München (Munich) Orientation

• City Center

The city center is the hub of all tourist activity in Munich. Most of Munich's historical sights and name-brand stores are jam-packed into the few blocks between Marienplatz and Odeonsplatz. Struggle through ...more

• University Area

Hear “university area,” think culture and retail. Many of the city's impressive art museums dot Maxvorstadt, home of the Königsplatz, as well as fancy-pants restaurants, quaint coffee houses, and ...more

• Olympic Area

The 1972 Olympics was Germany's chance to prove itself in the international spotlight after the sour memories of the 1936 Berlin Olympics under the Nazi regime. However, its success was largely shadowed ...more

• Au-haidhausen

These two neighborhoods across the Isar used to house laborers before WWII bombing nearly demolished Au, though Haidhausen was left surprisingly intact. Today, these regions play a large role in Munich's ...more

• Neuhausen-nymphenburg

Neuhausen remains one of Munich's hidden gems, relatively undiscovered by tourists, so it still actually has character. Take Tram 17 toward Amalienburgstr. and you'll find some of Munich's prettiest landscapes ...more

• Thalkirchen

This quiet and relatively unexplored neighborhood is actually the Circle of Life. Well, not really, but Thalkirchen's Tierpark Hellaburn is the world's first zoo to put animals in their “native habitats ...more