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.

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!

This museum is incredibly well done! The audio guides are excellent and easy to follow. So much…read morehistory in this beautiful piece of the alpines. The bunkers are fascinating.

The Dokumentation Obersalzberg is a small museum for those who enjoy WWll history and the extended…read more information on Hitler. It's in German so you will need to do an audio tour. There are two floors of photos, audio clips, maps, films and hundreds of paper documents. The employees are very nice and attempt to speak English when speaking to patrons from the USA. I do not recommend bringing young children. The photos are graphic and the material is harsh. It's not a feel good kind of place. We quickly ran through the museum and spent the majority of our time down in the bunker. It was spread out and there was a plaque that explained each room and what is was used for.

One would think that creepy comes to mind with this sort of thing but I honestly found it to be a…read morerich historical and heartfelt experience. The small Ossuary (Bone House) dates back to the 12th Century with more than 1,200 skulls in the 8'x8' room. Six hundred and ten of those skulls are painted and sorted according to family names and dates of death. The ossuary was created in response to Halstatt's small size and lack of ground for traditional burials. The most recent addition to the ossuary was in 1995. The graves are opened 10+ years after burial and the bones are removed making room for the next local. The skulls were then bleached, cleaned and painted with decorative designs. Entry to the ossuary is 1,50 and is found on the quiet end of town. Of you look up a bit you'll see a church overlooking the city...head that way. There's also the more recent cemetery featuring beautiful graves with flowers and shrubs pouring over.

So I need to be honest and say that this is an almost unfair review. I love weird, creepy things…read moreso this type of place is right up my ally. Halloween is my favorite holiday and I was lucky enough to be able to go to Charnel House on Halloween. Its pretty easy to find, just walk to the church at the top of the hill. Go behind the church and check out the beautiful view near the amazing cemetery. You will see a small "house" with skulls and bones on the door, you pay a few Euros and walk into a small room. You are given a paper with all the info you will need and are allowed to spend as long as you want inside to view and pay respect to the deceased.

Such a fabulous place; a baroque palace to enjoy a concert in! Going inside you get to take the…read morebeautiful Angel Staircase up to the famous Marble Hall, which is where the concert takes place. I saw a wonderful Mozart concert here with strings and a visiting French Horn player who was fantastic. It's not a huge room and it's nicely intimate inside; the interior is clad with white marble and is gorgeous. I went in March and was able to get a ticket on the same day but I think in summer it must sell out. They have a coat check and a bar that you can visit before the concert and during intermission. Don't come too hungry though, because I only saw MozartKugel on sale for snacks the night that I attended a concert. Check on their website a couple days in advance if you can. It's really worth seeing a concert here plus you get to visit the famous Angel Staircase and Marble Hall, which are must sees if you're visiting Salzburg.

Simply gorgeous. No other tourists up there when we went mid afternoon, they were all out in the…read moregardens posing round the fountains. Ascent the Angel staircase and you will see the Hall, likely red velvet roped off so you cannot enter. Do check it is open as it closes around 4.00pm I think. Info on the website. A concert would be terrific if you have the time.

this is a must-see! we took a train from salzburg to see the…read morecastle. it was rainy, which was disappointing but because of the weather our pictures came out spectacular - all the fog around the mountain and the fortress was just beautiful! From the train station it takes about 30-40min to get up to the castle. you pretty much have to walk a lot just to get to the foot of the castle, then u have to climb up. because it was raining, we decided to take the lift up instead of hiking, which was fine but the walk to the lift is still long. I would have liked to hike up there because im sure the view will be incredible on the way up. the fortress itself is very impressive. its rather big! we did the guided tour, which was interesting. I wouldn't have done it but if u wanna go inside the castle u have no other choice. if you do purchase tickets, be sure u stick around for the hawk show. its impressive to see.

Poor customer experience at the castle, not worth the trip. Just a castle after all with the whims…read moreand fancies of the employees as if they're in a real castle.

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.

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