Imperial Vienna
Today, Austria is a small country in central Europe. It's about the size of Maine and has about 9 million people. But just over 100 years ago, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the second largest country in Europe (after Russia) and had about 50 million people. Emperors in Vienna ruled modern-day Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia... not to mention parts of Italy, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, and more. That said, Vienna used to be a major world capital and you can tell when you visit. It feels like there's an extremely impressive imperial building on every street corner. Vienna has no shortage of palaces. The Hofburg is right in the center of Vienna, and used to be the emperor's main winter residence. It is a huge place thanks to different emperors continually adding on their own wings onto the palace. Today it's still home to the Austrian president's office, as well as several museums. Toddlers that are tired from...
