Palais Auersperg, named after Prince Adolf Auersperg, is a huge Baroque style palace that was built for the royal Auersperg family. The palace features a beautiful park and is currently used to hold a variety of festivities, classical music concerts and other events.

Palais Trautson also represents traditional Baroque architecture of Vienna. It was built in 1712 and was the long-time home for the noble Trautson family. Nowadays, this well-preserved palace holds the Austrian Ministry of Justice.

Palais Epstein is a Ringstraßenpalais in Vienna. It was built for the industrialist and banker Gustav Ritter von Epstein. The architect was Theophil Freiherr von Hansen, who also designed the adjacentAustrian Parliament Building. Unlike traditional Baroque noble palaces in Vienna, the Palais Epsteinwas built in the late 19th century and is therefore considered a Ringstraßenpalais. It is up to five storeys high and built in the neo-renaissance style typical of its time. From 1945 to 1955 the palais was domicile of the Soviet Headquarters. After that, it briefly served as a branch of the Academy of Music and Performing Arts and then again for the School Authority until 2002. After a thorough refurbishment it has been a branch of nearby Parliament ever since. A permanent exhibition about the history of the palais and its owners has been set up in the basement and there are guided tours of the bel etage first floor which has been restored to its original state.

Neue Hofburg, or New Château, is the latest addition to the Hofburg Imperial Palace. Its construction began in the late 19th century and was completed in the beginning of 20th century. The Neue Hofburg palace was the residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

The Hofburg, for many centuries, was the official home of the Habsburg Empire. Each successive Emperor has added to the opulence of the place. The famous family used to make this their winter home. In more modern times, this is now the official home of the President of Austria. This place can trace its history all the way back to 1279, as the official seat of one government or another. The overall complex now includes official state rooms for the President, museums of various sorts that are all easily reached from here, and various living areas (called apartments by the locals). However, they are unlike most apartments anyone could ever imagine. There is also a chapel built into the complex, which is open to the public. If you come for Sunday Mass, you will also be able to listen to the famous Vienna Boys Choir, which performs here regularly. The apartments used by the royalty, the Sisi Museum and other sites located on campus are open to the general public each day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. September to June of each year. The complex stays open until 6:00 p.m. each day from July to August.

Palais Niederösterreich, historically known as the Niederösterreichisches Landeshaus (Estates House of Lower Austria), is a historical building in Vienna. The building housed the estates general of the state of Lower Austria until 1848. After 1861, the state assembly and some state government ministries occupied it until 1997, when St. Pölten fully took on the role of the new capital of Lower Austria. In the revolution of March 1848, the Niederösterreichisches Landeshaus played an important role as the focal point of the revolutionary forces. The uprising was subsequently crushed by the military. After the legislature and the ministries moved out of the building in 1997, the building underwent substantial renovations and restoration work, and is now used for exhibitions and for private functions and events. It was renamed the Palais Niederösterreich in 2004.

Palais Ferstel was built in the 19th century and is a great representation of Wilhelminian-style architecture. The building housed the Stock Exchange, Austrian-Hungarian National Bank and the well-known Cafe Central, where Europe’s intellectual elite spent a great deal of time. It currently acts as a historic convention centre that can accommodate a crowd of 735 persons.

Palais Schönborn was built at the beginning of 18th century. It includes the Museum für Volkskunde and is located in Josefstadt, the 8th district of Vienna. This beautiful Baroque palace houses excellent works of art from several of Europe's most significant artists.

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.