Hitler’s Vienna: A Self-Guided Tour
- 2–3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Young Adolf Hitler struggled to make his mark as an artist in Vienna, the pearl of the Habsburg Empire. On this walking tour, you’ll follow in his footsteps and visit key locations that played a crucial role in his formative years. This self-guided tour starts outside Wien Westbahnhof train station and ends in front of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, which rejected the aspirant artist’s application three times. You’ll weave through part of the bustling Jewish Quarter where, ironically, Hitler found some of his best clients for his mediocre hand-painted postcards. Along the way, you’ll find out how Vienna’s anti-Semitic environment and Hitler’s experiences of poverty and rejection shaped his worldview, providing valuable insights into one of history’s darkest chapters. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain a unique perspective on these complex political, socioeconomic and racial factors, and a deeper understanding of the events that led to World War II.
Inclusions
What's included
- Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- App for Android and iOS
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
What's not
- Smartphone and headphones
- Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour
- Food and drink
- Transportation
Itinerary
This self-guided tour starts outside Wien Westbahnhof train station. From there, you'll follow in Hitler's footsteps and visit key locations that played a crucial role in his formative years.
On this self-guided walking tour, you'll discover the multicultural neighborhood where Hitler lived as a failed art student and see his former digs outside Stumpergasse 31.
On this tour, you'll see Stumpergasse 13 where the Sisters of Mercy Hospital used to be. You'll hear how they provided soup to a young, destitute Hitler.
You'll pass by Hitler's first home in Vienna and learn about his unsuccessful applications into Vienna's Academy of Arts.
On this tour, you'll pass by the gigantic 154-foot tall structure known as the Haus des Meeres. You'll hear how the imposing building was once a World War 2 flak tower.
As you follow in young Hitler's footsteps, you'll pass by the grand Volkstheater where Hitler frequently attended performances.
On this tour, you'll pass by the Austrian Parliament. Along the way, you’ll find out how Vienna’s anti-Semitic environment and Hitler’s experiences of poverty and rejection shaped his worldview, providing valuable insights into one of history’s darkest chapters.
As you learn about Hitler's downfall and subsequent transformation into a tyrannical leader, you'll stroll past Volksgarten.
You'll see the very spot on Heldenplatz where Hitler gave his triumphant “reunification” speech to over 200,000 people.
This self-guided tour ends outside the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, which rejected the aspirant artist’s application three times.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- This tour starts at the entrance to Westbahnhof railway station. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Vienna
- Its from-price is 95% below the median of the 243 city tours we list in Vienna.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 94 of 243.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Vienna
Vienna is Austria's elegant capital on the Danube, a city of imperial palaces, grand coffeehouses and a musical heritage known the world over.
The Ringstrasse circles the old centre with monumental buildings: the State Opera, the Parliament, the City Hall and the Burgtheater. Inside the ring, St Stephen's Cathedral, with its patterned tile roof, rises above lanes of shops and cafés, and the Hofburg palace complex holds the imperial apartments, the Spanish Riding School and a museum devoted to Empress Elisabeth.
Top-ranked sights in Vienna: Hofburg Imperial Palace (Hofburg Wien) , Schönbrunn Palace (Schloss Schönbrunn), Rathaus.
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