Sights & excursion destinations in Tyrol

Excursion destinations in and around the Tyrolean capital

As a capital city, Innsbruck is a must when you’re visiting Tyrol! No matter if you check in directly at the Austria Trend Hotel in Innsbruck or just spend a day there. Lovers of culture and the arts are drawn to the Tyrolean State Museum or the picturesque Old Town. The Goldenes Dachl (golden roof) is only one attraction of many but certainly one of the most famous ones.

The “capital of the Alps” is also perfect for shopping. How about a visit to the first shopping centre in Austria? The DEZ is located in the district of Amras. And the shopping centre Sillpark and the Markthalle offer plenty of diverse shopping possibilities as well. For specialities, you should stop by at the Speckeria or the S’Culinarium in the Old Town.

Tyrol for the whole family – to go, please!

You and your family are heading to Innsbruck? Then you have to pay the Audioversum a visit! During different family tours, workshops and narrative theatre performances, the senses are sharpened at this interactive world of experiences. Speaking of theatre: Innsbruck is also home to the Tyrolean Landestheater (state theatre). Perfect for culture fans young and old!

The Swarovski Kristallwelten offer an equally exciting programme of activities – just much more sparkling. Especially children love to romp about at the playground and play tower in the Southern garden. Animal lovers get their money’s worth at the Alpenzoo Innsbruck. Special family days and children’s discounts make this excursion destination perfect even for those on a tighter budget.

In Kitzbühel, it’s all about nature and sports! The Hahnenkammbahn promises leisure time fun at its best. If you’d like to breathe some Ski World Cup air, you can visit the famous “Streif”. The cable car museum is always worth a visit, too. And things get wild at the wildlife park Aurach where you can feed llamas, sheep, ponies, rabbits and guinea pigs.

Time to feed your family? The Alpengasthof Oberweissbach serves typical Tyrolean cuisine. And it also has a meadow with slides, swing sets, a witch house and duck enclosure. You’re more in the mood for cultural activities? If you’re interested in traditional mining, the tourist mine Kupferplatte is perfect for you.

Small but mighty – Fieberbrunn has a lot to offer for children! As a space for children’s culture, the MuKu (music and culture society) St. Johann is both cinema and concert hall. Delicious food is served at the Ausflugsgasthaus Großlehen. This farm amidst the Kitzbühel Alps also has a forest rope course, a mini-golf area and a natural swimming pond.

Little scientists and explorers are going to love the Triassic Park at the Tyrolean Pillerseetal valley. In summer, this adventure park takes you back to days long past. “Full steam ahead!” at the adventure park Streuböden. That’s where Timoks Alm Coaster takes you down the mountain (at your preferred speed) and all the way back up – in summer and in winter!

Die Geheimtipps der Innsbrucker Foodies

With around 132,000 inhabitants, Innsbruck is a modestly sized city – but its culinary offerings give residents and visitors alike the feeling of being in a metropolis.

Haepinest
Innstraße 2, 6020 Innsbruck
www.haepinest.at
At Haepinest, guests immediately feel at home. The coffee is among the best in Innsbruck, the food is lovingly prepared, and the décor is something you would love to have in your own home. 

Ludwig
Museumstraße 3, 6020 Innsbruck
www.ludwig-burger.at
Ludwig proves that burgers don't necessarily have to be loveless fast food in Museumsstraße. The meat, buns and other ingredients all come from Tyrolean farms and taste so sinfully good that Ludwig has now expanded to Salzburg. 

Machete - Burrito Kartell
Anichstraße 29, 6020 Innsbruck
www.machete-burritos.com
More than 9,000 kilometres separate Mexico from Innsbruck – a distance that suddenly doesn't feel so far away when you spend an evening at Machete - Burrito Kartell with a burrito in one hand and a cocktail in the other.

Restaurant Olive Wiltener Platz‘l
Leopoldstraße 36, 6020 Innsbruck
The hipsters of Innsbrooklyn flock to the Wilten district. One of the hotspots is the Olive restaurant, which conjures up vegetarian and vegan dishes that are right on trend – and so good that even meat lovers are happy to forego their schnitzel.  

Best Tyrolean home cooking

If you are a visitor and would like to discover the region's traditional home cooking, you have come to the right place. We will show you the best restaurants serving authentic cuisine and genuine classics.

Die Wilderin
Seilergasse 5, 6020 Innsbruck
www.diewilderin.at
Best Tyrolean ‘Love and Happiness’ – this is the resolution that the owners of the restaurant in Innsbruck city centre have set themselves for 2018. Anyone who enjoys authentic Tyrolean cuisine with a twist will be more than happy at the Wilderin.

Buzihütte
Berchtoldshofweg 14, 6020 Innsbruck
buzihuette.at
The Buzihütte is rustic, quirky and located in the middle of the forest. Nevertheless, Innsbruck residents are regularly drawn here to the outskirts of the city. Especially in summer, when they flock to the terrace. And for the Knödel-Tris or the Eiterbeule, made according to a secret recipe. You'll have to find out for yourself exactly what that is. One thing's for sure: it tastes absolutely delicious!

Restaurant 1809
Bergisel 2, 6020 Innsbruck
Website
In the Wilten district of Innsbruck, just a few metres from the Bergisel ski jump and right next to the TIROL PANORAMA, Restaurant 1809 offers beautiful views as well as international cuisine and Austrian specialities such as Kaspressknödel, Tiroler Gröst’l and Kaiserschmarrn.