Sights & Attractions in Munich

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Alte Pinakothek With numerous Old Master paintings from the Netherlands, Italy...	Museums / Galleries	Schwabing and Maxvorstadt

Deutsches Museum Aircraft, vehicles, cutting-edge technology, historic machinery...	Museums / Galleries	City Center

Englischer Garten Bigger than New York's Central Park and London's Hyde Park, this...	Parks	Royal Munich

Feldherrnhalle Erected in 1841-44, this open pavilion, fronted with three huge...	Memorials / Monuments	Royal Munich

Frauenkirche Munich's Dom (cathedral) is a distinctive late-Gothic brick structure...	Religious Sites	City Center


Haus der Kunst This colonnaded, classical-style building is one of Munich's...	Museums / Galleries	Royal Munich

Hofbräuhaus Duke Wilhelm V founded Munich's most famous brewery in 1589...	Wineries / Breweries	Royal Munich

Hofgarten The formal court garden was once part of the royal palace grounds...	Gardens / Arboretums	Royal Munich

Königsplatz Munich's greatest monarch, Ludwig I, was responsible for Munich...	Museums / Galleries, Squares	Schwabing and Maxvorstadt

Marienplatz Bordered by the Neues Rathaus, shops, and cafés, this...	Squares	City Center

Michaelskirche A curious story explains why this hugely impressive Renaissance...	Religious Sites	City Center

Neue Pinakothek Another museum packed with masters, the fabulous Neue Pinakothek...	Museums / Galleries	Schwabing and Maxvorstadt

Neues Rathaus Munich's present neo-Gothic town hall was built in three sections...	Government Buildings	City Center

Oktoberfest Grounds at Theresienwiese The site of Munich's famous Oktoberfest and the winter version...	Fairground	Outside the Center

Olympiapark Built for the 1972 Olympic Games on the staggering quantities...	Parks	Outside the Center

Peterskirche The Altstadt's oldest parish church (called locally Alter Peter...	Religious Sites	City Center

Pinakothek der Moderne Opened to much fanfare in 2002, this fascinating, light-filled...	Museums / Galleries	Schwabing and Maxvorstadt

Residenz One of Germany's true treasures, Munich's royal Residenz (Residence)...	Castles / Palaces	Royal Munich

Schloss Nymphenburg This glorious baroque and rococo palace, the largest of its kind...	Castles / Palaces	Outside the Center

Theatinerkirche (St. Kajetan) This glorious baroque church owes its Italian appearance to its...	Religious Sites	Royal Munich

Viktualienmarkt The city's open-air market really is the beating heart of downtown...	Markets / Bazaars	City Center
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