# Munich: the 10 best sights

From Marienplatz to the English Garden: the Munich highlights that always top guidebooks and reviews.

- 47 votes · 12 items
- Aug 15, 2025 · Malte Lorenz
- https://even.best/en/l/254/munich-the-10-best-sights

## Top 10

1. **Marienplatz and New Town Hall** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Heart of the old town; the Glockenspiel in the town hall tower plays daily at 11am and noon.
2. **English Garden** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — At around 375 hectares, one of the world's largest city parks, with the Eisbach surf wave and the Chinese Tower.
3. **Viktualienmarkt** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Traditional food market since 1807, with a beer garden and maypole.
4. **Frauenkirche** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Late Gothic cathedral with twin onion-domed towers, the city's symbol.
5. **Hofbräuhaus** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — The world's most famous beer hall, on Platzl, dating back to 1589. <https://www.hofbraeuhaus.de/>
6. **Deutsches Museum** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — One of the world's largest science and technology museums, on Museum Island. <https://www.deutsches-museum.de/>
7. **Allianz Arena** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — FC Bayern's stadium with its illuminated façade, museum and tours.
8. **Nymphenburg Palace** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Baroque summer residence of the Wittelsbachs (begun in 1664) with a large park. <https://www.schloss-nymphenburg.de/>
9. **Munich Residenz** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — City palace of Bavaria's rulers, with the Antiquarium and the Treasury. <https://www.residenz-muenchen.de/>
10. **Alter Peter** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Tower of Munich's oldest parish church, with views over the old town to the Alps.
11. **Olympic Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Site of the 1972 Games with its tent roof, the Olympic Tower and BMW Welt next door.
12. **Alte Pinakothek** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Picture gallery with works by Dürer, Rubens and Rembrandt. <https://www.pinakothek.de/>

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