Prater Liliputbahn

The Prater Liliputbahn is a 381 mm gauge light railway in Vienna, Austria. Opened in 1928, and extended in 1933, the railway, which operates primarily as a tourist attraction, runs for almost 4 kilometres around the Prater park, an extensive public recreation area in the Austrian capital.

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Type: Ticket shop
Description: Narrow gauge light railway in Vienna, Austria
Also known as: “Liliputbahn (Prater)”
Address: 97, Prater, Wien, 1020

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Giant Ferris Wheel and Kugelmugel.

Giant Ferris Wheel

Ferris wheel

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The Wiener Riesenrad, or simply Riesenrad, is a 64.75-metre tall Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. Giant Ferris Wheel is situated 140 metres north of Prater Liliputbahn.

Kugelmugel

Building

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Kugelmugel, officially the Republic of Kugelmugel, is a spherical art object located in Vienna, Austria. It came about as the result of the artist Edwin Lipburger constructing the 8 meter diameter spherical object without permissions from the authorities in Austria.

Vienna Zeiss Planetarium

Planetarium

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Vienna Zeiss Planetarium is situated 150 metres northwest of Prater Liliputbahn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wurstelprater and Stuwerviertel.

Wurstelprater

Locality

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The Wurstelprater, often simply known as the Prater, is an amusement park located in Vienna, Austria, established in 1895. Situated south-east of the city centre within the larger Prater, a park in the district of Leopoldstadt, it is home to the iconic Riesenrad, one of Vienna's most recognisable landmarks.