3 hours
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Overview
After meeting your guide outside the Albertina Museum, walk with them to the Vienna State Opera to begin learning about the effect Hitler’s rise had on Austria and the city’s important arts scene.
Continue strolling through the historical center of Vienna to the Memorial Against War & Fascism and other less well-known places that serve as reminders of this dark period of Austria’s history. Follow your guide to the art school that rejected Hitler to learn about his early days, before reaching Heldenplatz to head about the significant 1938 speech given here.
Across the far side of the historical center, learn about Vienna’s Jewish population at the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial and pay your respects to the thousands of Austrian Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Before finishing up at nearby Schwedenplatz, find out why the Stadttempel Synagogue is hidden from sight behind tenement buildings.
Operated by
Good Vienna Tours GmbH
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Informative and interesting
MarkG6386, Feb 2026
Wolfgang was a really knowledgeable tour guide and told us the information in a way that was understandable and absorbable. This tour is a really interesting way to spend an afternoon in Vienna.
Deeply Insightful thought provoking experience
jerrya104, Feb 2026
Wolfgang provided an incredibly detailed context rich insight to this powerful tour. From the outset, he outlined the journey he was about to take us on then simply delivered that over 2.30 hours in such detail with meaningful content and context which was simply superb. I highly recommend this tour.
Must book tour!
Sienna A, Feb 2026
Incredible tour! Knowledgeable tour guide and incredible storyteller! Must book tour you see the major point of Vienna while learning about the history and significance of this incredible city.
Well worth tour
hannahwZ242KT, Feb 2026
Dieter was an excellent guide. He supplied earpieces so we could hear him clearly in a group of 25. His knowledge was amazing and gave us fascinating facts as we walked around the city with a couple of inside stops and toiletry breaks. Would recommend
Itinerary
On May 25, 1869, the opening was celebrated in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth with a premiere of Don Juan by Mozart. But than after 1938 everything changed including the cultural life in Vienna changed.After the "Anschluss" of Austria, Adolf Hitler visited the State Opera on June 19 and October 27, 1938. The period of National Socialism saw the departure, persecution and murder of artists and employees. For several works there was a ban on performance.
10 minutesMemorial Against War & Fascism
The Memorial against War and Fascism is the work of Austrian sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka. It has stood since 1988 on Vienna's Albertinaplatz - named after Helmut Zilk in 2009. The memorial it is intended to serve as a reminder of the darkest era in Austrian history. It is dedicated to all victims of war and fascism.
10 minutesAkademie der bildenden Kunste
Art school that didnt accept Hitler as a student
10 minutesHeldenplatz
Heldenplatz on March 15, 1938
Hitler's speech from the balcony of the Neue Hofburg has become the epitome of the National Socialist seizure of power and the broad approval of it - and the trauma "Heldenplatz" for the Second Republic.
10 minutesJudenplatz Holocaust Memorial
Mahnmal für die österreichischen jüdischen Opfer der Schoah
Memorial for the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah
Detail Memorial for the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah
In memory of the more than 65,000 Austrian Jews who were murdered by the National Socialists between 1938 and 1945.
10 minutesMemorial at Morzinplatz
Detail memorial at Morzinplatz
The former luxury hotel "Metropole" became one of the most brutal Gestapo headquarters in the Third Reich.
10 minutesInfopoint Jewish Vienna
The "Seitenstettentempel" is hidden behind a tenement building.
The main synagogue of Vienna is located at Seitenstettengasse 4. According to the regulations in force at that time, non-Catholic places of worship had to be hidden and could not be visible from the street. Therefore, the synagogue stands behind a five-story apartment building. Above the entrance gate of the street building is the inscription: "Come to his gates with thanksgiving, to his courts with praise!"
on this tour you will visit also other places, we have just added to list the main attractions.
10 minutes
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- Licensed and knowledgeable guide
Exclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities for the guide (optional)
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Due to many cobblestones on our route, not recommended for guest within a wheelchair
- Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes
- Due to Vienna's unpredictable weather, please bring water, sunblock, raincoat or umbrella
Guide Languages
English
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.