The distance to Salzkammergut's lakes from Vöcklabruck (11 km (7 mi) to the Attersee, 16 km (10 mi) to the Traunsee, 40 km (25 mi) to the Mondsee, 68 km (42 mi) to the Hallstättersee and 72 km (45 mi) to the Wolfgangsee) has led to the town's description as "the gateway to the Salzkammergut".
Near the town there are many recreational facilities where people can enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities.
 Alongside these, Vöcklabruck offers:
In the town square's tower, frescos discovered in the 1960s.
They date from 1502 and were painted by Tyrolean Jörg Kölderer.

Dörflkirche/Ägidiuskirche' (St. Giles' Church), Baroque church constructed between 1688-1691.

Schöndorfer Kirche, an early medieval fortified church, built before 824.

Museum Heimathaus with Wolfsegg Iron
The distance to Salzkammergut's lakes from Vöcklabruck (11 km (7 mi) to the Attersee, 16 km (10 mi) to the Traunsee, 40 km (25 mi) to the Mondsee, 68 km (42 mi) to the Hallstättersee and 72 km (45 mi) to the Wolfgangsee) has led to the town's description as "the gateway to the Salzkammergut". Near the town there are many recreational facilities where people can enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities.  Alongside these, Vöcklabruck offers:
In the town square's tower, frescos discovered in the 1960s. They date from 1502 and were painted by Tyrolean Jörg Kölderer.
Dörflkirche/Ägidiuskirche' (St. Giles' Church), Baroque church constructed between 1688-1691.
Schöndorfer Kirche, an early medieval fortified church, built before 824.
Museum Heimathaus with Wolfsegg Iron
Vöcklabruck