1 city · 3 museums
The best museums in Austria are Belvedere Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum and Natural History Museum Vienna. World Museum Guide covers 3 museums in Austria across 1 city, with admission prices, opening hours and highlights for each. Check each guide for current prices and free days.
Visitor information last reviewed 30 June 2026. Check the official museum site for current details.
| # | Museum | City | Admission | Time needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belvedere Museum | Vienna | €16.50 Upper Belvedere | 2–3 hours |
| 2 | Kunsthistorisches Museum | Vienna | €21 | 3–4 hours |
| 3 | Natural History Museum Vienna | Vienna | €15 | 2–3 hours |
Vienna, Austria
Art Museum · Best for art lovers & first-timers
The Belvedere is one of the finest baroque palace complexes in Europe, built for Prince Eugene of Savoy in the early 18th century. The Upper Belvedere (1722) is now the main museum, holding Austria's greatest art collection from the Middle Ages to the present. The formal gardens between the Upper and Lower Belvedere palaces are among the most beautiful in Vienna.
€16.50 Upper Belvedere · ⏱ 2–3 hours
Vienna, Austria
Art Museum · Best for art lovers & history enthusiasts
The Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) opened in 1891 as Emperor Franz Joseph I's monument to the Habsburg imperial art collections. Designed by Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer, the building itself is a masterwork of 19th-century historicism, with ceiling paintings in the grand staircase by Gustav Klimt among the commission's highlights.
€21 · ⏱ 3–4 hours
Vienna, Austria
Art Museum · Best for families & history enthusiasts
The Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna (NHM) opened in 1889 as a twin to the Kunsthistorisches Museum across the square. Its collection of 30 million objects makes it one of the largest natural history museums in the world, covering mineralogy, petrology, geology, palaeontology, anthropology, and zoology.
€15 · ⏱ 2–3 hours · Closed Tuesdays
The best museums in Austria are Belvedere Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum and Natural History Museum Vienna, ranked by visitor numbers and collection strength.
World Museum Guide covers 3 museums in Austria across 1 city.
Most charge admission, but Natural History Museum Vienna offer free or reduced entry on certain days or for certain visitors. See each guide for the rules.
