Hitler’s Vienna: A Self-Guided Tour

This self-guided tour starts outside Wien Westbahnhof train station. From there, you'll follow in Hitler's footsteps and visit key locations that played a crucial role in his formative years.

On this self-guided walking tour, you'll discover the multicultural neighborhood where Hitler lived as a failed art student and see his former digs outside Stumpergasse 31.

On this tour, you'll see Stumpergasse 13 where the Sisters of Mercy Hospital used to be. You'll hear how they provided soup to a young, destitute Hitler.

You'll pass by Hitler's first home in Vienna and learn about his unsuccessful applications into Vienna's Academy of Arts.

On this tour, you'll pass by the gigantic 154-foot tall structure known as the Haus des Meeres. You'll hear how the imposing building was once a World War 2 flak tower.

As you follow in young Hitler's footsteps, you'll pass by the grand Volkstheater where Hitler frequently attended performances.

On this tour, you'll pass by the Austrian Parliament. Along the way, you’ll find out how Vienna’s anti-Semitic environment and Hitler’s experiences of poverty and rejection shaped his worldview, providing valuable insights into one of history’s darkest chapters.

As you learn about Hitler's downfall and subsequent transformation into a tyrannical leader, you'll stroll past Volksgarten.

You'll see the very spot on Heldenplatz where Hitler gave his triumphant “reunification” speech to over 200,000 people.

This self-guided tour ends outside the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, which rejected the aspirant artist’s application three times.