Haunted Places in Vienna (31)

Explore 31 haunted places in Vienna. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• 🌾 The Devil's Mill on the Wienerberg Vienna The robber knight threw his wife into the mill well. The ground opened — and every midnight he grinds on under the devil's whip.
• ⚰️ Cemetery of the Nameless Vienna In the Cemetery of the Nameless by the Danube the unknown drowned were buried – and in the fog their figures are said to return.
• ⛪ Catacombs of St. Stephen's Cathedral Vienna Thousands of plague dead were tipped into the pits beneath the cathedral — and black shadows are said to move in the oldest passages.
• 👻 Blood Alley Vienna The Templars were cut down here and blood ran down the street. In the cellars beneath the Fähnrichhof, bloodied Templar figures are said to appear.
• ⚔️ The Poor Sinners' Lane at the Goose Meadow Vienna Count the people in the alley before you enter. An even number and you pass safely — an odd one, and disaster finds you within the year.
• 👻 The House at the Skull Vienna The rake ordered a skull to send its mistress to him by night. She came — and only a priest who happened to be present kept her from taking him.
• 🌾 The Witch's Mill in Hütteldorf Vienna The witch danced in a stone circle by the water and called the spirits. The priest drowned with her got out a curse that came true.
• 🌲 The Wedding Lime Tree in Sievering Vienna The groom threw a bottle at the priest and told him to go to hell. Lightning took the lime tree — the devil took him.
• 👻 The Spectral Cat of the Katzensteig Vienna A poisoner ate her own deadly dish, believed she was a cat and fell from the roof ridge. Since then a great white cat walks the rooftops.
• 🌲 The Lament Tree Vienna Wailing tones came from the lime tree by the leper house at night. The priest who went with a cross was seized by the shadow and vanished with it.
• 👻 Doctor Faust and the Little Red Man Vienna In the cellar tavern Doctor Faust swallowed the pot-boy whole — then made the devil painted on the wall leap out alive among the guests.
• 🏰 The Lion's Bride of Neugebäude Palace Vienna Four-year-old Berta led an escaped lion back to its cage and was named the Lion's Bride. On her wedding day she stepped inside one last time. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⛪ The White Lady of the Scots Abbey Vienna When lights kindle in the cloister passages at midnight, Berta von Rosenberg walks. The white lady's visit has never meant anything but a death.
• 👻 The White Lady of the Theresianum Vienna The white lady stepped in to a fevered pupil — he died soon after. The gatekeeper who merely glimpsed her fell into nervous fever himself. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⛪ The White Lady of Hernals Vienna Sooner would the bells ring on Good Friday, said Gundl. At midnight a woman in white pulled the bell rope — and Gundl was gone.
• 👻 Hofburg Palace Vienna In the imperial palace the White Lady appeared as a herald of death to the House of Habsburg – and whispers still drift from Sisi's chambers. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🚇 Spinnerin am Kreuz Vienna Vienna's gallows stood beside the column for centuries — and the shadow of the condemned is said to lie over the hill still.
• 🌲 The Agnes Spring on the Hunters' Meadow Vienna At the spring people drew circles in blessed chalk against the spirits, waiting for Agnes or Karl to appear at midnight.
• ⛪ The Ghost in the Augustinian Church Vienna Boys ringing the bell met a white man with a threatening raised hand. One broke his foot fleeing; three others fell gravely ill.
• 👻 The Basilisk House Vienna A basilisk hatched from a rooster's egg by a toad lurked in the well — until a baker's boy was lowered with a mirror and let its own gaze kill it.
• 🚇 The Danube Maiden in the Stadtpark Vienna Beneath the Danube lies a palace of green glass where the souls of the drowned are kept captive under upturned earthen pots.
• 👻 The Ghost Castle on the Leopoldsberg Vienna Lights are carried from room to room in the ruined castle's windows — and all go out at once when the clock strikes twelve.
• 👻 Dear Augustin at the Griechenbeisl Vienna In 1679 the bagpiper Augustin passed out drunk, was thrown onto the corpse cart, and woke alive in the plague pit among the dead. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🌲 The Dragon of the Kahlenberg Vienna A bloodthirsty dragon lay in its lair on the hill and struck at everything living, until the Viennese trapped it in planks and smothered it in smoke.
• 🏚️ The Ghost Mill of Siebenhirten Vienna The knight rode out to ask the ghosts their favourite colour. By morning his white helmet plume had turned coal black.
• 👻 The Walking Nuns of the Neudeggerhof Vienna At night nuns ride out of the gateway on white horses, while others silently go about their old chores in the courtyard. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏯 The Little Castle on Pötzleinsdorfer Straße Vienna Locals called the house simply 'the little castle'. Here a knight murdered his wife — or nuns atoned in the deep cellar vaults.
• 🚇 The Staff in Iron Vienna A locksmith's boy paid three drops of heart's blood for a gate-penny. The little red man was the devil — and ordered the iron ring for Vienna's oak.
• 🛣️ The Wild Ride near Inzersdorf Vienna The farmer helped the carter out of the rut and climbed aboard. The horses' eyes caught fire — four days later he came home in rags.
• 🌲 The Water Sprite of the Ottakring Brook Vienna The water sprite guarded the spring so fiercely that anyone who came near became vermin — and let one wanderer choose: gnat or spider.
• 🏛️ At the Stinking Worm Vienna A dragon-like beast was found in the cellar, and its stench was so sharp and foul that it gave the whole house its name.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Vienna?

Haunted Places lists 31 haunted locations in Vienna, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Vienna?

Among the most notable in Vienna: The Devil's Mill on the Wienerberg, Cemetery of the Nameless and Catacombs of St. Stephen's Cathedral.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Vienna?

Yes — 5 of the haunted places in Vienna are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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