Sights
Chinese Tower Munich: English Garden Walk, Beer Garden and Christmas Market
Munich's Chinese Tower is the wooden pagoda beside the beer garden in the English Garden. Plan to see it from ground level.
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Museums
MVG Museum Munich: Opening Days, Tickets and How to Get There
Munich's MVG Museum keeps old trams, buses and working vehicles in a former tram workshop in Ramersdorf. It opens on selected dates.
Bavarian Day Trips
Linderhof Palace: Opening Hours, Venus Grotto and Tickets
Linderhof Palace is open in winter, but the Venus Grotto and Moroccan House are closed until the summer season begins on 15 April.
Sights
Munich’s Old Town Hall: What to See at the Altes Rathaus
Munich's Old Town Hall stands at the east end of Marienplatz, where the square narrows towards Tal. See the façade and the passage beneath the building…
Bavarian Day Trips
Schloss Seefeld: What You Can Visit at the Castle
Schloss Seefeld above the Pilsensee is privately owned. You can plan an outing around the cinema, inn and courtyard businesses, but there is no public…
Moving to Munich
Renting a flat in Munich: where to look, what to pay and what to prepare
Fred Ting’s Munich flat-hunting experience, with current advice on rent, viewing a flat, paperwork, deposits and registration.
Eat & Drink
Steckerlfisch: Bavarian grilled fish on a stick and where to try it
Steckerlfisch is a whole fish seasoned, skewered and grilled over charcoal. In Munich, look for Fischer-Vroni at Oktoberfest, at the Auer Dult fairs or…
Moving to Munich
How to Register Your Address and Book a KVR Appointment in Munich
How to register your Munich address online or at the Bürgerbüro, what to bring, and Fred Ting’s first-hand account of collecting a residence permit.
Museums
Munich Toy Museum: Tickets, Opening Hours and the Tower Stairs
The Munich Toy Museum occupies four floors of the Old Town Hall tower on Marienplatz. It usually opens daily from 10 am to 5.30 pm.
Sights
Munich Ruhmeshalle: Visiting Bavaria’s Hall of Fame
The Ruhmeshalle is the columned Hall of Fame behind the Bavaria statue on Theresienwiese. It holds busts of people honoured for their contributions to…