The Kinsthauswein is the brain child of the famous Viennese artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The complex is now a museum dedicated to the work of the man. It can be located in the Landstrabe District of town. The place is the only official spot that keeps a permanent display of the works of the famous artist. Even the building itself was designed to be able to show off the works in a pleasing manner. At last note, the location received over 170,000 visitors every year, making it a very popular tourist destination in Vienna.
The building was designed and erected in 1892. The original structure used to be a furniture factory that was, at one time, famous for inventing the so called bistro chair. The famous artist designed the structure in typical fashion for his work. You will find flowing non straight floors and curved walls that make you feel as though you are moving in and out of areas. It opened to the public in 1991 as a museum.
The building opens at 10:00 a.m. daily. So the built in café and restaurant. The museum section closes daily at 7:00 p.m., but you have to be in the building by 6:30 p.m. to get a ticket. The café stays open until 8:00 p.m.

The Vienna Crime House is a must stop on a stay to the old city, as it is one of the most unusual places that could ever visit. It houses a set of displays that are totally devoted to some of the most famous crimes in Austrian history. In addition, you will see a historical breakdown of the use of capital punishment in the area here as well.

The location is built in the old Seifensiederhaus, which used to serve as a place to make soap in its past. It is also one of the older structures that still stand in the Second District. It has a history that dates all the way back to the attack by the Turkish Empire, when it was reconstructed in 1685.

Of the crimes that are documented here, perhaps the most fascinating are the stories of the famous murders. That records go all the way back to Medieval times. The organizational group has looked at evidence found in songs of the day, newspaper clippings, police reports, etc., to help bring about a real sense of what happened in the day.

You will learn about “murder most foul” from political coups, to death threats on the royal family, to real assassinations on political figures. Included also, though, are some of the developments of modern forensic science and police techniques that were used to solve the crimes.

The location is open Thursday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day. If you call ahead, you can also get a guided tour of the facility.

This place is dedicated to the famous noble family named Liechtenstein. They are one of the oldest known royal families in all of Europe. You will find works here that were taken directly from the family treasures that help to also document the history of the famous family. It also houses a notable private collections of art works; one of the larger in the world in fact.
To visit the whole of the museum, though, you will have to go to several locations, as it has developed into a proper complex over the years. The two main structures to visit are the Garden Palace that is located in the Ninth District, and the City Palace, which is to be found in Bankgasse.
The Liechtenstein Garden Palace is perhaps the more exceptional of the two, and this may be the way to go, if you only have time to visit one place. Prince Johann von Liechtenstein had the home built in the early 1700s. There were many famous artisans of the day who contributed to the design, including the likes of 18th Century artists Rossi, Felucca, and Giuliani.
The Princely Collections are on display to the general public Friday through Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00p.m. They are closed for maintenance on Wednesday and Thursday. The surrounding gardens are open daily from 7:15 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. The groundskeepers are very strict, so you need to stay out of places marked off limits, as well as keeping off grass in the park. The place is fully handicap accessible though.

The Josephinum Museum is a true one of a kind place to visit. It was built in 1783, by a commission from the Emperor of the time, to be part of a medical teaching academy. In more recent times, the institution has been turned into a place to house the medical collection of the University of Vienna. The structure was designed by Isidore Canevale.

Joseph II had the place built as a school to teach physicians, nurses, and midwives how to care for people. One of the unique things about the place is the wax models that are housed here. They were originally used to teach anatomy to new students. Paolo Mascagni designed them. There are over 1100 different models to see, which are housed in six different display rooms.

Besides the main attraction, though, you can also find out a lot about the 600 year history of medicine in Austria, which has been so meticulously documented here over the years. You will need to take a guided tour to see the majority of the museum though. Only a few rooms are open to just browsing by the general public.

The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. unto 6:00 p.m. The guided tour occurs each day but Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. You have to call ahead and arrange a tour for Wednesdays.

The Museum of Ethnology (Museum für Völkerkunde) is the largest anthropological museum in Austria, established in 1876. It currently resides in the Hofburg Imperial Palace and houses a quarter million ethnographical and archaeological objects from Asia, Africa, Oceania, and America. Important collections include Mexican artifacts, with unique Aztecfeatherwork; part of James Cook's collection of Polynesia and Northwest Coast art (purchased in 1806); numerous Benin bronzes; the collection of Charles von Hügel from India, Southeast Asia, and China; the contents of a museum created to house the collections form the Austrian Brazil Expedition; artifacts collected during the circumnavigation of the globe by the SMS Novara; and two of the remaining rongorongo tablets. The museum's most famous piece is a feathered headdress believed to have belonged to Moctezuma, the last Aztec emperor, which has created friction between the Mexican and the Austrian governments.

To this day you can see horse-drawn carriages in Vienna’s city center. They are easily spotted in the streets of the first district. This is an exclusive and expensive form of transportation. Fiaker Museum presents pictures, photos, newspapers and other objects, explaining its history.