Our interactive guided walk starts with a visit to the Johann Strauss Museum, located in the composer's former grand apartment not far from the Prater. This is a special place of creativity from an important period in the life of the ‘King of the Viennese Waltz’: here the world's most famous waltz, ‘The Blue Danube’, was created. Among other things, the exhibition shows scores, documents and personal belongings as well as instruments owned by the Strauss family.

The Volksgarten is a park located on the grounds of the Hofburg - the palace and garden complex. It was here that, from 1867 onwards, Strauss ‘entertained’ Viennese society with his music in the famous concert café. To this day, the ‘Volksgarten’ is synonymous with entertainment and nightlife.

The opera was created during the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I. Standing in front of the impressive historicist architecture, one realises the musical importance of Vienna on the international stage. Not only did Strauss's opera ‘Ritter Pásmán’ premiere in the opera house; in 1894 the audience also congratulated the Waltz King with thunderous applause on his 50th anniversary as an artist. And in 1899, shortly before his death, the 73-year-old Strauss conducted the overture to ‘Die Fledermaus’ for the last time.

In 1870, Johann Strauss conducted the waltz ‘Freuet euch des Lebens’ here, composed for the opening ball of the newly built Musikverein building. The Society of Friends of Music is best known for the most important musical event of the year, the New Year's Concert. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra perfectly preserves the tradition of performing the Viennese waltz.

At the end of the tour, we reach the most sought-after photo motif of the 2025 anniversary year: the "Golden Strauss" in the City Park. At its unveiling in 1921, the Vienna Philharmonic played ‘The Blue Danube’ in front of the monument.