We have put together a few suggestions of how to spend some of your free time in Linz. To learn more, click on the links by the Tourist Information Center and the city website below. You can also purchase a Linz Card, opens an external URL in a new window for discounts to museums and when using public transportation.

Museums:

• Ars Electronica Center (an intriguing combination of art and technology, one of the landmarks in the city of Linz): website, opens an external URL in a new window and location, opens an external URL in a new window
• Lentos Art Museum (mainly contemporary art): website, opens an external URL in a new window and location, opens an external URL in a new window
• The Schlossmuseum and garden (a historical collection depicting Upper Austria's art and cultural history. The Castle Museum also regularly offers special exhibitions of a cultural, artistic and natural science nature.): website, opens an external URL in a new window and location, opens an external URL in a new window
• Nordico Stadtmuseum (focusing on the history and culture of Linz): website, opens an external URL in a new window and location, opens an external URL in a new window

Outdoor activities:

• Botanical gardens: website, opens in new window and location, opens an external URL in a new window
• Donau Park, opens an external URL in a new window: You can take a leisurely, picturesque stroll along both sides of the Danube River. You can cross the river by using one of three different bridges and make a full circle. Along the way, you can enjoy views of the river and take in the surroundings, particularly the buildings you will see along the way: the Ars Electronica Center, the Lentos Museum, the Brucknerhaus concert hall, as well as spacious green areas.
• Pöstlingberg, opens an external URL in a new window: There is a special tram you can take from the main square in the city center (tram stop: Hauptplatz) up to Pöstlingberg. Pöstlingberg offers green spaces to stroll and enjoy, discover the Linzer Torte cake at a café with an unparalleled bird's eye view of the city and the surrounding area, and an opportunity to visit another Linz landmark, the Pöstlingberg church.

Music & Theatre:

• Landestheater: info & programmation, opens an external URL in a new window and location, opens an external URL in a new window
• Linz Opera House: website, opens an external URL in a new window and location, opens an external URL in a new window
• Brucknerhaus Concert Hall: info & programme, opens an external URL in a new window and location, opens an external URL in a new window

Cinema:

• Movimiento & City Kino (subtitled original versions): website, opens an external URL in a new window and locations Movimiento, opens an external URL in a new window, City Kino, opens an external URL in a new window