Munich

14 places, 10 of them free and 4 tours and activities. Beer halls, royal palaces and the Alps on the doorstep.

14 places

Must SeeFree

Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel

Altstadt

The main square of the old town, with the New Town Hall’s famous chiming puppet show.

  • Suggested time: 1 hr
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Culture lovers

Glockenspiel daily at 11:00 and 12:00 (and 17:00 in summer)

Shopping & MarketsFree

Viktualienmarkt

Altstadt

A long-running food market with a beer garden, sausage stalls and gourmet foods.

  • Suggested time: 1h 15m
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Food lovers

Monday–Saturday, roughly 8:00–20:00

FamilyFree

English Garden and River Surfers

Schwabing

One of the world’s largest urban parks, with beer gardens and surfers on the Eisbach wave.

  • Suggested time: 2h 30m
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Families · Couples

Open daily

Must See~£8

Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg

A baroque summer palace with a big landscaped park, canals and swans.

  • Suggested time: 2h 30m
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Families · Culture lovers

Daily, roughly 9:00–18:00 (shorter in winter)

Culture~£15

Deutsches Museum

Museumsinsel

The world’s largest science and technology museum, full of planes, ships and experiments.

  • Suggested time: 4 hrs
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Families · Culture lovers

Daily, roughly 9:00–17:00

Food & DrinkFree

Hofbräuhaus

Altstadt

The most famous beer hall in the world, with live oompah music.

  • Suggested time: 1h 30m
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Nightlife fans · Food lovers

Daily, roughly 9:00–midnight

Day Trips~£30

Neuschwanstein Castle Day Trip

Füssen (120 km)

The fairy-tale castle that inspired Disney’s Cinderella Castle, in the Bavarian Alps.

  • Suggested time: Full day
  • Book ahead
  • Suits: Culture lovers

Daily; tours by timed ticket

View Tickets
FamilyFree

Olympiapark

Olympiapark

The 1972 Olympic park, with a tower, a hill for views and a lake.

  • Suggested time: 2h 30m
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Families · Photographers

Open daily; tower has hours

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