With some terrific road trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to experience everything that Krems an der Donau, 20 miles away, has to offer. Explore the area starting with Gottweig Abbey, Beethovenhaus Gneixendorf and Karikaturmuseum. Locals will also likely point you in the direction of Mariazell, 30 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, let it be Mariazell Basilica. (But we’d also highly recommend Niederalpl Ski Resort and Hofstatt Sessellift.)