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ChangeSpot a slice of Sachertorte
Find a slice of Sachertorte (the dark-chocolate cake with apricot jam and dark icing) on a café plate. Hotel Sacher is the original. Photograph the glossy slice.
Spot a Stadtpark Johann Strauss gold
In Stadtpark find the gilded Johann Strauss II statue with the violin. Photograph the gold against the green.
Spot a tram on the Ringstraße
Find a Vienna tram (Wiener Linien red) on the Ringstraße circular boulevard. Photograph it passing a Ringstraße palace.
Spot a Vienna coffee house menu
Find a Viennese coffee menu listing the classics (Melange, Einspänner, Verlängerter, Kapuziner). Photograph the menu page or a freshly served cup.
Spot a Vienna sausage stand
Find a Würstelstand (sausage stand) serving Käsekrainer, Bratwurst or Burenwurst. The Bitzinger and Zum Scharfen René stands are classics. Photograph the stand.
Spot a Wiener Kaffeehaus interior
Walk into a classic Viennese coffee house (Café Central, Café Sperl, Café Hawelka). Photograph the marble tables and bentwood Thonet chairs.
Spot a Wiener Schnitzel
Find a Wiener Schnitzel (breaded veal cutlet) on a restaurant plate, usually overhanging the plate with a lemon wedge. Photograph the cutlet.
Spot an Apfelstrudel
Find a slice of Apfelstrudel with a dollop of cream or ice cream in a café window or on a plate. Photograph the thin layers.
Spot Schönbrunn yellow
Walk to Schloss Schönbrunn and find the Maria-Theresa-yellow facade. Photograph the long palace front with the fountain or Gloriette behind.
Spot St. Stephen's spire
Find the south tower of Stephansdom on Stephansplatz, 136 metres of gothic limestone. Photograph the spire from the square.
Spot the Austrian flag
Find an Austrian flag (horizontal red-white-red) flying on a building, balcony or coach. Photograph it.
Spot the Hofburg
Walk into the Hofburg complex through the Heldenplatz gate. Photograph the imperial winter palace facade with the Michaelerplatz dome.
Spot the Plague Column
Find the Pestsäule on Graben, the Baroque marble column with crowds of cherubs. Photograph the top.
Spot the Riesenrad Ferris wheel
Find the Wiener Riesenrad in the Prater, the 65-metre Ferris wheel with the wooden red gondolas. Photograph the wheel.
Spot the Stephansdom tile roof
Look up at Stephansdom's zigzag tile roof of yellow, green, white and black. Photograph the diamond pattern of the roof from across the square.
Spot the Vienna State Opera
Walk to the Wiener Staatsoper on the Ringstraße. Photograph the Renaissance-Revival facade with the loggia and posters out front.
Stephansdom roof pose
In front of the Stephansdom: take a group photo where everyone gazes up at the colorful tiled roof in mock awe.
Trivia: Belvedere painting
The Belvedere houses Gustav Klimt's most famous painting. What is its name (two words)?
Trivia: Habsburg dynasty
The Hofburg was the home of which European royal dynasty for over 600 years?
Trivia: Schönbrunn ruler
Which famous Habsburg empress was particularly associated with Schönbrunn (her family of 16 children grew up there)?
Trivia: Stephansdom roof tiles
The Stephansdom has a famous roof made of how many colorful glazed tiles (around 230,000 is accepted)?
Trivia: Strauss waltz
Johann Strauss II composed Vienna's most famous waltz. What river is it named after?
Vienna finale
Final challenge. Find a beautiful Viennese spot (a baroque square, a palace garden, a sunset terrace) and take an amazing group photo.
Vienna kick-off
The hunt begins! Find a typical Viennese backdrop (a coffee house, a baroque facade, a horse-drawn fiacre) and take a group photo with everyone striking an imperial pose.