Skip-the-line Jewish Museums & Jewish Quarter Tour in Vienna｜Austria

Jewish citizens have greatly contributed to medieval and modern Vienna in terms of architecture, culture and intellect. Visit 2 Jewish museums on 1 tour: Museum Dorotheergasse and Museum Judenplatz with a Private Guide to discover how the Jewish community has shaped Vienna’s golden age and what happened during the Nazi occupation of Austria. Experience Jewish Vienna!

Book a 2-hour tour to visit 2 branches of the Jewish Museum in Vienna using skip-the-line tickets that give you more time to explore the exhibits as you can avoid waiting in long lines to the ticket office. First, your Private Guide will show you the permanent exhibitions at the Jewish Museum Dorotheergasse, covering topics such as the Jewish history of Vienna from the 13th century to today and the history of the Viennese Rothschild family.

Next, you will head towards Judenplatz, passing by the historic city center and the Column of Pest (Column of the Trinity). Here, you will find a monumental Shoah Memorial and Museum Judenplatz, which tells the story of the first Jewish citizens in medieval Vienna, Kindertransports during WWII, and more. The tour commentary will add extra value to sightseeing, introducing you to various aspects of Jewish life in Vienna.

Choose the 4-hour option to recreate Jewish Vienna by visiting the 2 branches of the Jewish Museum and exploring the Old Town and Leopoldstadt, the former Jewish Quarter known as the ‘Matzoth Island’. On this walking tour you will hear the story of the Jewish residents who were forced to wash the streets using acid solution under the mockery and laughter of other citizens and about Sigmund Freud and Vienna’s other Jewish citizens during the Nazi regime. You will also discover some hidden Jewish sites, such as the Stadttempel, the only synagogue that survived Kristallnacht, and the Chabad of Vienna. The tour will end at Praterstrasse, which was the center of Jewish life before the war. The guide can give you recommendations on where to shop and eat kosher in Vienna today.