Munich info links for visitors
My personal advice: If you don't
have much time to spend in Munich, make sure to visit the Deutsches Museum (for
science and technology) and the Alte Pinakothek and Neue Pinakothek (for arts).
For soccer fans, I recommend a tour of the Allianz-Arena.
Movie fans might want to go the Bavaria Film Studios to take a guided tour or
attend a stunt show. The tours are not as spectacular as tours in the Universal
Studios in the U.S., so if you've been to those, you might as well skip the
Bavaria film tours.
Two of my personal favorite places in Munich are the zoo and the botanical
gardens but, of course, those exist in many cities.
Since I worked at the information desk of
the biggest museum in Munich for several years, I can answer quite a lot of the
typical tourist questions, so feel free to contact me if the links below are not
sufficiently answering any questions you may have in planning a trip to Munich.
I do not have any advice on hotels cause luckily I never have to stay
in any hotels in Munich (most of them are very expensive but so are the rents in
this city!). However, the tourist information does provide help in finding
hotels.
PS: You will find information on youth hostels and camping grounds below.
My special recommendation for full-day guided tours on science and arts in and around Munich:
If you want to afford something special,
make sure to book Alexander Lucas as your personal guide for a day. This
physicist and painter has the rare talent of making guided tours
easy-to-understand and enjoyable for people of all ages (children to seniors)
and from different backgrounds (professionals, as well as people without any
prior knowledge). And he speaks various foreign languages which is an even rarer
talent in physicists, I would say :-)
He is booked regularly by us (Guided tours office of the Deutsches Museum) and
we always get very positive feedback about his tours from our visitors. - Check
out
www.artsciencetours.com
LINKS FROM A - Z
Airport (International Franz-Josef-Strauß airport): www.munich-airport.de
Allianz-Arena (Big, relatively new soccer stadium): www.allianz-arena.de
Bavaria Film Studios (with tours and stunt shows): www.filmstadt.de
Bike rentals and bike tours:
- www.mikesbiketours.com
- www.radiustours.com
Botanical Gardens: www.botmuc.de
Camping grounds:
- Camping ground Thalkirchen:
www.camping-muenchen.de
- Camping ground THE TENT (big tents available to sleep in):www.the-tent.com
(mid-July to mid-Oct.)
- Camping ground Munich-Obermenzing:
www.campingplatz-muenchen.de
- Camping ground Munich North-West:
www.campingplatz-nord-west.de
- Camping ground Langwieder See (lake):
www.camping-langwieder-see.de
Castles and Royal Palaces in Bavaria: www.schloesser.bayern.de
Dachau Concentration Camp: www.dachautour.com
Museums - Art and cultural history:
- Alte Pinakothek:
www.alte-pinakothek.de (14.-18. century paintings)
- Archeology museum:
www.archaeologie-bayern.de
- Architecture museum:
www.architekturmuseum.de (part of the Pinakothek der Moderne)
- Bavarian National Museum:
www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de
- Coin museum
www.staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
- Egyptian Art Museum:
www.aegyptisches-museum-muenchen.de
- Ethnology Museum:
www.voelkerkundemuseum-muenchen.de
- Glyptothek:
www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de (Old Roman and Greek sculptures)
- Haus der Kunst:
www.hausderkunst.de (Changing art exhibitions)
- Hypo-Kunsthalle:
www.hypo-kunsthalle.de (Changing art exhibitions)
- Lenbachhaus:
www.lenbachhaus.de (Blauer Reiter paintings; art deco paintings,
contemporary art)
- Museum Brandhorst:
www.museum-brandhorst.de (Contemporary art)
- Neue Pinakothek:
www.neue-pinakothek.de (19th century paintings and sculptures)
- Pinakothek der Moderne:
www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de (Modern art)
- Residence Museum:
www.residenz-muenchen.de (Royal palace)
- Schack-Galerie
www.schack-galerie.de (19th century German paintings)
There are several other small museums but the list would get
much too long
Museums - Miscellaneous:
- Alpine Museum
www.alpines-museum.de
- Beer and Octoberfest Museum:
www.bier-und-oktoberfestmuseum.de
- Jewish Museum:
www.juedisches-museum-muenchen.de
- Potato Museum:
www.kartoffelmuseum.de
- Rock Museum (in the Olympic Tower):
www.rockmuseum.de (very
small)
- Toy Museum (in the tower of the old City Hall):
www.spielzeugmuseum-muenchen.de
- Stadtmuseum (mixed exhibitions):
www.stadtmuseum-online.de
Museums - Science and
Technology:
- BMW Museum
www.bmw-museum.de
- Deutsches Museum (THE biggest museum of science and technology):
www.deutsches-museum.de
Please note that it has two branch museums at different locations in and
outside Munich!
- Hunting and fishing museum:
www.jagd-fischerei-museum.de
- Minerals collection
http://reich-der-kristalle.muenchen.museum
- Natural history museum (Museum Mensch und Natur):
www.musmn.de
- Paleontological museum:
www.palmuc.de
There are a few other small museums but they don't have
websites
Museum Info Point for museums in Bavaria: www.museen-in-bayern.de
Olympic Park: www.olympiapark-muenchen.de (With tower platform, stadium tours etc.)
Public transport: www.mvv-muenchen.de
Sealife Aquarium: www.sealifeeurope.com (not very big but very expensive - the zoo is much more recommendable and cheaper!)
Segway tours: www.seg-tour-munich.de
Sightseeing tours by bike: see 'Bike rentals and tours'
Sightseeing tours by bus:
- www.city-sightseeing.com
- www.sightseeing-munich.com
(also tours to Bavarian sights/castles outside Munich)
Sightseeing tours (by tram / on foot / by bus etc.): www.spurwechsel.info
Sightseeing tours on science and arts - my special recommendation: www.artsciencetours.com
Sightseeing tours on foot:
- Mail:
gaestefuehrungen@muenchen.de
The official, well-trained Munich tourist guides whom you can book
through this mail address
offer guided tours in a multitude of languages
Tourist information of the City of Munich - in German: www.muenchen-tourist.de
Tourist information of the City of Munich - in English: www.munich-tourist.de
Tourist information (bi-lingual): www.munich-info.de
Youth Hostels ('Jugendherbergen') and other cheap
accommodation for young people:
- A & O Hostels:
www.aohostels.com/de/muenchen
- Easy Palace Backpackers Hostel:
www.easypalace.de
- Euro Youth Hotel Garni:
www.euro-youth-hotel.de/de/munich
- Haus International:
www.haus-international.de
- Jugendherberge München-City:
www.muenchen-city.jugendherberge.de
- Jugendherberge München-Park (Thalkirchen):
www.muenchen-park.jugendherberge.de
- YMCA ('CVJM') Youth hostel:
www.cvjm-muenchen.org/hotel
Zoo: www.tierpark-hellabrunn.de
Munich nightlife and events magazines:
http://www.munichfound.de (ENGLISH info magazine)
http://www.newinthecity.de (English/German magazine info)
http://www.munichx.de (German only)
http://www.muenchner.de (Cultural events organizer, such as 'Long night of museums' - German only)
http://www.muenchenticket.de (Tickets for concerts in Munich - German only)
http://www.eventim.de (Tickets for concerts - Germany-wide)
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