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Natural History Museum (NHM Wien)
Under the cupola
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Image courtesy of © User:MatthiasKabel · CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Natural History Museum (NHM Wien)
The Natural History Museum Vienna faces the Kunsthistorisches Museum across the Maria-Theresien-Platz.
Why it's on our list
- Good with children
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Natural History Museum (NHM Wien) before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Natural History Museum (NHM Wien), as the crow flies.
- Hotel Sans Souci Wien250 m3 min walk
- 25hours Hotel beim MuseumsQuartier400 m5 min walk
- Altstadt Vienna650 m8 min walk
- Hotel Sacher Wien750 m9 min walk
- Park Hyatt Vienna850 m11 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Natural History Museum (NHM Wien) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- VolkstheaterU2U3100 m1 min walk
- MuseumsquartierU2300 m4 min walk
- HerrengasseU3600 m8 min walk
Key sights
- Kunsthistorisches Museum250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Hofburg600 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- State Opera750 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Naschmarkt800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Musikverein1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Belvedere2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Riesenrad3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Schönbrunn Palace4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Vienna Airport20 kmCar or taxi 59 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Mitte (CAT)1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Wien Westbahnhof1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Wien Praterstern2.9 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Wien Meidling4.1 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt4.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min