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Austria |
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| Language(s) | German | |
| Currency | Euro | |
| Phone Code | +43 | |
| Population | 8,316,487 | |
| Area | 83,872 sq km | |
| Capital | Vienna | |
| GDP | $307.07 billion | |
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Zell am See & Kaprun, The Salzburgerland |
National Park Admission Fee: €26 per car per day |
Central Europe’s largest national park has as its centerpiece the 3,798-m Grossglockner, Austria’s highest peak. The immense territory under the national park’s watchful care appears positively primeval, with jutting bare mountains, murky glacial run-offs, plus acres and acres of ice.
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Parkstrasse Zell am See & Kaprun, The Salzburgerland 06547 86 43 |
Museum Hours: Open one hour on Thursdays and Fridays, 5-6 pm |
Kaprun’s local history museum is on Parkstrasse and open for only an hour on Thursdays and Fridays from 5-6 pm.
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Brücker Bundesstrasse 2 Zell am See & Kaprun, The Salzburgerland 06542 726 65 |
Gallery Hours: Open Tues.-Fri., 4-6 pm |
Art hounds can visit the Schloss Rosenberg Gallery to view its rotating exhibition from regional and international artists; Brücker Bundesstrasse 2, It’s open Tuesday through Friday, 4-6 pm.
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Kreuzgasse 2 Zell am See & Kaprun, The Salzburgerland |
Museum Hours: June through mid-October, Mon.-Fri., 2-6 pm (longer on bad-weather days) |
The Vogtturm Heimat museum in central Zell documents regional history in the intriguing space of the old tower at Kreuzgasse 2. It’s open early June through mid-October, Monday through Friday from 2-6 pm (longer on bad-weather days).
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Zell am See & Kaprun, The Salzburgerland |
Museum Hours: Open sunday through Friday from 11 am-6 pm |
Finally, Zell’s Vötters Oldtimer Museum collects cars and memorabilia from the ’50s through the ’70s – our apologies to those sprightly readers who well remember this era but don’t yet consider themselves “old-timers.” The museum opens Sunday through Friday from 11 am-6 pm.