Mozart’s Birthplace (Mozarts Geburtshaus), Salzburg: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Mozart's Birthplace is a yellow townhouse at Getreidegasse 9 in Salzburg's old town, where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, and spent the first 17 years of his life. The three-story museum displays original instruments, including the child-sized violin Mozart played at age three and the clavichord he used for composition. Family portraits, letters between Leopold and Wolfgang, and first editions of early compositions occupy the upper floors. The building was acquired by the International Mozarteum Foundation in 1880 and has operated as a museum since. is just one of many options in Salzburg. Major attractions worth considering include Salzburg Old Town (Salzburger Altstadt), Werfen Ice Caves (Eisriesenwelt), and Austrian Lake District (Salzkammergut).