Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel

Wiener Riesenrad, centrally located in the Prater Amusement Park, has a plethora of activities and fun experiences to offers. The red gondolas are a major highlight of the city and offer an exhilarating experience. Whether riding the Giant Ferris Wheel during the day or night, the views are equally breathtaking and make for a complete postcard-worthy shot.

First and foremost, visitors can take a 15 minute right at the Wiener Riesenrad offering the best view to the Vienna skyline. A ride at the Wiener Riesenrad is more than just an amusement highlight as the wheel represents the cultural lineage of the city. Visitors can take photographs from the top of the wheel and take in the panoramic landscape.

Many tourists or even regular visitors make it a point to enjoy coffee at the top of the wheel. With special arrangements at the booking centre, tourists can turn their 15-minute ride into an experience of a lifetime.

The Wiener Riesenrad also features the Wheel of History. This experience allows visitors to cruise through the historical periods of which Vienna and Wiener Riesenrad were a part of. From Roman beginnings to the tragedy of World War II, and now to its restoration, visitors can know the Wheel history and emergence.

Right across the Wiener Riesenrad is the renowned Madame Tussauds wax museum. Since 2011, the Museum has been a popular attraction for visitors passing by the Prater Park. Tourists can explore the Museum featuring famous European artists and scholars, including Beethoven and Sigmund Freud.

While you’re there, it is hard to miss the site of the Prater Tower. This chain carousel ride is almost as famous as the Ferris wheel, offering a chance to an adventurous tour across Vienna’s skyline. Travellers can hop onto the carousel and grasp the 360 views of the city.

One of the best and most popular restaurant/ cafe dons the vicinity of Wiener Riesenrad. Schweizerhaus is the one-stop destination to try everything from its famous beer, delicious coffee, and authentic cuisine. The restaurant attends to its customers in a large garden set up enough for 3000 people to dine at once. Since the Schweizerhaus is only open during particular months of the year, lucky visitors can get the chance to taste its signature Schweizerhaus Stelze.

This recreation park area is the perfect destination to kick back, relax, and take a break from the mainstream sightseeing. Visitors enjoy lounging around the lush greenery, soaking in some sun, taking photographs, and also trying the Viennese street food.

Especially for visitors travelling with family or kids, the Liliputbahn is an excellent mini-adventure. Situated along a close vicinity to the Vienna Giant Wheel, this railway takes children and parents around the Prater Park. In a 20 minute ride, the Liliputbahn takes the young tourists across the Hauptallee, Ernst Happel Stadion, Giant Ferris Wheel, and other park highlights. The best part about this railway ride is the tour through a dark tunnel!

• For visitors planning to spend the day at the Prater Park, it is cheaper to purchase combination tickets which offer discounts on several rides clubbed together.

• When booking the tickets for Madame Tussauds, online purchases will save 25%.

• Travellers can consider purchasing the Vienna Card offering free tours and rides on some of the main highlights of the city

• The park also offers bicycle renting for visitors planning to ride around the greenery.