Sisi Sites in Vienna: The Complete Route
Updated October 2, 2026
Elisabeth spent much of her life avoiding Vienna, which is a small irony given how much of the city is now organised around her. Six places tell the story properly, they range from a EUR 20 museum to a free park monument, and four of them are within ten minutes of each other. This is what each one is and the order that makes them add up.
- #1
The Sisi Museum and the Imperial Apartments
Her own rooms, and the museum built to argue with the films.
In the Hofburg, on the standard palace day ticket at EUR 20 for an adult, EUR 12 for a child aged 6 to 18. The museum opened in 2004 in the Stephan apartments, designed by Rolf Langenfass and built around her poetry, and its stated purpose is to set the documentary record against the 1950s film version. The Imperial Apartments on the same route include her exercise room, with the gymnastic equipment still in place. Start here: everything else makes more sense afterwards.
- #2
The Imperial Crypt
The grave. Five minutes from the palace, and most visitors miss it.
Under the Capuchin church on the Neuer Markt: EUR 15 adult, EUR 13 reduced, open daily 10:00 to 18:00 with last admission at 17:30. She lies in the chamber Franz Joseph built for his sixtieth jubilee in 1908, between him and their son Rudolf. Eighty-two sovereigns and high-ranking nobles followed her cortege here on 17 September 1898. Doing the Sisi Museum and skipping this is seeing the story without its ending.
- #3
The Augustinian Church
Where she was married, in 1854, inside the Hofburg. Free.
On Josefsplatz, two minutes from the museum. Franz Joseph married Elisabeth here on 24 April 1854; she was sixteen. It was the parish church of the imperial court from 1634 and the family's wedding chapel — Maria Theresa in 1736, Marie Louise to Napoleon in 1810. The Loreto Chapel holds the Herzgruft and the hearts of 54 Habsburgs in silver urns; the parish runs a 30-minute crypt tour at EUR 5 and a full church tour at EUR 10. Entry to the church itself is free.
- #4
The Sisi monument in the Volksgarten
The city's public memorial, in a free park beside the palace.
A seated figure overlooking a pond and a rose garden of more than 3,000 bushes, unveiled in the presence of Franz Joseph, her widower. It is the counterpart to the museum: a civic memorial rather than a curated exhibition, and it costs nothing to stand in front of. The Volksgarten is on the other side of Heldenplatz from the palace entrance, about five minutes' walk, and it was Vienna's first public park when it opened on 1 May 1823.
- #5
Schönbrunn Palace
The summer residence, and the other half of the Sisi Pass.
In Hietzing, the 13th district, and a U4 ride from the centre. The 1,441-room baroque summer palace was where the court went when it left the Hofburg, and where Franz Joseph died on 21 November 1916. It is a half-day in its own right. The Sisi Pass at EUR 60 for an adult covers the Hofburg route, Schönbrunn and the Imperial Furniture Collection — which is exactly this itinerary, minus the free items.
- #6
The Imperial Furniture Collection
The court's storerooms, and the third stop on the Sisi Pass.
The Hofmobiliendepot, in the 7th district near Mariahilfer Strasse. It holds the furniture the imperial household kept in reserve — thousands of pieces, including items from the rooms you will have seen in the Hofburg and at Schönbrunn. It is the least famous of the three Sisi Pass sites and the one that most changes how you read the other two, because it shows the machinery behind the staged rooms.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I see Sisi's Vienna?
The Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments in the Hofburg, the Imperial Crypt on the Neuer Markt where she is buried, the Augustinian Church where she married, the Volksgarten monument, Schönbrunn and the Imperial Furniture Collection.
Is Empress Sisi buried in Vienna?
Yes, in the Imperial Crypt under the Capuchin church on the Neuer Markt, beside Franz Joseph and their son Rudolf. Adult admission is EUR 15.
How long does the Sisi route take?
The four central sites are a loop of under a kilometre and take a morning. Adding Schönbrunn makes it a full day; adding the Imperial Furniture Collection makes it two.
Is the Sisi Pass worth it for this itinerary?
It covers three of the six sites for EUR 60. It is valid for one year from the date of issue, with one visit to each site, so the three do not have to fit into a single day.
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