there was a dress code and I was blatantly ignoring it, then you aren’t actually upset with me anyway? You are upset with an imaginary scenario that didn’t happen.

[@nicolasherget3226]

Just shave your head and go full bald bro ​@@NearFromHome

[@shantyclips6358]

​@@NearFromHome It is tourists like you with 0 respect for the place they visit that just make my skin crawl. Please stay in Munich.

[@jovanaraljicviolin]

What's with the voice? Sounds like from some cartoon 😬 Also no cap in the opera, manners, sir 🤦‍♀️

[@NearFromHome]

lol

[@shantyclips6358]

​@@NearFromHome Uncultured swine.

[@shantyclips6358]

​@@NearFromHome I don't like British people.

[@shantyclips6358]

People who wear casual clothes at the opera... 😒

[@NearFromHome]

Yeah :( it’s a real shame. There I was being captivated by the art, trying to lose myself in the spectacle and talent of the musicians, but instead my knickers were totally twisted because of a stranger’s t-shirt. Which isn’t my fault. Strangers need to conform to my expectations. If you ask me, I think they should enforce 100% historical dress codes. None of that modern shit. Suit and tie? Wrong. It’s still too casual. You think Verdi wrote this masterpiece so you could wear a blazer and slacks like some sort of real estate agent? No sir. I need tuxedos, tails, and top hats.

[@shantyclips6358]

@@NearFromHome When in Rome, do as the Romans. Bragging about a lack of manners is really cringe. And yes, I'd prefer modern synthetic fashion made out of plastics like polyester to be banned and people to regain a sense of class, which they oundoubtedly had more of a 100 years ago...

[@NearFromHome]

@@shantyclips6358Are you Viennese or just getting upset on their behalf?

[@shantyclips6358]

@@NearFromHome Of course I'm Viennese. We're rated the rudest city on earth because we demand standards, which in turn also make us the most liveable city on earth.

[@WhatAreColors]

Im Ersten obviously. Thats becoming more and more like Disneyland. Super hostile to drivers. I live near hoher markt and I drive my car. I wont move away for tourists and I wont give up my car. See me drive around in circles every day after work because a garage is 400€ each month. I invite you to join, sometimes its only 2 minutes, sometimes 30 and sometimes I just leave the car wherever and accept the 36€ fine. I know its hard to understand, I know... But this is my home and the city wasnt like this so many years ago. I stay to the end, even if I am not welcome.

[@andreeawe]

If you live in Innere Stadt you should have the money to afford a € 400 garage. 😂 Parking in the city has always been difficult, but the few parking spaces there are "Anrainerzone" anyway so shouldn't be a problem for you. Greetings from Transdanubien! 😉

[@meladversity]

sorry aber wer in wien, vor allem in den inneren bezirken, auf ein auto besteht hat das leben nicht verstanden.

[@andreeawe]

@@meladversity This! 👍

[@shantyclips6358]

Nobody cares! Cars should be banned from the inner city! Cry some more! 😂

[@WhatAreColors]

@@shantyclips6358 Calm down. drivers are not welcome anymore I know.