Imperial Palace (Hofburg) and butterflies

Children’s guided tours through the private apartments of the monarchs: exciting insights into the daily imperial life ... Then visit the Butterfly house just a few steps aside.

Traces of the beautiful Sissi

At the Imperial Apartment and Sisi Museum visitor of all age can find out all about Empress Elisabeth: her beautiful dresses, her fearlessness as a horsewoman, her beauty sectrets and the way that she liked to have her shining long hair styled.

Children's guided tours (in German only, for children aged 6 - 11) finish up with a chance to dress up in truly "imperial" clothes.

Butterfly House

Take a stroll to the Butterfly House in the garden of the Imperial Palace (Burggarten). Wander past waterfalls and giant trees surrounded by hundreds of free-flying exotic butterflies. With any luck your children might even get to witness a butterfly emerging from its pupa.

Tip: pack a snack and enjoy a picnic in the neighboring Burggarten.

Overview: Imperial Palace

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Butterfly in the Butterfly House in the Burggarten — © WienTourismus/Gregor Hofbauer

Dressing up as a prnicess: Children's program "Kaiserkinder" at Sisi Museum and at the Imperial Apartments at Hofburg — © SKB/Bildagentur Zolles

Butterfly House in the Burggarten — Butterfly House – © WienTourismus/Julius Hirtzberger

Butterfly House – © WienTourismus/Julius Hirtzberger

Imperial Apartments (Kaiserappartements)

Hofburg
1010 Vienna

Comments
- Entrance via Entrance via Batthyanytor/Michaelerkuppel
Opening times
- September to June
  Daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- July to August
  Daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Guided tour for children Sa - Su, 10:30 - 14:30
- Guided tour for children on holidays, 10:30 - 14:30
Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps
- Elevator available
  - 125 cm wide and 129 cm low , Door 79 cm wide
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Special offers for people with disabilities
  Admission free for a person accompanying a blind visitor or a visitor in a wheelchair, provided that the accompanying person is included in the ID.
- Comments
  The Imperial Apartments are located on the 1st floor and are accessible by elevator.
  Number of steps to the first floor (Imperial Apartments): 72

Map Points of interest in the area

The Butterfly House (Schmetterlinghaus)

Burggarten/Palmenhaus
1010 Vienna

Vienna City Card
- Benefits of the Vienna City Card: -11%
  
  Additional information on the offer:
  
  Standard ticket price: 9€
Opening times
- November to March
  - daily, 10:00 - 15:45
- April to October
  - daily, 10:00 - 17:45
Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps (Door 93 cm wide)
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.