Only in Vienna: A Guide to Unique Locations, Hidden Corners and Unusual Objects

"...Smith’s writing brings to life a city brimming with culture and tradition, with emphasis placed upon little known details about Vienna’s major and more difficult-to-find sights." – TalkingCities.co.uk

Unlock the secrets of the Danube metropolis with this bestselling explorer’s guidebook. Popular with visitors and locals alike, it is now in its 5th edition! Hidden courtyards and subterranean surprises, coffeehouse culture and sacred spaces, little-known museums and forgotten cemeteries. From the Roman legions and Emperor Napoleon to the Habsburgs and Hitler. Includes the Holy Lance, Fool’s Tower, Klimt’s Last Studio, and the Knights of Blood Street. Also 007 in Vienna, Montezuma’s headdress, Harry Lime’s doorway, and Freud’s secret of dreams. The ideal city guide for travellers who want to escape the crowds and go beyond the well-known paths, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew their city. Published by The Urban Explorer, these city tales from new and unusual perspectives are aimed at independent cultural travellers.

Author Duncan JD Smith is The Urban Explorer, an independent travel writer, guidebook author, historian, photographer, and publisher. In his ground-breaking Only In Guides he reveals cities from unique and hidden perspectives. He has traveled across four continents and described his experiences in books, magazines, and online. Born in Sheffield, England, he studied history and archaeology at university, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.