grand tour across the city showing you some of the  attractions you simply cannot miss on your trip to  

the bavarian capital together we'll feast our eyes  on the treasures inside the former royal palace  

we'll set foot in churches that hold all sorts  of relics we'll go in search of some rather  

unique art installations we'll enjoy some  of the green spaces the city has to offer  

and of course there will also  be food and beer along the way  

because this is munich germany after all so join  us as we share 25 things to do in munich germany  

the following is our munich travel guide  and we have plenty of tips for your visit

well we've arrived at the main square marienplatz  on a sunny saturday afternoon in the fall  

actually it's probably summer's last hurrah  25 degrees pure sun and everyone is here  

i was a little bit shocked when we came  up from was it the u-bahn or the s-bahn  

yes when we came up from the  s-bahn came out of the exit  

just like whoa look at all these people and  it is packed in the square but my goodness  

is there's some fascinating architecture here i  mean you just come out and you're kind of wild  

marienplatz is munich central square and there are  quite a few attractions here such as city hall and  

its famous glockenspiel this musical clock sits in  the tower of the new city hall and it was inspired  

by the tournaments that were held in this very  square during the middle ages the figures you  

see depict the marriage of duke wilhelm v to  renata of lorraine complete with a jousting  

match taking place in front of the newlyweds  as well as dancing cooper spinning in circles

the glockenspiel rings every day at 11 am and 12  pm and 5 pm during the summer months the songs  

change month to month and the performances can  last anywhere between 12 to 15 minutes depending  

on the songs played it's definitely worth seeing  at least once during your visit to munich germany  

our next stop was frauenkirche also known  as munich cathedral this is a late gothic  

church that dates back to the 15th century and  it is one of the main landmarks in the old town  

don't miss the tomb of ludwig the bavarian  who was also crowned holy roman emperor  

his tomb is to your right hand side just as  you enter the church and it's an impressive  

monument done in black marble with bronze figures  the cathedral script also houses the tombs of  

members of the noble house of wittelsbach as  well as the archbishops of munich and rising

okay so we just finished visiting which means  the cathedral of our lady this is the symbol of  

munich right here it's an iconic church and it  is so impressive in there like it is beautiful  

the stained glass also the bells i should  mention the bells are going off right now  

so the the sound is just echoing across the  old town um so yeah we went down to the crypt  

and just admired the artwork the religious  artwork more bells are are joining the chorus  

and i wanted to mention there is an elevator like  you can actually go up one of the towers however  

they're doing renovations at the moment so it's  close to the public but technically if you came  

here another time you can go up the elevator  have views of the old town someone working  

inside actually recommended a different church  we can go to for city views or even city hall

so

well what a difference between the first  cathedral and that second chariot huh  

yes this one was very different this was actually  or the church of the assam brothers because  

it's a private church so basically one brother  was a sculptor the other one was a painter  

they came together and built their own private  church or private chapel if you will and it is  

stunning in there it's late baroque and rococo  style so as elegant as it gets pastel shades  

soft pinks did you notice the golden skeleton i  did at the entrance that was one of my favorite  

parts it was just like where do i look you kind  of need to sit on the pew for a while and just  

soak it all in and the cool thing is that they  actually put on concerts and they have like  

organ concerts that i saw announced for 15 euros  a person they're not happening while we're here  

but if you wanted to enjoy some classical music  you can do so at a church yeah i can see why that  

would that would be the case it's not that big  inside they would have good acoustics wouldn't it  

yeah and they have their own organ on the  balcony on the second story so beautiful ho ho

after continuing our walk down the pedestrian  street we reached zen lingard this is a restored  

14th century red brick gate that was once one  of the entrance points into the city it's just a  

short walk from the assam church so it's worth  a quick visit if you're already in the area

we then hopped on the u-bahn and rode the train to  the deutsches museum parker centrom the deutsches  

museum has several branches and we visited  the one that's dedicated to transportation  

this museum sits just north of bavaria  park and it is spread out across  

three halls showcasing all sorts of cool vehicles  

my personal favorite was this futuristic car  that almost seemed inspired by a spaceship  

well we just finished visiting a pretty cool  museum that was your pick it's called the  

deutsches museum workers and very very interesting  museum three halls and it's dedicated to all modes  

of transportation dating back to the 19th century  so you've got trains you've got automobiles  

you've got motorcycles racing cars trams  funiculars anything you can think of or not think  

of including penny farther right penny farthings  heather petty skinny farther farthing any far  

things are in there too so i mean yeah it's just  an amazing collection it sort of reminded me of  

the enzo ferrari museum we visited when we were  in italy just a beautiful display what wasn't lost  

upon me it's just how nice they polished and  made everything look it just looks incredible  

some of those vehicles look as though they were  made yesterday but in a vintage style obviously  

and yeah it was a great museum nice way to cool  off for a bit and it was only seven euros per  

adult so definitely worth your time if you're if  you're going by this area and i really enjoyed it

okay so we made it to our next attraction i  thought this was a bit of a cool artsy urban  

stop this piece right here is called the staircase  to nowhere now normally you are allowed to like  

climb up to the top and then kind of spiral  back down but corona times there is a sign  

that says climbing prohibited at the moment so  that's not happening today but i mean we still  

enjoyed coming here and being able to check  it out taking a few photos it's pretty cool  

this art installation is the work of danish artist  

olafur aliasen and it sits in  the atrium of an office building  

if you're looking to visit some unusual  attractions in munich this one is right up there

we then walked over to bavaria park  which was built by king ludwig the first  

as an english-style park between 1826 and 1831.  this park was originally called terezianhein but  

it was renamed bavaria park after the  bronze statue of bavaria was unveiled  

the next morning we continued our  exploration of munich germany this  

time starting off at odeonsplatz which is  a large square just north of the old town  

we visited the field marshals hall  with its impressive lion sculptures  

and we also enjoyed the colorful art  installation seemingly floating above the square

while we were in the area we decided to  have a look at the theatine church which  

is painted bright yellow and has a rococo  facade the interior was all white a stark  

contrast from the exterior and it had a lot of  intricate details that drew your gaze upwards

there are so many things to do in munich but one  place you should really make time for is munich  

residents this was the former royal palace of  the vitelsbach monarchs of bavaria and today it  

is open for visitors to enjoy we walk through  countless royal rooms corridors and galleries  

each more impressive than the last  this is definitely a place where  

you want to come with plenty of  time because there's a lot to see

well well guys we just finished touring  probably one of the most impressive palaces  

i've ever walked through it's way up there  wow so yeah we visited munich residents  

yeah um finding the entrance was a little hard let  me tell you we did a full loop around through the  

courtyards in a little bit we went to 95 of  the areas you shouldn't go before we finally  

found the entrance so just so you know it's  on the south side yeah south side there you  

go but my goodness is it ever massive yes  largest city palace in all of germany and  

i don't know like the opulence the glamour  the wealth the the art and there it was just  

all so impressive some highlights okay probably  the ant aquarium that was near the beginning and  

it was just this amazing gallery lined with  busts and sculptures and paintings it's like  

you almost don't know where to look it was so  beautiful and then also there's this other room  

i forget the name of it but it's it looks like a  grotto and it's decorated entirely with seashells  

yeah like and we're not even talking about the  royal residence at this point yeah we went to  

another residence and we thought that was a real  residence but nope it wasn't we hadn't even got  

to the king's room which is near the end of the  yeah of the tour yeah it's the kind of place that  

you could literally spend the whole day there if  you if you spent time in every room really took  

it all in otherwise you're looking at hours it's  not one of those 15 30 minute attractions that's  

for sure no it's like once you're in there  you kind of have to walk through the maze  

you got to complete the circuit yeah so yeah we  highly recommend it even if you're palaced out  

templed out cathedraled out yeah this one is worth  it make time make time for this one and admission  

was nine euros per person um they store your bags  right at the entrance for free and now that we've  

exited the palace we're at the gardens the palace  gardens directly behind and i mean that itself  

is a work of art a thing of beauty beautiful open  to the public free you actually see people biking  

you see people walking we're just sitting down  by a tree it's uh it's very comfortable here  

and we're going to be heading to the next garden  next garden next garden more gardens coming up

sam look at this one i've  never seen a duck like this

so we've been walking around the english  garden now for almost an hour it seems  

building up a bit of an appetite for  lunch and it is a beautiful green  

escape one of the largest green parks in all of  germany apparently and we're not even gonna see  

a fraction of it it's that big some really  interesting features included there is a  

japanese tea house that unfortunately is currently  closed we saw some ducks up close and personal  

and yeah we've noticed that people are kind of  flocking towards the stream area just hanging  

out having a picnic sunbathing clothing is  apparently optional out here we have seen a few  

nudists uh obviously not filming that but uh  you can just take my word for it but yeah it's  

been a it's been a fun place to hang out and now  we've built up an appetite so it's time for lunch  

we couldn't possibly film a travel guide to  munich germany without also mentioning the local  

cuisine we do have a whole separate video  dedicated to everything we ate in munich  

but some of the dishes we'd recommend trying  include schweinsteig a crispy pork knuckle  

that was served with potato dumplings spetzler a  cheesy noodle dish topped with crispy fried onions  

and kaiserschmarren a dessert featuring fluffy  scrambled pancakes with icing sugar and apple and  

berry sauce so i've had my first bite it kind  of reminds me of something between a pancake  

and a flan or like a pancake and  a custard like it's got a bit of  

movement a jiggly texture can we say jello  jiggly texture very nice this is very filling

the following day we decided to go  in search of some epic city views  

which is how we ended up at the  neues hat house or new town hall  

the main tower has a height of 85 meters  and can be accessed by visitors via elevator

well guys there are a few different ways to enjoy  the city views specifically of the old town here  

in munich you can choose from church towers church  steeples or city hall we ended up choosing city  

hall just because there was no lineup it's a  monday morning right now and we just went we  

bought our tickets six zeros per person and then  we got up here and we are the only ones like we  

basically have this whole place to ourselves  and yeah it's pretty cool it's not as scary  

as some of the other church towers and church  steeples we've climbed recently so yeah it's  

pretty cool you can see 360 degree views of the  city you know all the red rooftops you can see  

the old town all the people walking around in the  square i'd say this is well worth it what do you  

think sam the views are incredible and we didn't  even have to do any work to get up here as well  

as elevators we rode an elevator no stairs yeah  very efficient and uh just great it's always  

great to get a view of of a city from above i mean  it just gives you a whole different perspective

we've shown you quite a few churches in this  video so far and another very popular one  

is saint peter's church sometimes nicknamed  old pete this is munich's oldest church and  

before the founding of munich as a city in 1158  there was already a church in this spot so the  

city is believed to have grown from this very  place saint peter's church houses the jeweled  

skeleton of saint munditya she is believed  to have been martyred in the year 310 a.d  

though her remains were transferred here from the  roman catacombs many centuries later in 1675. she  

is wrapped in a netting with encrusted jewels  and in her hand she holds a glass container  

filled with dried blood from her martyrdom  she is one of the main draws to this church  

just down the hill from saint peter's you'll  reach victorianmart an outdoor food market where  

you can find stand selling everything from cheese  wheels and deli meats to wines and fresh flowers