BEST THINGS TO DO IN MUNICH FOR FIRST TIMERS W/ MAP | 20+ Must-Dos, Hidden Gems & More!
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
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A NOTE ON MUNICH ENTRY TICKETS:
Honestly, Munich is still pretty old school, so for many attractions (e.g. Residenz, St Peter's Tower, Olympic Tower, all Pinakothek museums) you just walk up and pay on the day-of. There isn't even a possibility to book online!
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Frauenkirche Tower: www.munich.tra...
Deutsches Museum: www.deutsches-...
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Olympic Stadium Roof Climb & Zipline (Can only reserve online, but still pay in-person): www.touren-oly...
BMW Museum: tkts.bmw-welt....
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Looking for the best things to do in Munich and Munich activities that are a bit more off the beaten path? This Munich travel guide includes tips, ideas & tourist traps in Munich to avoid, plus insights into Munich hidden gems.
Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy today's video all about the best things to do in Munich. Let me know in the comments if there are any other activities you'd add, and as I mentioned in the video, you can find the link for my free map at the end :)
PS sorry for the slightly later upload this week!! I was busy prepping for my big 6 month adventure in Europe so was panic packing, panic moving and then panic flying... but here I am. Greetings from the UK, and you can follow what I'm up to here on Instagram: instagram.com/happytowander/
WOW! 6 months? I'm not jealous at all.... ;) I'm going to make the most of my week.
Thank you so much for all the presented information! You make traveling not so overwhelming.
Just an FYI, on your blog for Munich to Neuschwanstein Castle, Welcome Pickups car service appears to no longer be running. Thankyou
I've lived in Munich for two years and I'm a tour guide here and I must say these are the best tips and places to visit I've seen in a video, some real locals tips that I'm sure you'll annoy locals a bit by giving them away. You can really tell that you've spent a long time living here and great job! Even some spots I've added to my must visit list as well!
Can you please help to frame a 4-5 days budget trip to Germany? Am interested to include Neuschwanstein Castle, Black Forest. Rothenburg. A good zoo (maybe in Berlin?). Thanks
@@aparnadas6204 thats definitely difficult, there is a zoo in munich as well though. instead of rothenburg which is generally filled with tourists I would do Bamberg which is a larger and offers more in architecture and history, easier to reach as well. I would pick a hostel to stay in Munich and buy a transportation ticket called deutschland ticket from hvv (beware its a subscription thats renewed every month so dont forget to cancel). I would combine a hike with a trip to neuschwanstein you can buy tickets to visit the inside of it online, or just hike around the outside for free. black forest is large and has quite a bite of travel time so inform yourself on that. Munich itself can keep you busy for the entrie trip with how much there is to see. personally I would reccomend staying at least a week especiall if you plan on longer day trips.
Thank you for sharing this very informative video. My husband and I are visiting Germany in Dec and will be in Munich for Christmas. We are looking forward to exploring some of the places you have mentioned here. Your vedios are very detailed and helpful. Thank you ❤
Ah thanks so much for the kind comment 🫶 so great that you’ll be there for Christmas markets - Munich’s are some of the best (in my very biased opinion haha) . Safe travels!
Pro tip from a local: Rent some e-bikes. It's the fastest and most convenient way to get around town, and you will see a lot more than when taking the subway. There are also pretty nice tram routes. Don't even try to use a car unless you're visiting places out of the city.
As a local, this is a very good video and finally one that shows the entire city instead of just the Marienplatz and the area around that!
I visited last year for a weekend and had an amazing time! Great video! :)
Yay I’m so happy you enjoyed it! (Both the video and the city haha)
Very comprehensive, if not the most comprehensive guide on Munich. Wonderful work. Thanks so much.
I wish I could like this video multiple times! We are planning a trip including Germany and I havent been for 30 years! My husband is so excited about it too, especially the food and beer and architecture points
Well done! I have been to Munich 4 times and you showed some stuff I never knew about - good for the next trip
Awesom videos gf and I are planning a trip in the fall and use your videos for helpful planning ideas
So glad you’re finding the videos helpful! I hope you have an amazing time on your trip :)
This is the best video about Munich that I've seen - thank you so much! I almost started thinking that it makes no sense to spend more than a day there but now I've changed my mind!
Amazing. Appreciate the effort you put into this video. Found it helpful for our upcoming munich trip
Comprehensive video! Very useful for my planned trip in June! Thank you for sharing the knowledge you gained!
This was one of the best intro videos for a city that I've ever seen. Thanks!!!
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
You’re very welcome!! Thanks for watching and commenting :)
great video. you're great at explaining things and also I jus really like some of the not-touristy recommendations; you're showing the city to someone who wants local tips!!
This was a great video to get an overview of Munich before our upcoming trip. Thank you for the quality of your video!
It is a detailed and comprehensive video. Very helpful for my upcoming trip. Thank you so much for your hard work. 10/10
Thanks!
This is amazing thank you
The best video on Munich
Thank you so much for this. I am going to be travelling in Germany and Austria in November/December 2024 and I look forward to reviewing your videos as well as your blog. Your blog is amazing! I encourage anyone to make use of it.
❤ thanks for sharing the video 😊
Thanks and appreciate this great video. It really helps 👍👏🏼
Very interesting! Thank you!
You’re welcome!!! Thanks for watching :)
Just found your channel & You said you lived in Munich for 5 years! Do you have videos about how you did that or moving there? Thanks!👍🏻
very helpful! Thank you :)
i just need to know if they serve cocktails/liquor as well as beer 😩😩 i’m not a beer person at all lol
All bars will have cocktails and liquor! Beer gardens are trickier - some less traditional ones might offer cocktail options like an Aperol spritz but this isn’t super common. That said, there’s always soft drinks as a fallback!
If it’s not an allergy and you just don’t enjoy the taste of beer, try ordering a Radler. It’s basically a mix of beer and citrus soda (eg Sprite) and is super tasty, refreshing and not too beer-like.
Also, again, assuming it’s not an allergy - just have an open mind! Bavarian beer is SO good. I wasn’t much of a beer person before I moved there and I was converted lol.
Quality and Complete Content. Thanks!!!
Hi. I am just wondering, if you don't mind me asking, where is this place i saw from the intro image of this video where there is a spiral staircase(Not the "Umschreibung" stairs since the image shows narrow spiral staircase). Looks like a library but i don't see it in your detailed info on places you suggest to go? We will be there in September and would like to visit this spiral staircase. Thank you. You have such a very detailed information.
It's at Ganghoferstraße 29a, right next to the German Transport Museum (a subsidiary of Deutsches Museum) and the subway station Schwanthalerhöhe. It's in the courtyard of an office building, which isn't always open to the public, so keep in mind to go there during the day.
Great video…m visiting Munich in spring…..are children allowed into beer halls?
Yes of course, it's just restaurants.
Awesome! Congratulations, 👏🏽and thanks! Where I can find the map in the final 🤔?
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Where can I find local store for Lederhosen?
Angermeier is the usual place to go, it's between Rindermarkt and Viktualienmarkt, right south of Marienplatz. There are also multiple smaller stores at Tal, right behind the Old Town Hall at Marienplatz.
The library need entrance fees or not? How much?
Ayos, haha 6 years in Munich but i didn't notice the Michael Jackson pics.
It isn't completely random btw. Michael Jackson stayed several times at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof when he was in Munich for concerts, and one time even for three weeks of private vacation with his then wife Debby Rowe and his baby Prince Michael in 1998. Back then he roamed the city, visited Circus Krone, bought a ton of stuffed animals at the famous Obletter toy store, and even visited his friend and German promoter Marcel Avram at the Stadlhein jail (where all wealthy people from Munich seem to go every once in a while for taxation fraud ;)).
Right after his death, fans took over the statue in front of Hotel Bayerischer Hof to create an ever changing memorial.
I wish the transcript/closed captioning had correct spelling of these attractions. 😢
Oops sorry about that - just fixed them!! They should be correct now :) Hope that helps!
@@HappytoWanderoh you are awesome! Thank you! Looking forward to our trip to Munich in the fall! Your videos are so helpful and informative!
Assalamu Alaikum sister Mashallah amazing sharing Allah bless you and your family ❤️
Thanks for the video. I went to your webpage for more information on Munich. You have so many ads it makes the page diffiucutl to impossible to use. It's so many ads it makes me think of the scam sites. I don't think your site is a scam, but perhaps a few less ads would make it easier to use your page.
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nice video, I like your style, but as a german i think munich is a completely overrated city. The only nice thing might be the Isar River. I think every other bavarian city/smalltown is more beautiful. And probably less expensive ;). Plus the rest of Germany is beautiful too! Try Lüneburg in Lower-Saxony near Hamburg. It's so pretty.
For me Hamburg is the most overrated city but only by its locals. They pretend it is a kind of Venice.
I have German heritage and I’m trying to move back and start where my family started where is a cheap but nice place to start a family that has jobs and my German speaking skills is a little better than basic
Can you please help to frame a 4-5 days budget trip to Germany? Am interested to include Neuschwanstein Castle, Black Forest. Rothenburg. A good zoo (maybe in Berlin?). Thanks
@@aparnadas6204 the best Zoo in Germany (by a country mile trust me) is in Leipzig
Both Zoos in Berlin are a complete joke in comparison
Agreed. Munich overrated. Regensburg underrated!
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What about second timers? Haha
7:15 you are so wrong about that trail. I don’t know where you got your information from but it is 100% false. It’s so sad that you are 100% backwards on that trail. Unbelievable.
Why? That's simply the story of that trail and the reason why Viscardigasse is also called Drückebergergasse. The only mistake is that the cobblestones marking the trail are not golden, but bronze.
@@NeovanGoth no, that trail is there to commemorate when Hitler and his friends stood up against the Weimar Republic government and his friends were shot dead in that main road, and a few of them ran down that alley to avoid being shot. Those little footprint trail things in that little side alley is where Hitler’s friends fled gunfire. Several of them were murdered in the main road there. How could you get that so confused?
whats with all the MUSEUM????? srsly. hahahaha yawns
Why does everybody doing a Munich tourist guide starts with "Munich, Germany"? Oh no, don't tell me, the US named one of their towns the same, as per usual? Goodness gracious. And you think Americans or people from other nations would still not know which Munich you are talking about? Mind-boggling.
So stupid.. beer comercial
Thanks!
You’re very welcome! Sorry I didn’t see this earlier. Thanks so much for the super 🫶