Parks

Laxenburg Palace Park Ticket with Audio Guide

Discover Laxenburg Palace Park, Austria's largest historic landscape gardens and former imperial summer retreat for the Habsburgs, in the open air.

Enter the park with your ticket, pick up the audio commentary at the start of your visit, and begin your self-guided exploration of the grounds.

Use your park access to wander the landscaped grounds around the Great Pond, choosing your own route and lingering wherever you feel like pausing.

Listen as the stories bring Franzensburg Castle and Habsburg imperial life alive, from scenes of court routine to architectural details and tales.

Entry to Laxenburg Palace Park

Audio guide with historical commentary

Self-guided exploration at your own pace

Guided tour inside Franzensburg Castle

Admission to Franzensburg Castle museum rooms

High Tower and rooftop guided tour

Ferry or scenic train transportation

Food and drinks

Personal expenses

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Explore Laxenburg Palace Park at your own pace with an admission ticket and audio guide filled with historical commentary.

Getting started

Enter Laxenburg Palace Park using your admission ticket and proceed to collect your audio guide with historical commentary. Once you have your device, set your preferred pace and choose your route through the grounds. From here, you can start your self-guided exploration without needing to follow a fixed schedule or group.

What to expect

Laxenburg Palace Park

Laxenburg Palace Park is Austria's largest historic landscape garden and the former imperial summer retreat of the Habsburg emperors. Your visit focuses on the expansive park, its water features, and views of Franzensburg Castle on its island in the Great Pond.

Features

Walk through Austria's largest historic landscape gardens and follow paths that lead past lawns, trees, and water features designed as a historic landscape. The size of the park lets you choose quieter corners or busier central areas depending on how you like to explore.

Use your audio guide with historical commentary to learn about imperial life, architecture, and fascinating historical stories as you go. The commentary shares the history of the Habsburg emperors and how they used Laxenburg as an imperial summer retreat.

Pause at viewpoints around the Great Pond to admire the fairy-tale Franzensburg Castle on its island. While admission to Franzensburg Castle's museum rooms, the High Tower and rooftop guided tour, and any guided tour inside Franzensburg Castle are not included, the park paths offer outside views of the island castle.

Enjoy self-guided exploration at your own pace, deciding how long to spend in each part of the park and which routes to follow. Ferry or scenic train transportation inside the grounds, as well as food and drinks, are not included, so you can tailor your time solely around the areas that interest you most.

What to bring

Entry ticket: Carry your admission ticket for Laxenburg Palace Park for entry.

Headphones: Bring your own earphones if you prefer them for the audio guide.

Smartphone: Keep a charged smartphone handy if your audio guide is app- or device-based.

Additional information

Experience type: This is a self-guided, full historic park visit that you explore at your own pace.

Castle access: Your ticket does not include entry to Franzensburg Castle museum rooms, the High Tower, or rooftop tours.

Guided tours: Guided tours inside Franzensburg Castle are not included in this ticket.

Transport inside park: Ferry and scenic train transportation inside the park are not included and may be charged separately.

Food and drinks: Food, drinks, and personal expenses are not part of this experience.

Audio guide: Your audio guide provides historical commentary and stories about the park and the Habsburgs.

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