There seems to be a dizzying array of combo museum passes available for Vienna. If we want to see the main sites (2 adults - one is a senior), are there any recommendations for what selections of passes is cost effective? Is the Carriage Museum good? How is the Vienna Furniture Museum (on the Sisi Ticket)? I have the 2024 RS Pocket Vienna but it isn't clear.
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It comes down to what you want to see and what you have time to see. Vienna has a very good public-transportation system, but you can burn a good bit of time just moving from place to place. In addition, some of the museums are large--places where you could easily spend the better part of a day.
You really need to decide for yourself what sights are most important to you and are likely to fit into the time you have available, then add up the costs. One of the passes might make sense for the non-senior but not for the senior.
I didn't go to either of the museums you mentioned. I have no interest in carriages, and I didn't have time for the furniture museum despite spending 17 days in Vienna. My focus was on art and Jugendstil architecture rather than history. Vienna has a lot of large art museums, and I really don't like to leave a museum before I've seen everything I'm interested in. Passes are more likely to benefit skimmers.