Upper Austria

Bad Ischl

is located in the Upper Austrai section of the Salzkammergut, the Austrian Lake district. It is a spa town which was the summer residence of Emperor Franz Josef. The world war II concentration camp, Dachau was also located here.
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Grunau im Almtal

a small town, population in 2115, in Upper Austria.
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Kremsmuenster

situated in Upper Austria, this is the home of the Kremsmuenster Abbey, which is home to the moastry containing over 16,000 boooks and manuscripts in its library.  Plus the observation tower which is the oldest geomagnetism station in the world.

The Schloss Kremseg castle and museum is a good day trip.  the castle holds numerous cultural events throughout the year including orchestra music and rcitals.  The museum can be visited to see Claviarland, and exhibitions dedicated to Schubert and Friedrich Gulda.
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Linz :  European City of Culture 2009

situated on the Danube, Linz is Austria's third largest city and capital of Upper Austria.  Things to see include:

Botanical gardens: over 43,000 hectares with over 10,000 species of plants.
Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz: nearly 1500 works from the areas of painting, sculpture and object art, about 10.000 works on paper and 1200 examples of art photography.
Castle Museum Linz: objects relating to the art and cultural history of Upper Austria are shown in the renaissance building of the Linz Castle. Special focal points are collections of Gothic art and paintings from the 19th century, objects from the popular culture of Upper Austria
Landesgalerie: extensive holdings of works of modern and contemporary art, works by 20th and 21st century artists are shown in an ongoing succession. The Kubin Cabinet offers insights into the world’s largest collection of works by Alfred Kubin.
Biology Center Linz-Dornach: natural science exhibitions are presented regularly in 200 m² of exhibition space, which are especially designed for education. The Eco-Park is also open to visitors as a place of learning and experience.
Nordico - Museum of the City of Linz: The original monastery house, later Collegium Nordico, was built in 1608, and is used as civic museum since 1973. The alternating exhibitions focus on selected periods of the history of the city, including archeology and regional art.
LinzGenesis - City History in Fast Motion: The branch of Nordico in the Old City Hall offers ideal basic information about the history of Linz, from prehistoric times to the communal projects of the present.
Museum of the History of Dentistry in Upper Austria: The visitor sees how dentistry has changed since the 17th century, considering numerous devices and tools, starting from a simple barber-stool to the first dental drills operated by foot as well as the first fluoroscope.
Upper Austrian Literature Museum: Adalbert Stifter, lived in Linz for many years. His former house was redesigned and houses the Upper Austrian literature museum on the second floor, it has over 17,000 books and manuscripts.
Ars Electronica Center: The Ars Electronica will be the heart of the European Capital of Culture Linz in 2009. The Museum of the Future offers space on five floors for fascinating views at digital computer worlds and latest technologies and media. The specialty: the visitors are interactively integrated, and they can experiment actively without restrictions. The museum provides trainers that guide you through the museum. In Europe’s only public cave you get on a fantastic journey through three-dimensional worlds. If you want to get to know Linz~Danube from a total new perspective you should try the flight simulator ‘Humphrey’: fly through the streets of Linz and experience the city from a bird’s eye view.
Now you can also see the famous of theSchönbrunn castle here in Linz. The details of the magnificent room can be seen as an elaborate 3-D projection. Visitors of all ages can create their own habitat at Gulliver’s World.
OK Center for Contemporary Art : is an experimental laboratory for young art. It sees itself as an exhibition and production house for contemporary art, accompanying the implementation of an artistic work from the idea to its exhibition.
Historical Customs and Finance Collection: Uniforms, weapons, equipments such as typewriters, calculating machines, office signs, files, laws, seals and stamps were part of a customs officer’s working day in former times. Also the ‚black’ side of the customs collection is shown: confiscated smuggled goods.
Military History Collection - EbelsbergCastle: An exhibition of historic firearms (pistols, revolver, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns) from the 18th to the 20th century.

Obertraun

situated in the Salzkammergut on the shores of Lake Hallstatt.
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