Parks
Botanischer Garten
Hofgarten
Museums
Alpinist Association Museum
Anatomical Museum
Objects from human preparations, to history of development and old anatomical devices.
Bell Museum, GraÃmayr
The Bell foundry has existed for 400 years, and been lead by the same family for 14 generations.
Maximilianeum Goldenes Dachl
Information on the impressive life of emperor Maximilian I.
Memorials
Goldenes Dachl
Late-gothic alcove balcony, with 2657 fire-gilded cupreous shingles. It was built on behalf of emperor Maximilian I.
Triumphpforte
It was built in 1765 to mark the marriage of archduke Leopold and the spanish princess Maria Ludovica. The north side displays mourning themes on the occasion of Franz Stephan of Lothringen.
Annasäule
The column, which is made of Tyrolean marble, was created in 1706, in memory of the drawback of Bavarian troops.
Schloss Ambras
A renaissance style castle that was built on behalf of archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol. Interesting things to see are portrait- and armor-collections, art and curiosity cabinets, the spanish hall and the palace garden.
Alpenzoo
The alpine zoo is Europe's highest situated zoo 727 m, and is specializing in alpine animals. It contains outdoor enclosures, terrariums, aviaries, aquariums world's biggest collection of alpine fish species and a barnyard with old farm animal races. The zoo is in hillside situation, so there's a certain altitude difference to cover. Free entrance with the Innsbruck-Card.
The Innsbruck-Card (http://www.innsbruck.info...) offers free entrance to all of Innsbruck's sights, free use of public transportation including the TS line. It also includes a one-time ascent&descent to Nordkette, Patscherkofel and Axamer Lizum and free entrance to Swarovski Kristallwelten (http://www.swarovski.com/...) in Wattens. The Innsbruck-Card is valid for 24/48/72 hours and can be purchased at Innsbruck Information Burggraben 3, the TI in Hauptbahnhof, and several museums and tourist offices. Tip: The Innsbruck card is pretty expensive, 29/34/39 euro for 1/2/3 day cards. And daily or weekly public transport cards are cheap - the "all inclusive" sales pitch is alluring to disoriented travelers, but make sure the discounts are worth the initial price. If you are not seeing these major entrance-fee sites, remember that you may buy more than one daily card at a time, as the 24 hours only starts once validated. Be sure to compare with the price of a weekly ticket too.
The bus line Sightseer TS connects the major sights in Innsbruck. However it there is always a cheaper public transport line going to the same destination, though it might take you more time.
Hofkirche
Innsbruck's Hofkirche has the most important emperor's tomb monument of emperor Maximilian I in Europe. Especially characteristic are the larger-than-life bronzes "schwarze Mander" that show members of different dynasties.
Bergiselschanze
The Bergisel jump was replaced according to plans of the Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid in 2001. Because of its design and prominent location on Bergisel, south of Innsbruck it is considered a new city landmark. There is a cafe on top, which offers views of Innsbruck and the surrounding mountains. During sporting events, the jumping tower is not accessible, and a ticket is needed to enter the terrain. Standard adult entry when no sporting events are taking place is â¬9, with some discount available for families/groups.