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MuseumsQuartier – Heroes' Square loop from Westbahnhof

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MuseumsQuartier – Heroes' Square loop from Westbahnhof

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4.7

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311

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MuseumsQuartier – Heroes' Square loop from Westbahnhof

01:58

7.46km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 29, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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2.11 km

MuseumsQuartier

Highlight • Monument

Prominent components are the Mumok, the Leopold Museum and the Kunsthalle Wien. Seen from the Ringstrasse, the MuseumsQuartier is on the other side of Maria-Theresien-Platz with the Art History Museum and the Natural History Museum, on the so-called Zweierlinie and on Mariahilfer Strasse.

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2.21 km

Natural History Museum Vienna

Highlight • Monument

With around 30 million collection objects, the Natural History Museum in Vienna (NHM) is one of the most important natural history museums in the world and one of the largest museums in Austria.

That as k.k. Natural history court museum-run house that houses the large imperial collections of the k.k. Hof-Naturalenkabinette was commissioned by Emperor Franz Joseph I. by the court ruler according to the designs of Gottfried Semper and Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer on the Vienna Ringstrasse, which opened in 1865, opposite the imperial Hofburg in the style of Viennese historicism and opened on August 10, 1889 . The Hofärar was taken over by the state of German Austria on November 12, 1918, which became the Republic of Austria in 1919.

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2.33 km

Maria Theresa Monument

Highlight • Monument

The Maria Theresa Monument is a huge monument in the middle of
Maria Theresa Square. Probably the most important monument of the Habsburgs
was built under the direction of Kaspar von Zumbusch over a 13-year construction period.
It was ceremoniously unveiled in 1888 in the presence of Empress Sissi.
The monument, which is over 19 meters high and weighs around 44 tons, represents Empress Maria Theresa (she ruled from 1740 to 1780, she reformed the school system, for example, and took care of state affairs as well as her 16 children) in the form of a larger-than-life, 6-meter-high figure. With her right hand she greets her people, in her left hand the Empress holds a roll of documents from the Pragmatic Sanction and the scepter. Around her are four equestrian statues of her generals.
The monument is a world cultural heritage site.
city-walks.info/Wien/Maria-Theresien-Platz.html

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2.63 km

Heroes' Square

Highlight • Historical Site

The Heldenplatz in Vienna is not only a historically and politically important square, but also a frequent venue for current events. The square belongs to the Hofburg area and is connected to the Ballhausplatz. Other monuments include the Outer Castle Gate, which commemorates the soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars, and the Executive Monument: This was unveiled in 2002 and honors the executive officers (policemen and gendarmes) of Austria who were killed in the line of duty.

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2.81 km

Hofburg, Vienna and the Sisi Museum

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The Hofburg in Vienna was the residence of the Habsburgs in Vienna from the 13th century until 1918 (with interruptions). Since 1945 it has been the official residence of the Austrian Federal President. It houses most of the Austrian National Library as well as various museums (including the Albertina) and the Federal Monuments Office. The irregular building complex, which grew over the course of around seven centuries, also includes two religious buildings: the Hofburg Chapel and the Augustinian Church.

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3.33 km

Peterskirche (St. Peter's Church), Vienna, Austria

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St. Peter's Church in Vienna, Petersplatz, 1010 Vienna
Church from the 18th century with artistic baroque art and architecture as well as daily organ concerts.
In the Rectory Church of St. Peter, one of the most beautiful baroque churches in Vienna, built between 1701 and 1733 according to plans by Lukas von Hildebrandt. The first church in our city stood here in the 4th century in the area of the Roman camp Vindobona. Since then, services have been held here. Liturgy and pastoral care make St. Peter a spiritual focal point of the city for locals and foreigners - perhaps there is something for you too.
Text / Source: St. Peter, Petersplatz, 1010 Vienna;
peterskirche.at

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3.43 km

Plague Column (Pestsäule) on the Graben

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The Graben is one of the most famous streets in the center of Vienna's Old Town, the 1st district. It starts from the Stock-im-Eisen-Platz / Stephansplatz (with the Stephansdom) at the beginning of the Kärntner Straße and leads to the northwest to the transverse axis Kohlmarkt-Tuchlauben. From the Graben, which was designed as a pedestrian area place-like, branch off narrow historic streets. It acts as a luxurious shopping and shopping street and, together with Kärntner Straße and Kohlmarkt, forms the "golden U" of Viennese commerce.

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4.02 km

St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom)

Highlight • Religious Site

Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral, affectionately also known as Steffl, is one of the best-known attractions and most popular landmarks in Vienna. In addition to daily church services, the world-famous building and cultural asset offers numerous sights such as the catacombs, the tower room and the largest and most famous bell in Austria, the "Pummerin".

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7.46 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.51 km

2.70 km

1.14 km

120 m

Surfaces

6.15 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

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MuseumsQuartier – Heroes' Square loop from Westbahnhof

MuseumsQuartier

Natural History Museum Vienna

Maria Theresa Monument

Heroes' Square

Hofburg, Vienna and the Sisi Museum

Peterskirche (St. Peter's Church), Vienna, Austria

Plague Column (Pestsäule) on the Graben

St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom)

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