In 1862, after a failed five-year romance with Russian girl Olga Smirnitsky, which began during the summer of Strauss concerts in St. Petersburg, he finally married the singer Jetty Chalupecky (stage name Trefz). A year later they moved to an apartment on Praterstrasse 54, where they lived for 7 years. His wife was seven years older than Johann Strauss. She had already had seven children. Despite this, their marriage was quite happy.

At the beginning of 1870, was the flourishing of creativity Strauss. At this time he wrote the famous waltzes tales from the Vienna woods" and "the blue Danube". During this period Strauss gave the courtiers responsibilities to his brother and engaged in the operetta, with just 15 pieces.

While touring in the UK and the US, Strauss set a world record while running an orchestra of more than a thousand people.

After the death of his first wife, Strauss was married twice: 4, he was married to singer angelina Dietrich, and in 1882 his wife was Adele Deutsch. Despite three marriages, their children, the composer was not. The last years of his life Johann Strauss almost never left the house, making an exception only in honor of the 25th anniversary of the operetta "die Fledermaus". During this exciting trip, he had a very bad cold. Has Strauss died of pneumonia at the age of 73.

Adele, the widow of the composer, dedicated to the production of Johann-Strauss-Museum, collecting all the interesting letters and notes. In the Museum, which is located in the former apartment on Praterstrasse, collected musical instruments of the composer, paintings and furniture, musical scores waltzes and personal belongings Strauss. In addition, it exhibits things of the father Strauss and his brothers. The interiors of the Museum recreates the atmosphere of the time, where he once lived and worked, and Johann Strauss, who gave the world 496 great works.