Coffee and cake is to Austria what sushi is to Japan. It's a way of life, part of the culture, and an absolute part of their society as a whole. Over many centuries, important historical figures, ...

European travel expert Rick Steves knows a lot about getting the most for your tourist dollar, including by embarking on this DIY tour of the sites in Vienna.

If any European capital knows how to enjoy the good life, it’s Vienna. Compared to most modern urban centers, the pace of life here is slow. Locals linger over pastry and coffee at cafés. Concerts and ...

At Vienna’s Hofburg Palace complex, ground zero of the Habsburg Empire, I’m particularly entertained by its butterfly house, a tropical wonderland on the Danube. In this community of royal butterflies ...

Music lovers find special delights in Austria. In Salzburg at my favorite hotel, I lie in bed a hundred meters from Mozart’s dad. He’s just outside my window in the graveyard of the St. Sebastian ...