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Haus des Meeres

Mariahilf, Vienna

Address

Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz 1, Vienna

Source: haus-des-meeres.at, checked 12 Nov 2026.

The Haus des Meeres aquarium inside the old flak tower in Vienna — Photo: Andrew Nash / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

An aquarium and terrarium zoo in a former Second World War flak tower.

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What's on near Haus des Meeres

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Haus des Meeres, from the weekly Vienna events calendar.

Concert

Christmas Spirit

4 Dec Mariahilf Church, Mariahilf

Time 20:00

Concert at Mariahilf Church, listed on wien.info, the Vienna Tourist Board's event calendar.

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Food event On now

Taste the Vienna Beat

12 Nov to 31 Dec Rhythms, Mariahilf

Food event at Rhythms, listed on wien.info, the Vienna Tourist Board's event calendar.

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Exhibition On now

Made in Austria. Furniture Design 1948, 1960

12 Nov to 8 Dec Vienna Furniture Museum, Neubau

Exhibition at Vienna Furniture Museum, listed on wien.info, the Vienna Tourist Board's event calendar.

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Theatre and shows Starts in 13 days

MARINO FORMENTIFELDMAN x RADIGUE

26 Nov Ve.Sch Kunstverein, Mariahilf

Time 18:00

Wien Modern festival concert at Ve.Sch Kunstverein.

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Market On now

Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg

13 Nov to 23 Dec Spittelberg, 7. Bezirk

Advent market listed by the City of Vienna. Opening hours as the city prints them: Montag bis Freitag von 14 bis 21.30 Uhr, Samstag, Sonntag und 8. Dezember (Feiertag) von 11 bis 21.30 Uhr.

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Cobbled Spittelberggasse lined with Baroque houses in Spittelberg, Vienna

Doris Antony, Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nearby

Esterházypark Park · 1 min walk A park in Mariahilf, used by the city as a cooling park, with the Haus des Meeres in the flak tower. Mariahilfer Kirche Church · 2 min walk A Baroque parish church on Barnabitengasse. Mariahilfer Straße Shopping · 2 min walk Vienna's long main shopping street, with a pedestrian zone of about 430 metres in the middle. Naschmarkt Flohmarkt Market · 5 min walk The Saturday flea market on the Linke Wienzeile near the Kettenbrückengasse. Hofmobiliendepot Museum · 6 min walk A museum of imperial furniture with a Sisi collection. Majolikahaus Landmark · 6 min walk An Art Nouveau apartment house by Otto Wagner decorated with floral tiles.

Around Mariahilf

The Naschmarkt and Mariahilfer Straße

Mariahilf is best known for the Naschmarkt and for Mariahilfer Straße, Vienna's long shopping street. Opera, theatre and coffee houses sit in between.

Mariahilf has 13 places on the Roam Vienna map: 3 landmarks, 3 cafes, 2 markets, 1 special spot, 1 museum, 1 park or garden, 1 shop and 1 church or cathedral. Read the Mariahilf guide.

Café Savoy Cafe · 7 min walk
Café Sperl Cafe · 8 min walk
Haydnhaus Museum · 9 min walk
Café Drechsler Cafe · 9 min walk
Naschmarkt Market · 9 min walk
Theater an der Wien Landmark · 11 min walk
Raimund Theater Landmark · 14 min walk

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