• Water Experience Trail with a large waterwheel, locks, a rain tunnel and a climbing wall, so bring spare clothes
• Balance bikes and helmets in several sizes are on hand at the course next to the water trail and adventure playgrounds
• No dogs allowed in the palace or the gardens, so plan to leave the family dog at home

Schloss Hof is the Baroque country palace of Prince Eugene, later extended under Empress Maria Theresa into the largest rural palace complex in Austria. Seven garden terraces with fountains step down toward the Morava River.

For kids, the draw is the estate farm: about 200 mostly rare-breed animals, including White Baroque Donkeys and Bactrian camels, plus a petting zoo, a balance bike course, adventure playgrounds and a water play trail.