# Things to see in Linz (Austria): 104 places and when to go

> Linz is a city in Austria with around 349,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 104 places in and around it, mainly Temples (52), History (48), Museums and art (13). The best known are Mauthausen concentration camp, New Cathedral, Linz and Schloss Hartheim. The best time to come is December to March and May to October; also possible: April and November. In June there are 15 h 51 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 08. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/linz/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Austria · 48.3192, 14.2888
- **Population:** About 349,000
- **Places:** 104 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/espiritual/) (52) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/historia/) (48) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/museos/) (13) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/naturaleza/) (7) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/montana/) (7) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/senderismo/) (7)
- **Best time:** December to March and May to October.
- **Also possible:** April and November.
- **Nearest airport:** SZG Salzburg, 112 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Gis, at 927 m.

## What to see in Linz

The places in and around Linz, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Mauthausen concentration camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/kz-gedenkstatte-mauthausen/): Nazi concentration camp in Austria (1938–1945) · 17 km
- [New Cathedral, Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-mary-s-cathedral/): Cathedral in Linz, Austria · 2.1 km
- [Schloss Hartheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/schloss-hartheim/): Castle at Alkoven in Upper Austria · 14 km
- [St. Florian Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/stift-st-florian/): Monastery in Sankt Florian, Austria · 14 km
- [Old Cathedral, Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/old-cathedral/): Cathedral · 1.6 km
- [Lentos Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/lentos-museum-of-modern-art/): Art museum in Upper Austria, successor to the Neuen Galerie der Stadt Linz · 1.2 km
- [Linz Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/linz-castle/): Castle in Linz, Upper Austria · 1.6 km
- [Basilica of St. Lawrence, Enns](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-laurenz/): Parish church in Enns, Upper Austria · 17 km
- [Ars Electronica Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/ars-electronica-center/): Museum in Austria · 1.1 km
- [Pfenningberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfenningberg/): Mountain in Upper Austria east of Linz · 5.2 km
- [Anton Bruckner Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/anton-bruckner-museum/): Museum in Ansfelden, Austria · 12 km
- [Ursuline Church of St. Michael](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/church-of-the-ursuline-sisters/): Church building in Upper Austria, Austria · 1.9 km
- [Karmeliterkirche Sankt Josef (Linz)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/karmelitenkirche/): Church building in Upper Austria, Austria · 1.9 km
- [Koglerau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/koglerauer-spitz/): Mountain in Upper Austria · 5.0 km
- [Kürnberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/kurnberg/): Mountain in the Bohemian Massif in Upper Austria · 5.7 km
- [Gis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/lichtenberg/): Mountain in Upper Austria · 7.8 km
- [Wallfahrtskirche zu den Sieben Schmerzen Mariä](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/postlingberg-church/): Church building in Upper Austria, Austria · 2.3 km
- [Martinskirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-martin-s-church/): Cemetery in Upper Austria, Austria · 1.8 km
- [Dreifaltigkeitssäule](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/trinity-column/): History · 1.5 km
- [Christkönigkirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/friedenskirche-christkonig/): Parish church · 386 m
- [Stadtpfarrkirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/linz-parish-church/): Building in Upper Austria, Austria · 1.4 km
- [Soldatenfriedhof Mauthausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/soldatenfriedhof-mauthausen/): Cemetery in Upper Austria, Austria · 21 km
- [Atelierhaus Salzamt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/atelierhaus-salzamt/): Art museum · 1.5 km
- [Autobahnkirche Haid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/autobahnkirche-haid/): Church building in Upper Austria, Austria · 13 km

And the other 80, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Burgruine Windegg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/burgruine-windegg/), [Weltstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/weltstein/)
- **History**: [Minoritenkirche, Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/church-of-the-minor-friars/), [Don Bosco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/don-bosco/), [Pfarrkirche Heiliger Geist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/heiliger-geist/), [Parish church Sankt Ägidius](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/hl-agidius/), [Filialkirche Hl. Familie, Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/hl-familie/), [Kalvarienbergkirche St. Margarethen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/kalvarienbergkirche-st-margarethen/), [Pfarrkirche Ebelsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/katholische-pfarrkirche-heiliger-johannes-der-taufer/), [Martin-Luther-Kirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/martin-luther-church/), [Sankt Josef](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/parish-church-urfahr/), [Parish Church in Mauthausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarrkirche/), [Parish church in St. Georgen an der Gusen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarrkirche-st-georgen-an-der-gusen/), [Pfarrkirche St. Magdalena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarrkirche-st-magdalena/), [Rottenegg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/ruine-rottenegg/), [Burg Wildberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/ruine-wildberg/), [Schloss Hohenbrunn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/schloss-hohenbrunn/), [Ottensheim Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/schloss-ottensheim/), [Pragstein Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/schloss-pragstein/), [Schloss Steyregg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/schloss-steyregg/), [Neue Pfarrkirche Puchenau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-andreas/), [St. Franziskus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-franziskus/), [Pfarrkirche Kleinmünchen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-josef-und-st-quirinus/), [Kath. Pfarrkirche Hl. Markus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-markus/), [Sankt Michael (Bindermichl)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-michael/), [Severinkirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-severin/), [Burgruine Lichtenhag](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/burgruine-lichtenhag/), [Burgruine Luftenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/burgruine-luftenberg/), [Burgruine Spielberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/burgruine-spielberg/), [Schloss Ebelsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/ebelsberg-castle/), [Seminarkirche Hl. Kreuz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/seminarkirche-hl-kreuz/), [St. Barbara-Friedhof, Linz-Lustenau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-barbara-cemetery-linz/), [Synagoge, Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/synagoge-der-israelitischen-kultusgemeinde-linz/)
- **Temples**: [Elisabethinenkirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/elisabethinenkirche/), [Evangelische Pfarrgemeinde H.B.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/evangelische-pfarrgemeinde-h-b/), [Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Langholzfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/heilig-kreuz-kirche-langholzfeld/), [Pfarrkirche Traun-St. Martin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/kirche-st-martin/), [Pfarrkirche Walding](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/kirche-walding/), [Parish St. Johannes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/parish-st-johannes/), [Pfarre Doppl – Bruder Klaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarre-doppl-bruder-klaus/), [Pfarre Guter Hirte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarre-guter-hirte/), [Pfarrkirche Linz-Oed](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarre-heilige-dreifaltigkeit/), [Pfarre Linz-Solarcity](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarre-linz-solarcity/), [Pfarre Linz – St. Peter](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarre-linz-st-peter/), [Pfarrkirche Niederneukirchen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarrkirche-niederneukirchen/), [Parish church in Ried in der Riedmark](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarrkirche-ried-in-der-riedmark/), [Catholic parish church St. Stephan in Steyregg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarrkirche-st-stephan/), [Pfarrkirche Josef der Arbeiter Traun-Oedt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/pfarrkirche-traun-oedt/), [Pfarrkirche Christus der Auferstandene, Engerwitzdorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/seelsorgestelle-treffling/), [Kirchschlag parish church near Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-anna-kirche/), [St. Antonius](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-antonius/), [St. Konrad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-konrad-church/), [parish church Saint Michael (Leonding)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-michael-kirche/), [Sankt Theresia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-theresia/)
- **Architecture**: [Nibelungen Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/nibelungenbrucke/), [Tower 10](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/tower-10-gertrude/)
- **Museums and art**: [Paneum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/paneum-wunderkammer-des-brotes/), [Turmbefestigung Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/tower-9-apollonia/), [Karden- und Heimatmuseum Katsdorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/karden-und-heimatmuseum-katsdorf/), [Museum Lauriacum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/museum-lauriacum/), [Francisco-Carolinum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/upper-austrian-state-museum/)
- **With kids**: [Zoo Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/zoo-linz/), [Badezentrum Traun](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/badezentrum-traun/), [Kinderbad Afritschweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/kinderbad-afritschweg/), [Kinderbad Wimhölzelstraße](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/kinderbad-wimholzelstrasse/), [Streichelzoo Diakonie Linzerberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/streichelzoo-diakonie-linzerberg/), [Taga Luba - Abenteuerland Hörsching](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/taga-luba-abenteuerland-horsching/)
- **Stargazing**: [Johannes-Kepler-Sternwarte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/johannes-kepler-sternwarte/), [Sternwarte Gramastetten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/sternwarte-gramastetten/)
- **Food and drink**: [Südbahnhofmarkt, Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/sudbahnhofmarkt/), [Floriani Bräu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/floriani-brau/), [Linzer Bier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/linzer-bier/)
- **Hiking**: [Donausteig Wanderungen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/donausteig-wanderungen/), [Linz - Steyregg Donausteig Etappe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/linz-steyregg-donausteig-etappe/), [Mühlviertel 190](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/muhlviertel-190/), [Ottensheim - Linz Donausteig Etappe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/ottensheim-linz-donausteig-etappe/), [Salzsteigweg 109A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/salzsteigweg-109a/), [Wanderweg 144](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/wanderweg-144/)
- **Mountains**: [Dr. Alexander Brenner Haus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/dr-alexander-brenner-haus/)
- **Snow**: [Kirchschlag](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/kirchschlag/)

## When to go to Linz

The best time to visit Linz is **December to March and May to October**; also possible: April and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Best time | 8 h 33 |
| February | Best time | 9 h 57 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 35 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 26 |
| May | Best time | 15 h |
| June | Best time | 15 h 51 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 30 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 08 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 20 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 32 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 56 |
| December | Best time | 8 h 08 |

In June there are 15 h 51 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 08. In May, 101 of the 104 places are at their best.

When to go to Austria in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Linz

The nearest main airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG, Salzburg), 112 km as the crow flies. How to get around Austria (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=48.3192%2C14.2888)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.3192%2C14.2888)

## Other towns nearby

- [Bad Leonfelden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/bad-leonfelden/): 29 places · 23 km
- [Oberer Markt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/oberer-markt/): 30 places · 23 km
- [Plöcking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/plocking/): 29 places · 25 km
- [Krenglbach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/krenglbach/): 30 places · 28 km
- [Bad Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/bad-hall/): 29 places · 32 km
- [Klam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/klam/): 47 places · 38 km

And all of Austria, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Linz?

The best known: [Mauthausen concentration camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/kz-gedenkstatte-mauthausen/), [New Cathedral, Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/st-mary-s-cathedral/), [Schloss Hartheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/schloss-hartheim/), [St. Florian Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/stift-st-florian/), [Old Cathedral, Linz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/austria/old-cathedral/). In all, 104 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Linz?

December to March and May to October; also possible: April and November. In June there are 15 h 51 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 08.

### How do you get to Linz?

The nearest main airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), 112 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.3192%2C14.2888) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Linz as the destination and these 104 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).