Top 2 in Top 10 tourist attractions you should not miss when traveling in Austria.
The spectacular Hofburg Palace in Vienna was for centuries the seat of the Austrian monarchy, the mighty Habsburgs. The President now conducts state business in the very rooms that once belonged to Emperor Joseph II. Nearly every Austrian ruler since 1275 ordered additions or alterations, resulting in a variety of architectural influences, including Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Classicism.
Along with many attractive squares and gardens, the entire 59-acre Hofburg complex includes 19 courtyards and 2,600 rooms. Highlights of a visit include the Royal Silver Collection and a range of catering services that give a taste of the lavish royal banquets that once took place here.
Also worth seeing are the Sisi Museum, which focuses on the life and times of Empress Elisabeth, and the Royal Apartments, a series of 19 rooms once occupied by Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife.