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Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum)

Arsenal Objekt 1, Vienna 1030, Austria (Landstraße)
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Ranked #22 of 262 attractions in Vienna
Type: Military Museums, History Museums
Description: This museum houses many fascinating historical artifacts including the car in which Archduke Ferdinand was riding in when he was assassinated in 1914.
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Bangkok, Thailand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 10, 2013

I read about this museum four months ago and I plan to go there.we went with 4 yrs. old kid. I look for the best way to go there.After we visited Belvedere in the morning, we get Tram line 71 from unteres belvedere tram stop to Sankt Marx tram stop. Get Tram line 18 to Heinrich-Drimmel Platz stop then walk... More

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Aylesbury
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 3, 2013

A magnificent building with very atmospheric displays of Austrian Military History. Reasonably priced, even the shop. The small tank and vehicle part, outside at the back is tatty and needs explanation but that's the only low point. Take the audio tour it's well worth it.

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St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 2, 2013

Called in for a quick visit just before leaving Vienna so only had an hour to spend here, could easily have spent longer! Fantastic collection of military items displayed in a logical chronological order with information sheets (5 or 6 different languages) containing a brief description of some of the items and a good summary of the European history of... More

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Vienna
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2013

Pictures, maps, history, uniforms, all kind of weapons from all ages, paintings, no more explanations necessary - it's all there

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Basel, Switzerland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2013

This museum tells you the military history of Austria. You receive an audio guide and you can go on your own pace and see everything. This museum is quite big but the time spent there is well spent. You have the car when Franz Ferdinand was killed in Sarajevo (and gave origin to the WWI) and other historical pieces and... More

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Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

The museum is overall good, although not as rich in terms of number of exposed items and vehicles. I like the way it is organized and also the audio-guides. Check out the tank yard outside - you can see several US light and medium-weight armoured vehicles in good condition, including a 'Priest', M-26, a Russian T-34/85 and several more modern... More

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London, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

Horrible reception and cafe staff but if you can avoid them then definitely visit the musuem. Entrance is not expensive compared to other Viennese museums and the tanks at the back are interesting. Internal cut-outs of U-boats and ships are also great considering Austria is landlocked (which it was not in its glorious heydays).

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

The building itself worth spending some time to walk around. Two galleries with about 100-200 cannons are free to visit. The main exposition is also very interesting with many guns, pistols and other weapons.

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London
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2013

This military history museum gives has information from 18th century onwards. Entrance is 5 euros and includes an audio guide which is good value. The audio however does go into a lot of detail about things that are not that necessary so we skipped some of this otherwise we would have been there all day. It is interesting but it... More

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Toronto, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2013

Previous reviewers have mentioned the poor reception. I think the fellow was still groggy from sleep when we arrived first thing in the morning. That's okay with me since he miscalculated and undercharged us for 2 tickets, audioguides and the photo pass. I didn't notice it until after we left. My teenage son is studying WWI and WWII so I... More

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