Mariazeller Heimathaus

A local museum housed in a Baroque 18th-century townhouse, documenting the history of Mariazell as a pilgrimage destination since 1157, when, according to tradition, a monk named Magnus placed a lime-wood figure of the Virgin Mary on a rock. The permanent collection includes votive offerings, pilgrimage reliquaries, and historical photographs of processions, revealing how this small Alpine town once received up to 1.5 million visitors a year during the 20th century.