Must-SeePrater
A huge park with an old amusement park and the Giant Ferris Wheel of 1897, famous from The Third Man.
- Open
- Always; the rides from spring to autumn, and the wheel all year
- Price
- Free; paid for the rides and the wheel
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Riesenradplatz 1, 1020 ViennaDirections
- Getting There
- Praterstern station (U1, U2 and S-Bahn).
Why Go
Once an imperial hunting ground, the Prater opened to the public in 1766. The Wurstelprater amusement park keeps rides old and new, and the Giant Ferris Wheel turns slowly in its red cabins.
Beyond it, the long chestnut avenue of the Hauptallee is for walking, cycling and riding.
Nearby in Vienna
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