Munich, Germany
München
Munich is a regional capital of 1,505,005 people in Bavaria, Germany, founded in 1158.
Why visit Munich
Townapedia lists 136 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 300 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 28 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include National Theatre Munich, Residenztheater, Münchner Stadtmuseum and Deutsches Jagd- und Fischereimuseum.
Weather in Munich
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About Munich
Munich (German: München [ˈmʏnçn̩] , Bavarian: Minga [ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ] ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third most-populous city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own, and it ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union (EU). The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people.
From the Wikipedia article Munich (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do28
National Theatre Munich
Cinema and theater
Opera house in Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich, Germany, home to the Bavarian State Opera and Ballet
2 Max-Joseph-Platz, München
Teamtheater Tankstelle
Cinema and theater
2a Am Einlaß, München
Tu-Fr 12:00-18:00 open "Büro-Öffnungszeiten"
Akademietheater
Cinema and theater · 2.2 km
Theatre in Munich, Germany
Alter Peter - Aussichtsturm
Scenic view
1 Rindermarkt, München
Apr-Oct: 09:00-19:30; Nov-Mar: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa,PH,Su...
Cuvilliés Theatre
Cinema and theater
Opera house and theatre in Munich, Germany
16 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks136
Münchner Stadtmuseum
Museum
Wegen Sanierungsarbeiten bis Juni 2027 geschlosen. Siehe: https://www.muenchner-stadtmuseum.de/generalsanierung
1 Sankt-Jakobs-Platz, München
"closed: see description"
Deutsches Jagd- und Fischereimuseum
Museum
Museum in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
2 Neuhauser Straße, München
Mo-Su 09:30-17:00; Th 09:30-21:00
Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA)
Museum
12 Hotterstraße, München
We, Fr-Su 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-20:00
Residence Museum and Treasury
Museum
3 Max-Joseph-Platz, München
Apr 01-Oct 15: 09:00-18:00; Oct 16-Mar 31: 10:00-17:00
Old Town Hall
Monument and historic site
15 Marienplatz, München
Su-Fr 09:00-21:30
124 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Englischer Garten
Park · 2.1 km
A large public park in the centre of Munich
Hirschgarten
Park · 4.8 km
Cultural heritage monument in Bavaria, Germany
Restaurants and cafes300
Conditorei und Café Kreutzkamm
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Cake, Pastry, Tea, Ice Cream
4 Maffeistraße, München
Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Kilians
Bar and pub · Irish
Irish Pub
11 Frauenplatz, München
Mo-Th 11:00-01:00, Fr,Sa 11:00-02:00, Su,PH 12:00-01:00
La Pizzetta
Restaurant · Italian
Auch Imbiss (Straßenverkauf von Pizza)
4 Tal, München
Su-Th 11:00-24:00+; Fr,Sa 11:00-24:00+
Little London
Restaurant · Steak House
Bar & Grill
31 Tal, München
Tu-Sa 17:00-01:00; Dec 24-Dec 26 off; Su,Mo off
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288 more on the map.
Where to stay18
Churches and places of worship38
Damenstiftskirche St. Anna
Church · Roman Catholic
1 Damenstiftstraße, München
Shopping95
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Archiv des Erzbistums München und Freising
Library
1 Karmeliterstraße, München
Healthcare16
Map of Munich
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Sonderflughafen Oberpfaffenhofen (OBF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Unterföhring 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Unterhaching 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Dornach 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Neubiberg 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Pullach im Isartal 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Neuried 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Ottobrunn bei München 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Taufkirchen 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Gräfelfing 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Haar 12 km east, about 12 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Stadtbild München, Thomas Wolf , www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Marienplatz, Munich - geo.hlipp.de - 13884, eirian evans on geo.hlipp.de, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Monk stained glass window Rathaus Munich, Jebulon, CC0
- Monk relief CoA Rathaus Munich, Jebulon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Main gate entrance Rathaus Munich, Jebulon, CC0
- Cities partners Rathaus Munich, Jebulon, CC0
- Monk Landsknechts entrance Rathaus Munich, Jebulon, CC0
- Underground passage in Munich (Unsplash), Dominik Martin dominikmartin, CC0
- Marienplatz - Munich (4683400150), Edgar Jiménez from Porto, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Munich's roofs - panoramio, Ainars Brūvelis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Munich's roofs - panoramio - Ainars Brūvelis, Ainars Brūvelis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nationaltheater Munich, xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0
- Akademietheater Muenchen-1, Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- München Residenztheater, Maximilian Dörrbecker ( Chumwa ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jagd- und Fischereimuseum in München, Jagdwaffen, High Contrast, CC BY 3.0 de
- Aerial image of Englischer Garten in Munich (view from the southwest), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial image of Hirschgarten in Munich (view from the southwest), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial image of the Hofgarten München (view from the southeast), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial image of Westpark in Munich (view from the west), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Frauenkirche Munich - View from Peterskirche Tower, Diliff, CC BY 2.5
- St. Nepomuk retusche, Wikiolo , derivative work Lämpel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NeuhauserStr2 Augustinerkirche Muenchen-01, AHert, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bürgersaalkirche München, Außenansicht, Thomas Ledl, CC BY 4.0
- Technische Universitaet Muenchen-1, Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hochschule für Musik und Theater München-7617, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gabelsbergerstraße 33–35 München-1, Gras-Ober, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2023-02-03 Hofbräuhaus am Platzl 07, Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Synagoge München, X, CC BY-SA 3.0
- München Heilig-Geist-Kirche 2011, Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20060416-Michaelskirche Muenchen, Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damenstiftkirche, tk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- München Jüdisches Zentrum und Jüdisches Museum, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Altes Rathaus in München, 2023, Burkhard Mücke, CC BY 4.0
- Münchner Stadtmuseum 2022, Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münchner Kammerspiele, Christian Wolf ( www.c-w-design.de ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Alter-peter vom-rathaus, Softeis, CC BY 2.5
- Hotel Bayerischer Hof München-Außenansicht-Südseite-Blick nach Osten, User:Mattes, Public domain
- Münchner Residenz 2014-08-02 Pano, Wikiolo derivative work: MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Muesterneckerstr215042017c90b, Fentriss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2019-01-26 Residenztheater München, Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Jakob München, Kirche und Turm, Burkhard Mücke, CC BY 4.0
- Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung innen, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Filmmuseum im Münchner Stadtmuseum, Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schule an der Herrnstraße 2007, User:Mattes, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stammhaus Ludwig Beck, Furukama, CC BY-SA 3.0
- München - Hofpfisterei 1897, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Residenz München Königsbau, Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Staedtische Riemerschmid-Wirtschaftsschule München-2, Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Allerheiligen-Hofkirche von vorne, Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- München - Alter Hof - Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen in Bayern - Außenansicht, User:Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de
- Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art Muenchen-1, Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 13.7.20 Munchen 210 (50114832922), Donald Judge, CC BY 2.0
- Mandarin Oriental Munich Exterior b, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Viktualienmarktpassage durch das Gebäude Rindermarkt 2 München mit Louis Hotel, We are Socks und Kustermann 2023-10-23, Strubbl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hofbrauhaus - Munich, Germany - panoramio, Sergey Ashmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Karmelitenkirche, ich, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hofspielhaus, BThimm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Theatiner-filmkunst, Kaethe17, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Olympiapark München, Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bluescreen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, quickness805, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, umap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, giuseppe26, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, meskalin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thomas_munichways, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, quickness805, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
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