Sharing the Habsburg’s personal Jugendstil glasshouse (1901) with the Palmenhaus bar in the Burggarten, the Schmetterlinghaus has hundreds of fluttering butterflies and a shop stocking a great range of butterfly paraphernalia. Its warm, humid air is especially welcome on chilly days.
Schmetterlinghaus
Vienna
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