If you don’t want to let your curiosity get the best of you in the Prater, make the suggestively-named Lusthaus your destination. Located at the southern end of the Hauptallee (“main avenue”), the Lusthaus dates back to 1782 when it was renovated after serving as a hunting lodge to the Habsburgs. Today, it is a café-restaurant catering to Sunday strollers.

Check out the nearby Freudenau race course with its superb 19th-century grandstand.