My review is for the lift only. We used our Salzburg card and went for the wonderful view at the…read moretop. At the top, exit to the left for a free bathroom.

We walked the ridge trail from the Festung Hohensalzburg to the modern art museum and the views are…read moreexcept - from the river and city to the Alps. Try to arrive at the Art Museum overlook at 12:00 for the ringing of the church bells.

In early December,I visited this fine art museum amidst wonderful Baroque architectural…read moresurroundings.This art museum emphasizes Baroque Period paintings by Flemish,Dutch,Italian,French,and Austrian painters.I appreciated the atmosphere of this art museum and its labelling and explanations of their works of Art in both English and German.Favorite paintings of mine included;Gerrit Berckheyde's"Courtyard With Vilver Palace Pond in the Hague",Rembrandt's"Old Woman Praying",Emanuel De Witte's"Interior of Nieuw Kerk,Delft",Paulus Potter's"Driving Cattle Out to Pasture in the Morning",Guercino's"Incredulity of Saint Thomas",Claude Vignon's"Flora",Kasper Memberger the Elder's"Virgin and Child",and Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller's"Children at Window"(splendid Austrian Romanticism).I spent about four hours sedulously studying paintings at this fine,comfortable art museum.

From the owner: In der Residenzgalerie können Sie herausragende Malereien begutachten. Von österreichischen Werken…read morebis hin zu niederländischen, französischen und italienischen Malereien, ist hier vieles zu finden. Die Residenzgalerie befindet sich im Dom Quartier in Salzburg.

Brilliant Kokoshka exhibitions at the moment and cute cafe for coffee and apfelstrudel after- great!read more

Mozart residence. The Geburtshaus is better. This one seems a bit smaller with less to see. There's…read morepianos and his violin and a video of a trio playing his compositions. There's a docent(maybe?) who took herself very seriously and scolded everyone that she could see for something or other. Just from what I saw: a child for sitting with her legs crossed, a mother reading an info placard to her daughter, a tourist for using their phone who she assumed was taking video or photos, etc. If you skip this one, you won't miss out.

If you're going to Salzburg for the first time, you should buy a Salzburg card. It is a fantastic…read moredeal. We went here (Mozart's residence), and his birthplace. Used the local buses, took the lift at the Modern Art museum, Christmas museum, Dom Quarter and Hohensalzburg. The residence is not filled with many personal items, but with the Salzburg card, I'm glad I tried it out

As the names suggests it focuses on Salzburg's creative history. It spans multiple centuries, and…read moreas time progressed with the exhibitions it was not as interesting. The exhibition rooms felt disjointed in flow and in concept. I might have felt differently if it wasn't my last museum for the day and if I had an audio guide. I am not even sure if they have the later, but none of the staff offered unlike other places.

A wonderful museum featuring the history of Saulsburg and many other exhibits. Housed in a baroque…read moreresident palace this main museum takes you on a fascinating romp through Salzburgs past and present. Ornate rooms showcase everything from Roman exclamations to Royal portraits.They were free guided tour is at 6 PM every Thursday. The museum also has a café. A gift shop and lockers where you can store your stuff. You can take a stroller into the museum because there is ever elevators that take you to each floor. At the time the feature exhibit was "what role did the Salzburg museum play during the Nazi regime" It was quite a eye-opener. An interesting perspective for sure. It is a great place to go in the middle of the city. Not just for rainy days

We took the funicular up and walked around the different museums in the fortress. The views of the…read morecity and the mountains were beautiful. Some of the major highlights of Fortress Hohensalzburg are the magnificent Princes' Rooms, the Magic Theater on the High Level, the Great Armory in the castle courtyard, the various museums (like the marionette museum, the tower and the historical museum) were all very interesting and detailed. Go up for the breathtaking views over the rooftops of the city. It was really interesting to learn how this fortress had evolved over a period of almost 500 years. If you want to do all, it would take 3-5 hours...it's huge.....

High on a Hill there's a lovely Fortress. Funicular up in 30 seconds as opposed to a 35 minute…read morewalk. The view from the Observation Tower is spectacular, an alp or two is always good eye candy. We spend about 2 hours wandering around, through the museum and courtyard. Look through every window you find and you can see why this Fortress was impenetrable. Also have a go with the bells on way out and if you have time come back to the bell area at 11.00am to hear the original mechanism working. A final drink and snack in the restaurant will afford those great views once more. We arrived early with few people around. Yes there are a lot of steps but they are well designed and shallow. The way down from the tower is separate to the way up so you don't get blockages. The rest rooms are fantastic just at the end of the Museum.

We went to this museum to spend time in Salzburg. It had rave reviews on Google so we went. I…read morewished we would have saved our money and did something else. It was pricey for a museum. It has a very small aquarium and the museum is about the earth history.

This is just a lovely moment! A lot of things to see and if…read moreyou like history and animals and all this stuff.. you will spend a good moment 3h in here are really easily spend I still couldn't see everything. I recommend when a rainy day or so it's really a cool activity, and not just for children's.

The honest draw here is the Sound of Music gazebo, and it does deliver, though it's worth knowing…read moreupfront that the pavilion was actually relocated to make it easier for the public to visit. So it's not technically where they filmed the scene, but it's the real gazebo on very beautiful grounds, and standing in front of it in Salzburg still feels cool The palace and park themselves are a bigger win: a 17th-century pleasure palace with enormous, well-maintained grounds that are genuinely gorgeous to wander on a good day. The trick fountains are a legitimate reason to come, although they were off on the day of our visit which was a bummer. If you're in Salzburg and have any interest at all in the film or just want an afternoon outside the old town, this is worth the trip.

Since we had the 24 hour Salzburg Visitor card, we stopped at the Hellbrunn palace on the way back…read morefrom the Untersberg cable car experience. I wanted to come here since the Gazebo from the Sound of Music (where Liesl sings 16 going on 17) is here. The tour of the palace highlights the "Trick Fountains" which are really interesting, fun and surprisingly artistic. As you walk around these fountains, there are times when they suddenly spew water, getting unsuspected guests a bit wet.... The palace was built in 1613-19 and named for the "clear spring" that supplied it. Hellbrunn was only meant for use as a day residence in summer, as the Archbishop usually returned to Salzburg in the evening; therefore, there is no bedrooms in Hellbrunn. The place has plenty of beautifully landscaped green spaces and it is just a marvel of what hydraulics can do. There's a cute cafe and a souvenir shop on the grounds.

So Baroque is definitely not my favorite art period, But it's hard to believe this used to be a…read moreprivate residence linked to the church bishops. It is literally linked physically with the Cathedral, and it's a good way to view it without paying a separate admission price. One cannot help but stare in disbelief at the vast wealth contained in one place. There are numerous rooms, which create a walled compound with a courtyard in the middle.

What a beautiful palace to explore. The residence is where the prince Archbishop held court until…read moreSalzburg became part of the Habsburg empire in the 19 century. The audio tour takes you in the states room, lavishly adorned with tapestry, stucco and frescoes. The third floor is given over to the residence gallery where the focus is on flemish and Dutch masteries. When you pay for a ticket to this palace you also can go into the dome museum. I think this was my favourite place to visit in Salzburg . I absolutely loved it. Not just for rainy days the whole tour will take you at least an hour and a half but you could easily spend three hours in there.

This is an interesting museum in the old town of Salzburg. It's where Mozart was born on January…read more27, 1756. Very popular so try to go early morning or on a weekday if you can. It's open daily from 9 am to 5:30 pm. The latest admission is 30 minutes before closing time. Touring the museum is said to take about an hour, but I ran through it in about 25 minutes There is a text guide you can read on your mobile phone using a QR code. A tip: this museum is FREE if you have the Salzburg card. I got a 2 day card and I found it to be a great value, especially if you want to see the castle, use the bus, and even just see two other museums. You can buy it online as well.

Super insightful walk through of where Mozart was born. They have tons of cool artifacts on display…read morethat Mozart and his family owned and used which is very interesting. There is an app to guide you through the museum, but to be honest was not super helpful. A must-see option if you are visiting Salzburg though!