The top Excursion Destinations on the Danube

Abbeys, castles, gardens, etc.

The "Top Excursion Destinations in Lower Austria" bring together the largest and most famous excursion destinations in Lower Austria with the aim of offering guests exceptional quality. If you want to visit the most interesting places in Lower Austria, you should not miss a visit to the historic Benedictine Abbey of Göttweig, the Baroque Abbey of Melk, the famous Abbey of Dürnstein or the medieval castle ruins of Aggstein. A relaxing stroll through the Tulln Gardens, an exciting family outing to the Kittenberger Adventure Gardens or an insight into caricature and art, on display at the Caricature Museum, the Kunsthalle Krems or the Landesgalerie Niederösterreich. Wine lovers will also find something to their taste at the Loisium WeinWelt & Vinothek or the Winzer Krems Sandgrube13 wine experience world. 

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  • ©Robert Herbst

    Melk Abbey

    Abt-Berthold-Dietmayr-Straße 1, 3390 Melk
  • ©RSV

    Amphitheatre Military City

    Wiener Strasse 52, 2405 Bad Deutsch-Altenburg
  • A white castle with several onion domes, surrounded by green countryside and trees, under a blue sky.
    ©Schloss Artstetten/D. Mayrhofer

    Artstetten Castle

    Schlossplatz 1, 3661 Artstetten
  • Aerial view of Göttweig Abbey in Austria, surrounded by forest.
    ©Benediktinerstift Göttweig

    Göttweig Abbey

    Stift Göttweig 1, 3511 Furth bei Göttweig
  • Facade of the Caricature Museum Krems with jagged roof and red square.
    ©Faruk

    Caricature Museum Krems

    Museumsplatz 3, 3500 Krems
  • A hiker with a rucksack looks at the ruins of Aggstein Castle on a sunny day.
    ©NÖW Franziska Consolati

    Castle Aggstein

    Kuenringerstraße 13, 3394 Aggstein
  • Iron garden element
    ©Friedl und Schmatz

    DIE GARTEN TULLN

    Am Wasserpark 1, 3430 Tulln an der Donau
  • Dürnstein Abbey in the fall fog
    ©Robert Herbst

    Abbey Church of Dürnstein

    Dürnstein 1, 3601 Dürnstein
  • Exterior view of the Haubiversum with a tower and a crunchy house.
    ©Haubis GmbH

    Haubiversum – the kingdom of delights

    Kaiserstraße 8, 3252 Petzenkirchen
  • Four children sit on an oversized bench in a garden, surrounded by trees and bushes.
    ©© Waldviertel Tourismus, Matthias Streibel

    Kittenberger Erlebnisgärten

    Laabergstraße 15, 3553 Schiltern
  • ©©Stift Klosterneuburg:Jürgen Skarwan

    Klosterneuburg Abbey

    Stiftsplatz 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg
  • ©Westermann

    Kunsthalle Krems

    Museumsplatz 5, 3500 Stein an der Donau
©© Donau Niederösterreich / Barbara Elser

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Along the Danube in Lower Austria, a wide variety of excursion destinations are waiting to be discovered. These range from historical buildings such as museums, abbeys, monasteries, castles and ruins to enjoyable insights into the region in the wine experience worlds and much more.