My wife has a conference in Vienna this summer and I will tag along, then we’ll add a couple of days for sightseeing together. All told, we’ll probably be there for five days with two of those taken up (for her) by the conference.
I’ve always wanted to go to Vienna because it looks gorgeous and I like Mozart 
I am in planning mode now and wondering if anyone has good advice on:
- Which attractions are really worth it? For example, on paper the Schönbrunn Palace seems like a must visit, but is it really all that?
- Anything you found really disappointing that we should avoid?
- Seeing an opera or classical concert: I’d love to see something in the Vienna Opera House, but in my initial searches it seems like there are some really tourist-y looking concerts (e.g. with musicians dressed up in period costumes). I don’t want a watered-down concert with C-list musicians in wigs. Are there some tips on concerts anyone cares to share?
- We’re likely to stay in the Innere Stadt for convenience. Anyone have a great hotel they would recommend?
- Anything off the beaten path you’d recommend?
We like museums, but don’t want to do 20 of them, so trying to pare down to a few. Music I already mentioned. We’ll visit the big parks for a green space stroll or two, I’m sure. We’re not big drinkers in general and neither of us drink beer, so not looking for anything in that realm.
Thanks for your advice!