What to see in the Baden district
Most museums are in the town of Baden, a few minutes' walk from each other: the Beethovenhaus in Rathausgasse, the Arnulf Rainer Museum in the old Frauenbad on Josefsplatz and the Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum (dolls and toys) on Erzherzog Rainer-Ring. The Rollettmuseum is a little further out in Weikersdorf, the Kaiser Franz Josef Museum up on Hochstraße, open from April to October. The Kaiserhaus on Hauptplatz, once the summer residence of Emperor Franz I, is closed at the moment. In between, take a walk through the Kurpark or, in June and September, the Rosarium. What else is on in town is on the page about Baden.
At the entrance to the Helenental valley, two castle ruins from the 12th century face each other. Rauheneck, with its triangular tower, is freely accessible up to the ruin. According to Niederösterreich Werbung (the Lower Austria tourist board), Rauhenstein was closed for restoration until 2026, so ask before you climb up.
Baden is one of the eleven “Great Spa Towns of Europe”, listed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town's tourist office runs a World Heritage tour every Saturday at 2 pm; topics, price and booking are on the page for the UNESCO World Heritage tours. More tours, concerts and exhibitions are in the events.
Outside town are Stift Heiligenkreuz (Heiligenkreuz Abbey) in Heiligenkreuz and the Karmel Mayerling (Carmelite convent) in Alland, both in the Vienna Woods. There is a joint ticket for the two. In Berndorf, Arthur Krupp had twelve classrooms fitted out in twelve architectural styles, the Berndorfer Stilklassen, and the krupp stadt museum tells how the town became an industrial town. In the Triestingtal valley and towards Bad Vöslau there are palaces and a castle, and in Traiskirchen, Oberwaltersdorf and Hernstein museums of local history. If you want to eat afterwards, open now shows which restaurants are open right now.
Which sights can I visit when it rains?
All the museums, the Stilklassen, the Haus der Kunst, Schloss Gainfarn, Stift Heiligenkreuz and the Karmel Mayerling are indoors. Tick “fine in the rain” in the filters and exactly these remain.
Does the Niederösterreich-Card apply?
In several places, yes: with the card, admission is free once at the Beethovenhaus, and free at the Rollettmuseum, the Kaiser Franz Josef Museum, the Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum, the Berndorfer Stilklassen, Stift Heiligenkreuz and the Karmel Mayerling; at the Museum Traiskirchen once per season. It explicitly does not apply to the guided tours at the Karmel Mayerling.
Where are there tours for groups?
Tick “for groups” and the places with a group offer remain. On each place's page, the “Besuchsinfo” box says from how many people the group price applies and how to ask for a tour.
Where does the information come from?
Admission, tours and accessibility come from the places' own websites and from Niederösterreich Werbung, checked on 12 November 2026. Whether a place is open right now is worked out from the opening hours stored for each business. On public holidays and at short notice it can be different. If a place shows nothing about admission or length of visit, we don't have a confirmed figure yet. The photos are from Wikimedia Commons; author and licence are under each picture.
As of 15 November 2026, 02:18 · Opening status without guarantee · Locations: © Österreichisches Adressregister, reference date 1 April 2026.
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