Rain in Vienna? Not so bad. To be honest, Christian and I also quite like the city when the sky is gray – because then Vienna shows its cozy, sometimes slightly morbid side. And even when it’s raining, you can discover Vienna in a different way.

Art as far as the eye can see

Vienna is a city of museums, and on a rainy day that’s a real gift. In the Kunsthistorisches Museum you’ll lose yourself between Bruegel and Vermeer; the Natural History Museum across the square delights with dinosaurs and the famous Venus of Willendorf; and the Albertina shows everything of note, from Dürer to Monet. A nice bonus for families: in all of Austria’s federal museums, children and teenagers under 19 get in free.

Rainy day in a cafe

Underwater worlds and tropical warmth

If you’re in the mood for something lively, the Haus des Meeres will amaze you with sharks, rays and a tropical aquarium – we’ve already written about this special house in our blog. And in the butterfly house in the Hofburg, you can flutter through a tropical garden in the pleasant warmth while it’s raining outside.

Hands-on – ideal with children

So that the little ones don’t get bored: In the Technical Museum, they can press, crank and try things out, and the ZOOM Children’s Museum in the MuseumsQuartier is specially designed for exploring with all the senses. A rainy day will fly by here.

The coziest plan of all

And if you’re not in the mood for a program, then do as the Viennese do: sit down in a real coffee house, order a Melange and watch the rain fall. We’ll tell you more about this – and where you can find the best coffee houses – in a separate article.

As you can see, a rainy day in Vienna is not a lost day, but often a particularly beautiful one. Stay dry – and enjoy …