Vienna

Failed Inventions Museum Opens in Austria

Vintage Toys, Mint Museum of Toys, Singapore ©yeowatzup It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, and when Austrian Fritz Gall failed to invent anything of importance, he decided to create a museum dedicated just to failed inventions. Gall’s Museum of Nonsense is located in his hometown of Herrnbaumgarten, Austria about an hour [...]

5 Song Inspiring Destinations

Penny Lane, Liverpool © Edvill Freddy Mercury’s Barcelona. Ultravox’s Vienna. If you loved the songs you’ll love the places that inspired them even more. Rough Guides has compiled a list of songs and the cities, streets and experiences that inspired them. Some places, like Liverpool, England have cashed in on their musical reputation. The city [...]

High Culture on a Low Budget: Vienna’s Wiener Philharmoniker New Year’s Concert

Believe it or not, most audience members are much younger than this … © eva101 With 2009 fast approaching, you may not be starting to think about 2010. Vienna is, however, and while you can’t catch the city’s famous 70th Anniversary New Year’s Concert next week, you can get in line now for next year’s [...]