With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to soak up everything that Krems an der Donau, 30 miles away, has to offer. Gottweig Abbey should be at the top of your list here. Beethovenhaus Gneixendorf and Karikaturmuseum are awesome attractions too. Locals will also likely point you toward Sankt Polten, 30 miles away. If you only see one thing here, make sure it’s St. Polten Cathedral. (But we’re also big fans of Sankt Polten Town Hall and Institut der Englischen Fraulein.)