Historic Highlights
This place perched above the Danube is known for its stunning library and Benedictine heritage.
What is Göttweig Abbey?
Bratislava’s opera house and classical music scene pay tribute to this composer who once conducted there.
Who is Franz Liszt?
In Budapest, you might sample this paprika-rich stew, often made with beef.
What is goulash?
Vienna’s towering cathedral is named after this saint.
What is St. Stephen?
Göttweig Abbey offers panoramic views of this Austrian wine region.
What is the Wachau Valley?
This Austrian city, Mozart once called home, was a major center of culture and commerce in the 18th century.
What is Linz?
The ceiling fresco at Göttweig Abbey’s imperial staircase was painted by this Baroque artist.
Who is Paul Troger?
Austrian cafés often serve this rich chocolate cake.
What is Sachertorte?
Budapest’s Fisherman’s Bastion offers views of this iconic building across the river.
What is the Hungarian Parliament Building?
This Vienna museum inside the Hofburg explores the life, wardrobe, and myth of a reluctant empress who became a symbol of beauty, sorrow, and rebellion across the Danube world.
What is the Sisi Museum?
The historic center of this Czech town looks nearly unchanged since the 18th century.
What is Český Krumlov?
This medieval Bavarian city is home to the St. Stephen’s Cathedral organ, once the largest in the world and still among Europe’s most impressive.
What is Passau?
Slovak cuisine includes this dish of dumplings with sheep cheese and bacon.
What is bryndzové halušky?
This castle complex includes a Baroque theater, bear moat, and a painted tower.
What is Český Krumlov Castle?
This building was destructed during a wave of aggressive urban planning in Bratislava, which prioritized automobile infrastructure over cultural heritage.
Neolog Synagogue (Neologová synagóga)
This German city is known as the “City of Three Rivers.”
For extra credit, name all 3 rivers
What is Passau?
Rivers: Danube, Inn, Ilz
In Vienna’s Museums Quarter, this museum houses one of the world’s largest collections of works by Egon Schiele.
What is the Leopold Museum?
Wachau Valley, passed on the way to Vienna, is world-famous for wines made from this white grape.
What is Grüner Veltliner?
Built in the Moorish Revival style, this monumental building is not a cathedral but holds deep spiritual and architectural importance in Budapest’s Jewish Quarter. It is located on this streed.
What is the Dohány Street?
This composer, who spent much of his career in Vienna, was buried in a common grave but later reinterred in the city’s Central Cemetery near Beethoven and Schubert. He composed over 100 symphonies and mentored Ludwig van Beethoven.
Who is Joseph Haydn?
During the Cold War, this Danube capital was the only one behind the Iron Curtain to border neutral Austria, making it a hub for espionage and secret crossings.
What is Bratislava?
This artist, once dismissed from a public commission for his sensual reinterpretation of philosophy, medicine, and jurisprudence, went on to become a founder of Vienna’s Secession movement.
Who is Gustav Klimt?
While visiting Linz, you might sample this dessert made with a lattice crust and red currant jam, considered one of the oldest cake recipes in the world.
What is Linzer Torte?
This hilltop fortress has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, most recently during the 1950s, and today offers views of Austria and Hungary from its tower.
What is Bratislava Castle?
Clinging to a cliff above the Danube in the Wachau Valley, these castle ruins are rumored to have once imprisoned Richard the Lionheart.
What are the Aggstein Castle Ruins?