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Residenz Museum and Hofgarten
CITY CENTER
Residenzstr. 1
}089 26 06 71; www.residenz-muenchen.de
Once home to Bavarian dukes and electors, the 130-room Residenz palace is now a museum that takes the word“excess” to ne…
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Pinakotheken
CITY CENTER
Barrerstr.
}089 23 80 52 16; www.pinakothek.de
The five museums that make up the Pinakotheken are part of the Kunstareal, a museum district in Maxvorstadt that compris…
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Englischer Garten
CITY CENTER
The English Garden is one of the largest metropolitan public parks in the world, dwarfing both Central Park in New York …
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BMW Welt and Museum
OLYMPIC AREA
Am Olympiapark 1
}018 02 11 88 22; www.bmw-welt.com
The bold, futuristic architecture of BMW Welt and BMW Museum is a real work of art, unlike anything you’ve seen elsewher…
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Neuschwanstein Castle
OUTSIDE MUNICH
Schwangau, near Füssen
}083 62 93 08 30; www.neuschwanstein.de
One of Munich’s best-known attractions is actually located 2hr. away by train. The white Neuschwanstein Castle is a fair…
Marienplatz
CITY CENTER
Marienpl. 1
The pedestrian area around Marienpl. is the heart of Munich. The square’s name comes from the Mariensäule, a 17th-centur…
Alter Peter (Saint Peter’s Church)
CITY CENTER
Rindermarkt 1
}089 26 04 828
A Gothic-inspired church sitting right in the city center, Alter Peter was severely damaged during WWII. It was meticulo…
Königsplatz
CITY CENTER
Königspl. was commissioned by King Ludwig I to be Munich’s tribute to Greek and Roman antiquity. During the Third Reich,…
Olympiapark
OLYMPIC AREA
Olympiapark
}089 30 67 24 14; www.olympiapark.de
Built for the 1972 Olympic Games, the lush Olympiapark contrasts with the curved steel and transparent spires of the Oly…
Deutsches Museum
AU-HAIDHAUSEN
Museumsinsel 1
}089 217 91; www.deutsches-museum.de
Supposedly the largest museum of science and technology in the world, the Deutsches Museum has a collection that sprawls…
Schloss Nymphenburg
NEUHAUSEN
Schloss Nymphenburg
}089 17 90 80; www.schloss-nymphenburg.de
This impressive summer residence for Bavarian royalty modeled after Versailles was built in 1675. Now open to the public…
Hirschgarten
NEUHAUSEN
Hirschgarten 1
}089 17 99 91 19; www.hirschgarten.com
A former hunting lodge of the Wittelsbachs, this park, now filled with playful children and zen sunbathers, is home to t…
Tierpark Hellabrunn
THALKIRCHEN
Tierparkstr. 30
}089 62 50 80; www.tierpark-hellabrunn.de
Munich’s zoo was created in 1911 as the world’s first “Geo-zoo,” meaning that animals are kept in environments as close …
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
OUTSIDE MUNICH
Alte Römerstr. 75, Dachau
}081 31 66 99 70; www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de
The first thing prisoners saw as they entered Dachau was the inscription Arbeit Macht Frei (“work will set you free”) on…