Danube Tower

My visit to the Danube Tower (Donauturm) in Vienna was truly amazing and unforgettable! The tower offers a complete experience, combining breathtaking views of the city with fun and a touch of adrenaline. From the top, the view is absolutely incredible — you can see the whole city of Vienna, the Danube River, Donauinsel, and even the surrounding areas. On clear days, the visibility is impressive, and during sunset the light creates a magical atmosphere. The observation deck is well designed, safe, and spacious, perfect for taking memorable photos. I also really enjoyed the slide experience, which adds a perfect dose of excitement and fun! 🎢 It’s a unique activity — combining the thrill of height with spectacular views, all in a safe and well-managed environment. The rotating restaurant is another highlight — you can enjoy a meal while the entire city slowly turns beneath you. The staff were friendly, organized, and always ready to help. The tower is easy to reach by public transport, and the surrounding park area is beautiful for a relaxing walk. I highly recommend visiting the Danube Tower — it’s one of those places you simply must see in Vienna! A perfect mix of views, excitement, and unforgettable memories.

Very nice viewing platform, though a bit pricey. Definitely recommend booking tickets ahead as you get to skip the queue. It's a bit out of the way, but views are gorgeous! The revolving cafe is very nice as well, especially if you get a window table. Beautiful views and delicious cake!

Worth a visit if you want to see the best panoramic view of Vienna. We went around sunset so we could have some transition and night photos. The lift up is very fast so even if you are claustrophobic, it's non-issue. There is a restaurant but advance bookings are recommended. And there's a cafe which can also be busy.

Café and restaurant were closed for events but views are superb, although the wind made it feel very cold on the outdoor observation deck in early January. The slide looks very scary.

Visiting the Donauturm was absolutely worth it. Considering we are in Vienna, the entrance price is surprisingly affordable, and in my opinion it fully justifies the experience. I usually visit skyscrapers and towers in almost every city I travel to, and I can honestly say this one has something special. It is not just a simple tower with a viewpoint on top. One of the most unique features is the rotating bar. You can sit comfortably, order food or drinks, and while you enjoy them, the entire floor slowly rotates, offering a complete 360 degree view over Vienna. Without even moving from your seat, you get to see the whole city, which is a fantastic experience. I also know there is a restaurant at the very top with a similar rotating concept, even though I did not personally visit it. Another highlight is the slide. For an additional cost of around 5 euros, you can slide down through a semi transparent structure where you can see outside while descending. Being partially suspended in the void adds a real thrill and a nice touch of adrenaline. It is fun, exciting, and definitely something you do not find in most towers. There is also a bar area, and the food quality was excellent. We had an aperitif with French fries, and for what we tried, everything was very good. The service was also outstanding. The waiters were professional, elegant, friendly, and attentive, which really elevated the overall experience. There is not much more to add because the place speaks for itself. For the price, especially when compared to observation towers in other major cities, the Donauturm is absolutely worth visiting. It offers great views, unique experiences, excellent service, and something memorable beyond just looking at the city from above.

The views over Vienna are absolutely breathtaking, especially at sunset. The observation deck is well organized, clean, and offers a unique perspective of the city and the Danube River. The staff were friendly and professional, and the overall atmosphere was calm and enjoyable. Definitely a must-visit landmark in Vienna — highly recommended for tourists and photographers alike 😍🙏

Super cool 360° view of the city daytime but especially at night. Lovely revolving Café at the top, that allows you to enjoy a pretty decent and afordable coffee and strudel while amazing views of the city are unfolding in front of you. Highly recommend the experience!!

High Platform Tower in the middle position so you can see Old and New Vienna between Danube River. Restaurant on the Top available, Souvenirs Shop, Food. it dated to 1964 with 252 m high. there's also a steel-glass slide where you land on the top platform. visiting during the week is less crowded.

If you already walked here then you're committed to buying a lift ticket. Cost is 14.50 euro. There is a cafe for coffee and food on top. Coffee is 3-4 euro and food is around 8. Best view is at the rotating coffee. Grab a seat and enjoy the view while sipping on coffee. The outside platform has wire and bar that blocks the view.

Not worth the money. For 16€ you get to go up some 150meters to get a 360° view of the city. The city is very flat and decently far from the tower, so you really don't get to see anything cool. For an experience like this, anything over 5€ is a Ripp of. There was a line for the restaurant at the top, so we did not go in

Donauturm located like next to the donau river, instead of at the city centre, but I think it was still a great place to visit. There are couple ways to get there. And my partner and I we pick the near by U-bahn, which took a some walk to reach the tower before we actually resch it. I enjoyed the walk next to the river anyway. The other reason was that we missed bus. After around 12 minutes walk, we arrived. Since we were there around 10 am . So it wasn't that difficult for us to buy the ticket there. And the tickets was much cheaper compared to the Berliner TV tower. It took as couple more minutes to get up to the top with the lift. And then barn! The gouges view of the city was just right in front of us. Although it located not in the centre of the city. We were able to see it from here. And the financial district, which I used to miss during my visit. We were lucky with the weather as well, it made the time we spent there just marvellous. So after awhile we decided to keep going up by following the stairs. And I saw there was a rotate restaurants there. Too bad, they only allowed people have reservation go in. Which that need to be made online. According to my local friends, it is quite hard to make a reservation there, especially in the good weather. Well, maybe next time for me. If you want to go, better have a look on their office website first.

We were staying close to the Donauturm tower so decided to take advantage of the view and to eat at the cafe. It's located inside a park and there was plenty of bicycle parking nearby! When you get there, there's a store/gift shop where you purchase admission to ride the elevator up and to take a look at the view. Upon scanning your ticket to enter, they take your photo to show you souvenir photo options for purchase when you leave. I would say the view is nice and the lookout point is cool, but it's also fenced off (for good/security reasons). If you're going to spend that much on admission to see the nice view, also pay a little to sit at the cafe and enjoy the 360 degree view with glass windows. We were eating lunch and were able to get a great time lapse video of the entire view!

This tower definitely stands out when you view it from far away, but it's not very tall. Entering, we had our photo awkwardly taken by very nice staff and the elevator ride was quite short as well. At the top, we saw a beautiful view of the city of Austria and the Blue Danube River. It was beautiful weather when I visited, so that definitely added onto the beauty of the city. At the top, there were a lot of people lined up preparing to do a bungee jump off of the tower as a way to get down. Definitely great for risk takers who enjoy the adrenaline rush! The little store at the bottom sold a couple souveniers, such as music boxes, magnets, t-shirts, etc. The magnet I bought here was 5 euros, so it IS a little expensive.

Tallest structure in Vienna. The observation tower is completely enclosed which is understandable but ruins some of the pictures.

I love towers anywhere in the world, its worth a trip to this one if your doing the big bus tours since their stop leaves you right at the base! It gives you a great bird eyes view of the city of Vienna, and if you are into bunging jumping you can leap off it as well. Just make sure the weather is clear outside or you won't see much!

The Donauturm was once the needle of innovation for Vienna back in 1964. 1962 to 1964 a waste disposal site was refurbished, a big park was built and the main element of it was the danube tower "Donauturm". Its elevator was the fastest (22km/h) in europe at the time. The restaurant is moving around at slow speed, which means during a meal you can enjoy an exclusive view on top of vienna, which I find quite unique, because it still stands free without large buildings surronding the site. How could they, the tower is 250 meters high (platform 150m and two restaurant at 150 and 160 meters). Even for sports it is an attraction. Bungee Jumping the way downwards and upwards stair-runners fight against the 776 stairs in around 4 minutes at the Donauturm-Lauf. You can also refill your electric car or scooter here. Special event for sure is the new year to enjoy the fireworks, which you should reserve early.

This attraction had an amazing 360 degree view of Vienna. It's absolutely gorgeous! However, it took a very long time to actually navigate to the tower. My friends and I took the nearest subway stop and then had an additional 20 minute walk to the tower. We went in the evening so it was a very dark, kind of scary walk back to the subway station. I was happy to be in a group! I would say you can get the same beautiful view from the Ferris Wheel at the Vienna amusement park. Both the Ferris Wheel and Donauturm are included in the Vienna Pass so it is up to you to decide which attraction, or both, to do!

It's a nice view, ours was a bit spoiled by the wet weather but it couldn't be helped. Even so we had a really nice view of the river heading into the distance. Still, probably nicer to save for a sunny day! In terms of service, it kind of balances. The woman selling tickets at the front seemed to entirely not care about being there, but the man in the lift was informative and friendly about the landmark. If you do go, and you plan on taking advantage of the Vienna Card discount, make sure to take your booklet with you. We presumed the card was enough as it was for other attractions, but here they insisted on the coupon inside that booklet for us to get the discount, and once you're out there it's a long trek to go back for it so you're kind of caught out.

The Donauturm (Danube Tower) was built as the central building for the Vienna International Garden Fair 1968 and is for that time a very very modern building. On it's public reachable top (terrace & restaurant & cafe) you can have a tremendous view over Vienna (from about 450 ft height) and if you fancy something to drink, feel free to have that either in the restaurant or cafe (both revolving - you will see everything). One can have a candlelight dinner up there too (very romantic). You don't need to walk up there, there is a very fancy elevator that brings you up to the terrace, although every year there is a stair-running competition where you are obliged you use the emergency staircase. On the terrace I believe there is still the bungy jumping going on, another way to leave the tower.