Enjoying the Culture 189the old city) or Prater Museum (the local amusement park). If
those aren’t enough, try the Tram Museum, Soccer Museum,
or even Schnaps Museum.
Remembering the Composers
Many former residences of the great composers have been
turned into museums. While some may not have many
original artifacts, you can see how they lived, and in many
cases, enjoy their music as well. Entry to these museums
is generally not expensive, and if you particularly like the
composer, you can spend your visit listening to recordings
of his works.
Mozart, Austria’s favourite son, was born in Salzburg,
and the house of his birth is a popular tourist attraction in
the centre of the old city on Getreidegasse. Mozart lived in
a number of places in Vienna, but the most famous is the
Figaro House behind the Stephansdom on Domgasse, where
he composed The Marriage of Figaro.
Beethoven, adopted by the Austrians as one of their
own, was a somewhat unruly and loud tenant and changed
residences often. In Vienna, you can visit the Pasqualatihaus,
Heiligenstädter Testamenthaus and Eroica Haus, all former
Beethoven homes. His apartment in Baden is also open to
the public.
Johann Strauss’s home is a museum, as are Schubert’s
birthplace and the house in which he died. Haydn fans should
visit Eisenstadt to see Haydn’s house and the Esterházy
palace. The Haydn Museum in Vienna was his home later in
life. In this house, there is a room dedicated to Brahms, who
also lived in Vienna for a while. Brahms composed his fourth
symphony in Mürzzuschlag, a small town in Styria about
two hours from Vienna. This summerhouse has been turned
into a delightful award-winning museum covering the many
aspects of his life and work.