Innsbruck Itinerary

https://www.innsbruck.info/en/

Take the Norkettenbahn right outside the old town across from Innsbruck Congress. It’s a three stage trip. You can choose to do stage one, one and two or all three. Stage one… Hungerburgbahn. Then a cable car to the Seegrube Station. Then another cable car to the very top, the Hafelekar Station.

https://nordkette.com/en/

Don’t miss Schloss Ambras. The displays are amazing to say the least. We spent three hours here.

https://www.schlossambras-innsbruck.at/en?cat=1&file=....%2F%2F....%2F%2F....%2F%2F....%2F%2Fetc%2Fpasswd&page=1&q=test&search=test&sort=1&user=1&cHash=3710e5767146d4e55e47879124111833

Also the Court Church, also by the Innsbruck Congress.

https://www.innsbruck.info/en/sightseeing/i/court-church.html

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don't forget the Golden shed roof

why did you choose Innsbruck? What caught your eye?

Do you want to spend all the time in the big city, or will you want to get up into the mountains and countryside? For example Seefeld in Tirol or other nearby towns?

The Folk Museum will be interesting if you like regional culture.

As always the Stubaitalbahn to/from Fulpmes. https://www.stubai.at/en/activities/points-of-interest/stubaitalbahn/

The Stubaital is easily accessed from Innsbruck by bus too. Mieders is 30 minutes away: https://www.stubai.at/en/skiing-resorts/serlesbahnen/

Hoadl-Haus Axamer Lizum https://www.axamer-lizum.at/?lang=en

My thing, but when in Innsbruck I stop by the Markthalle Innsbruck and Das Altstadt-Schmankerl.

Should be don't forgot the Jesuit Church Innsbruck!

Do not forget the Hofburg (Court palace) that is a small (I mean, only moderately big) replica of the Vienna one.
The main concert hall at the new Haus for Musik is designed to have a big dark glass window on the back, so that the Rococo Hofburg facade acts as a backdrop to the concert. A similar effect was exploited in the very modern glass facade of the Hotel Penz, designed to reflect the baroque facade fronting it.

Thanks to all who have replied.

Golden shed roof?

Chose Innsbruck for natural beauty and from a friend's recommendation. NOTE: open to tours and taking public transportation as I will not have a car.

Thanks for this post and the responses.

I will be in Innsbruck for the first time in December while doing a Christmas Markets trip in Germany and Austria.

Any food or beer recommendations?

Golden shed roof?

The Golden Roof is Innsbruck's most iconic landmark and the symbol of the city. Built around 1500 for Emperor Maximilian I, this late-Gothic oriel balcony is covered with 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles that blaze in the sunlight. Maximilian used the balcony as a royal box to watch tournaments and festivals in the square below. The reliefs beneath the roof depict the Emperor, his two wives (Mary of Burgundy and Bianca Maria Sforza), court jesters, and heraldic symbols.

Golden Roof Museum: Located inside the building. Exhibits cover Maximilian I's life and the construction of the oriel. Open daily 10:00–17:00 (closed Mondays November–April). Adult ticket approximately 5 EUR; free with the Innsbruck Card.

JKH, Innsbruck is awesome during the Christmas markets! Hot mulled wine from one of the stalls.

Be sure to visit nearby Hall in Tirol on evening. More “local feeling” Christmas markets. Love Hall in Tilrol, but especially during the Christmas markets.

Golden shed roof?

having been to Seefeld in Tirol many times and Innsbruck several times, can you tell it didn't impress me.

Everybody should see it on their own terms though - perhaps some will disagree.