If Marie Antoinette had dogs...
At €50 a day, the Hotel Bristol in Vienna treats dogs and cats like royalty.
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Yes, there IS a kangaroo in Austria!
Despite the souvenirs that play on confusion Australia, it turns out there are more kangaroos in Austria than you'd think...and some are on the run.
Vienna's real-pony carousel to close
Dropping revenues and rising hostility from animal rights groups put an end to a unique attraction.
Ooops! A Tale of too-many wrong mattresses and a helicopter
An Austrian mountain hotel, reachable only by air or on foot, finds itself juggling hundreds of old and new helicopter-delivered mattresses.
Kaprun Dam, Austria
The Kaprun dams and power plant near Salzburg are a popular visitor attraction with beautiful views and a troubling past.
Sigmund-Thun Gorge, Kaprun, Austria.
Sigmund-Thun Gorge, Kaprun, Austria is a picturesque valley carved by a glacier thousands of years ago,
Austria coffee-drinkers in for a chill?
Austria considers modifying or ending the ban on outdoor cafe seating before April.
Atop the Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, Austria.
Ian Cook shares images from a visit to the top of the Pasterze Glacier in Austria
Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, Austria
Ian Cook visits and shares great images of the beautiful but receding Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, Austria.
Vienna's Prater celebrates 250 years as park
Vienna kicks off the 250th anniversary of its huge public park with a flower parade and more.
Austrian town launches arrows against litter
A small Austrian town, tired of having its roadsides used as a litter dump by passing cars, has planted huge arrows where litter fell to shame the litterers.
Austria's Easter: 50 million eggs, lots of visitors
Austria's Easter season includes 50 million eggs, many visitors and a lot more. Click to read more, and also news about Easter in Spain and Denmark.
It's not a train, it's not a plane, but it's superfast!
Based on an idea from Elon Musk, Hyperloop hopes to move passengers at 700 mph from Vienna to Bratislava. They've signed a contract to build it.
Vienna taxman to collect its share of 'sharing economy'
Vienna allows short-term rentals but requires licenses—and taxes. Authorities are cracking down now on those with neither or who owe taxes.
Prague hosts premiere of missing Mozart work
A press conference in Prague Tuesday will feature a long-lost work jointly written by Mozart and his rival Salieri. It was found in a Prague museum.