Beyond the usual beer and Oktoberfest sights, Munich has a wealth of castles, museums, and other historical sights well worth a visit. The best day to visit museums is Sunday, when most of them are either free or reduced priced. Those reduced prices also usually mean that you'll have to pay for the audio guide, but it's still a good deal over paying the regular price.
Marienplatz, Marienpl. 1 Towering spires surround this social nexus, major S- and U-Bahn junction, and pedestrian zone of Munich. The Mariensäule, an ornate 17th-century monument of the Virgin Mary, sits ...more
The Kunstareal (www.pinakothek.de) is a museum district near the edge of Maxvorstadt that comprises the overwhelming majority of Munich's art museums, making it home to a veritable buffet of art. Like ...more
Olympiapark, (www.olympiapark.de), Built for the 1972 Olympic Games, the lush Olympiapark offsets the curved steel and transparent spires of the impressive Olympia-Zentrum and the 290m tall Olympiaturm ...more
Villa Stuck, Prinzregentenstr. 60 (www.villastuck.de), This elegant villa, designed by Munich artist Franz von Stuck, provides a sophisticated backdrop for the art of the early 20th-century German Jugendstil ...more
Schloß Nymphenburg, Schloβ Nymphenburg (www.schloss-nymphenburg.de), The breathtaking Schloβ Nymphenburg, a favorite summer residence for Bavarian royalty modeled after Versailles, was built in 1662 ...more
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