Vienna audio guide that talks as you walk
Vienna was the capital of the Habsburgs for more than six centuries, and it shows: imperial palaces, Baroque churches, grand museums and coffee houses, with the music of Mozart and Strauss in the background. With AI TourMate you don't need a pre-booked tour. Switch on GPS auto mode, start walking, and the app tells you the story of each place as you reach it — in your own language.
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This is how the app tells the story when you arrive: St. Stephen's Cathedral · 0:50
In the app, every story is created on the spot, so each one is a little different. This is a pre-made example in the same voice the app uses.
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Stand in the square and look up at the roof of the cathedral. It is covered with about 230,000 glazed tiles, and on the south side they form the double-headed eagle of the Habsburg empire. The tall south tower, which the Viennese call the Steffl, was completed in 1433 and rises 136 meters. Its twin on the north side was never finished; it carries the great bell called the Pummerin, which rings in the New Year for the whole country. In April 1945, in the last days of the war, fire spread to the cathedral, and the roof collapsed. Every Austrian province helped to rebuild it, and it reopened in 1952. Mozart was married here in 1782. Before you go inside, look at the main portal, the Giant's Door, one of the oldest parts of the church.
How many places can the app talk about?
AI TourMate finds its stories in OpenStreetMap. Within the city limits of Vienna, that means more than 3,700 named places, for example:
- 2,285 historic sites and monuments
- 505 churches and places of worship
- 298 museums and galleries
- 742 sights, viewpoints and artworks
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, counted on October 25, 2026.
From St. Stephen's Cathedral to the State Opera
Along the Graben and through the Hofburg to the Opera, in one walk through the old imperial center. The app narrates as you go — and keeps telling stories in the side streets too.
1.8 km · about 25 min walking · 6 stops
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What the app tells you about
In the app, each of these is a 1–2 minute story that starts as you arrive — your first one is free.
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0 1St. Stephen's Cathedral
Vienna's Gothic cathedral is the symbol of the city, with its 136-meter south tower and a roof of colorful glazed tiles. Mozart was married here in 1782.
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at 2Plague Column
Emperor Leopold I vowed this Baroque column during the plague of 1679, and it was completed in 1693. It stands in the middle of the Graben, one of Vienna's most elegant shopping streets.
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 at 3Hofburg
For more than six hundred years this was the winter residence of the Habsburgs. Today it holds the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum and the treasury, and the Austrian president's office is here.
Photo: unbekannt. Marsupilami at de.wikipedia, Public domain 4Spanish Riding School
The white Lipizzaner horses perform classical dressage in the Baroque Winter Riding School, built in the 1730s. The school is named after the Spanish horses the breed descends from.
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0 5Albertina
This Habsburg palace holds one of the largest collections of prints and drawings in the world, including Dürer's Young Hare, as well as major exhibitions of modern art.
Photo: Wiener Staatsoper GmbH, CC BY-SA 4.0 6Vienna State Opera
The opera house opened in 1869 with Mozart's Don Giovanni and is one of the most famous in the world. Once a year it hosts the Vienna Opera Ball, and standing-room tickets keep performances affordable.
Photo: Andrzej Otrębski, CC BY-SA 3.0 7Kunsthistorisches Museum
Opened in 1891 to house the Habsburg art collections, the museum has the world's largest collection of paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, including The Hunters in the Snow.
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0 8Austrian Parliament Building
Theophil Hansen designed the Parliament on the Ringstrasse in the style of a Greek temple, and it was completed in 1883. A statue of Pallas Athena, the goddess of wisdom, stands in front of it.
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0 9Burgtheater
Founded in 1741 under Maria Theresa, it is one of the most important German-language theaters. The present building on the Ring opened in 1888, and the young Gustav Klimt painted ceiling pictures in its staircases.
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0 10Karlskirche
Emperor Charles VI vowed this Baroque church during the plague of 1713. Designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, it is flanked by two columns modeled on Trajan's Column in Rome.
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 11Belvedere
Two Baroque palaces with a terraced garden between them, built for Prince Eugene of Savoy in the early 18th century. The Upper Belvedere houses Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0 12Schönbrunn Palace
The summer residence of the Habsburgs has more than 1,400 rooms and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 1762 the six-year-old Mozart played here for Empress Maria Theresa; the Gloriette on the hill gives a view over the gardens.
Day trips from Vienna
Melk Abbey and the vineyards of the Wachau valley on the Danube are an easy trip from the city, and Bratislava is about an hour away by train. The app works there too, and on a road trip it narrates the towns you pass if you turn on GPS auto mode before you drive.
More about road tripsFrequently asked questions
Is there a Vienna audio guide in my language?
AI TourMate narrates Vienna in 14 languages, including English, German, Hungarian, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. Everyone in a group can listen in their own language on their own phone.
Is it a ticket for Schönbrunn Palace or the Hofburg?
No. The app tells you the story of the places around you as you walk. For Schönbrunn Palace, the Hofburg and other sites with an entrance, you still need a ticket from the site.
Does it work inside buildings?
The app follows your location by GPS, so it works best outdoors — around the sites and in the streets. Inside large buildings, GPS can be inaccurate.
How much does it cost?
The app is free to download and your first story is free. After that you pay only for what you listen to, with credit packs — there is no subscription.
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