In its collections and exhibitions, the Welterbe-Museum charts the history of the area over the last 7000 years. Hallstadt was an important centre in prehistoric...

The Beinhaus is housed on the ground floor of St. Michael’s Chapel next to the parish church and has rows of skulls, over 600 in...

The Pfarrkirche, with its Romanesque tower, dates from the 12th century. The building, which overlooks the town from the cliff face, was rebuilt at the...

The Hallstätter Gräberfeld is an ancient burial ground dating from 800 to 500 years BC, the Hallstattzeit. Here the remains of approximately 4000 people were...

The Rudolfsturm, which has superb views of Hallstatt and the surrounding mountains, is part of a ruined castle built in the years 1282 to1284 by...

Hallstatt’s association with salt mining dates back at least 7000 years and the ancient salt mine, which is known to have been in operation for...

The Soleleitung, dating from the early 17th century, is the oldest industrial pipeline in the world. During construction, from 1597 to 1607, 13,000 spruce and...

The Dachstein-Rieseneishoehle ice cave is amongst the largest in the world. The ice, in parts 25 metres thick, grows in winter but retreats in summer...

The Mammuthöhle, stretching for 40 kilometres or more, is the largest of approximately 200 caves in the Dachstein district. Its name derives not from the...

The Heimatmuseum, extended and modernised in 1992, was opened in 1981 by the local historical society in the former Goiserermühle. The museum contains a number...

Salt has been mined at the Salzwelten Altaussee for 800 years and it is still in active production. The mine has the largest salt deposits...

The delightful Erlebnismuseum Anzenaumühle is based in typical local buildings and offers the visitor the experience of rural life in the past. The earliest references...

The collection of the Museum Fahrzeug Technik Luftfahrt represents the history of transport over the last eighty years. The exhibits include a wide selection of...

Schloss Wildenstein, which stands on a steep rocky spur, dates approximately from the 11th to 12th centuries and became an imperial stronghold in 1419. The...

The Lehárvilla is situated on the right bank of the Traun. This mansion was the home of the composer Franz Lehar from 1910 to his...

The Marmorschlössl (Little Marble Palace), in the grounds of the Imperial Palace, was built for Elisabeth of Bavaria as her private house. Here she...

The Museum der Stadt Bad Ischl, which first opened in 1989, is accommodated in the historical Seeauerhaus directly on the banks of the Traun at...

The Kongress und Theatrehaus, designed by the architect Hyazinth Michel, was opened originally in 1875 as a result of Bad Ischl’s increasing importance as a...

The Jugenstil Haenel Pancera mansion was formerly owned by the engineer Haenel and his wife, Gabriele Pancera, the well-known concert pianist who was a favourite...

The Kaiservilla was given to the Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elizabeth as a wedding present by Emperor Franz Karl. The childless Franz Karl and...