Römermuseum

This is an intresting museum to see. It is small and can take as little as 1hr to visit but it i worth thr visit if you find history and old architectural finds intresting. It is below street level. They do have a lift for wheelchair users to take you down. It is always intresting how city's used to build on top of old buildings.

Located within the historic centre of this lovely city, is a well presented and Informative, museum telling the story of the Roman city/garrison of Vindabona, we loved hearing about the Roman history of Vienna.

The museum consists of three floors. The ground and first floor provide historic information while the basement is reserved as a showcase of the ruins. The museum offers lots of good information about the Roman occupation in Vienna, and the military outpost that was built. The museum centered mostly around the outpost itself and how life was carried out in relation to it. I found it interesting to read about the cultural mixing of Roman immigrants and the indigenous Germanic people. I would anticipate spending 1-2 hours here.

Museum nicely curates the visitor through the history of Vindobona. In its cellar, you can view the remains of Roman officer houses. (You can hear the sounds of horses' hooves from the street above you when you are there) You learn about the heating of the houses, about the layers of the city, and many, many more. On the upper floors, I appreciated the questions written on the walls. They motivate the visitor, and it feels almost like watching a trailer and being excited about what you can actually find out. The museum has many interactive parts for children, shame that many of them are only in German. The whole exhibition is in Eglish and German. But when it comes to activities for children, videos, and one, possibly temporary, exhibition about the methods used in uncovering the city, unfortunately only German is available. That is a real shame, otherwise the museum was great.

Very small and quick exhibit, but a fun little pit stop while out and about