Frommer's Vienna and the Danube Valley Book

	List of Maps	vii
	What's New in Vienna	1
1	The Best of Vienna	3
1	Frommer's Best of Vienna	3
2	Best Hotel Bets	6
3	Best Dining Bets	7
2	Planning Your Trip to Vienna & the Danube Valley	10
1	Visitor Information	10
2	Entry Requirements & Customs	10
	Destination: Vienna--Red Alert Checklist	12
3	Money	13
	Emergency Cash--The Fastest Way	13
	What Things Cost in Vienna	14
	The Euro, the U.S. Dollar & the British Pound	15
4	When to Go	15
	Vienna Calendar of Events	16
5	Insurance, Health & Safety	18
6	Tips for Travelers with Special Needs	21
7	Getting There	25
	All About E-Ticketing	26
	What You Can Carry On--And What You Can't	27
8	Package Tours & Escorted Tours	32
9	Planning Your Trip Online	32
10	Recommended Books	34
3	Getting to Know Vienna	35
1	Orientation	35
	The Neighborhoods in Brief	40
2	Getting Around	41
	Fast Facts: Vienna	45
4	Where to Stay	51
1	Innere Stadt (Inner City)	52
2	Leopoldstadt (2nd District)	67
3	Landstrasse (3rd District)	67
4	Wieden & Margareten (4th & 5th Districts)	71
	Family-Friendly Hotels	71
5	Mariahilf (6th District)	72
6	Neubau (7th District)	73
7	Josefstadt (8th District)	74
8	Alsergrund (9th District)	75
9	Westbahnhof (15th District)	76
10	West of Center (17th District)	77
11	Near Schonbrunn	77
12	Airport Hotels	78
5	Where to Dine	79
1	Restaurants by Cuisine	79
2	Innere Stadt (Inner City)	84
3	Leopoldstadt (2nd District)	95
4	Landstrasse (3rd District)	95
	Family-Friendly Dining	97
5	Wieden & Margareten (4th & 5th Districts)	97
6	Mariahilf (6th District)	98
7	Neubau (7th District)	99
	Picnics & Street Food	100
8	Josefstadt (8th District)	101
9	Alsergrund (9th District)	102
10	Westbahnhof (15th District)	103
11	Near Schonbrunn	103
12	In the Outer Districts	104
13	On the Outskirts	104
14	Coffeehouses & Cafes	105
6	Exploring Vienna	108
	Suggested Itineraries	108
1	The Hofburg Palace Complex	109
	The Singing Ambassadors	110
	Sissi--Eternal Beauty	113
2	The Museumsquartier Complex	115
3	Other Top Attractions	116
4	Churches	125
5	Museums & Galleries	128
	In Memory of Vienna's Jewish Ghetto	130
6	Parks & Gardens	131
	Tales of the Vienna Woods	133
7	Especially for Kids	134
8	Musical Landmarks	134
9	Organized Tours	136
10	Sports & Active Pursuits	137
	Cruising the Danube	138
7	Vienna Walking Tours	140
Walking Tour 1	Imperial Vienna	140
Walking Tour 2	South of the Ring	146
Walking Tour 3	Vienna's Back Streets	152
8	Shopping	158
1	The Shopping Scene	158
2	Shopping A to Z	159
	Open-Air Markets	165
9	Vienna After Dark	168
1	The Performing Arts	168
	The Toughest Ticket in Town	169
2	The Club & Music Scene	172
3	The Bar Scene	174
4	The Heurigen	176
5	More Entertainment	178
6	Only in Vienna	179
10	Side Trips from Vienna	181
1	The Wienerwald (Vienna Woods)	182
	Twilight of the Habsburgs	188
2	The Spa Town of Baden bei Wien	189
3	Wiener Neustadt	193
4	The Wachau-Danube Valley	194
5	Eisenstadt: Haydn's Home	203
6	Lake Neusiedl	204
	The Capricious Lake	206
7	Forchtenstein	210
Appendix A	Vienna in Depth	212
1	Vienna Today	212
2	History 101	213
	Dateline	213
3	Exploring Vienna's Architecture	221
4	Art Through the Ages	224
5	Musical Vienna	226
	Shall We Waltz?	227
6	A Taste of Vienna	229
	The Legendary Sachertorte	230
Appendix B	Useful Terms & Phrases	233
1	Glossary	233
2	Menu Terms	234
	Index	236
	General Index	236
	Accommodations Index	242
	Restaurant Index	243
	List of Maps
	Vienna at a Glance	36
	Vienna Public Transport	43
	Vienna Inner City Accommodations	54
	Vienna Accommodations	68
	Vienna Dining	80
	The Hofburg	111
	Vienna Attractions	118
	Schonbrunn Park & Palace	123
	Walking Tour 1: Imperial Vienna	141
	Walking Tour 2: South of the Ring	147
	Walking Tour 3: Vienna's Back Streets	153
	Vienna Shopping	160
	Lower Austria, Burgenland & the Danube Valley	183