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Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library)

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

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Augustinian Friar's Astrological Clock - one of the hands takes 20,000 years to revolve.

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Clock Museum

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

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Stephansdom Crypt

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

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Habsburg Imperial Crypt

Final resting place for the remains of 143 Hapsburg royalty.

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Schmetterlinghaus interior

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Schmetterlinghaus: The Imperial Butterfly Park

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house, filled with beautiful winged creatures for your enjoyment.

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Globe Museum

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

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Mummified head of a murderer with blond hair

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Kriminalmuseum

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

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The Narrenturm

This former insane asylum now holds a pathalogical anatomy museum.

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