# Residenz 6 

Delightfully restored and reconstructed after WWII, this former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria is now a museum with 130 rooms in three main sections (Königsbau, Alte Residenz, and Festsaalbau).

Highlights of the vast complex around seven courtyards include the magnificent Renaissance Antiquarium, the Schatzkammer (treasury), and the impressive Cuvilliés Theatre (in the Festsaalbau).

Former Royal Palace

by Patrick Theiner / CC BY-SA 3.0

# Alte Pinakothek 6 

The Alte Pinakothek, one of the oldest museums in the world, is home to one of the world's most significant collections of European paintings from the 14th to the 18th century.

In the halls of the gallery, you can see famous masterpieces by Botticelli, Dürer, da Vinci, and Rogier van der Weyden among many others.

This is our selection of the five best paintings of the Alte Pinakothek:

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1) Ecce Homo (Self-portrait at 28), Albrecht Dürer (1500), 67.1 cm (26.4 ″) × 48.9 cm (19.2 ″)
  by Wikimedia, Albrecht Dürer / Public Domain

2) Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Sandro Botticelli (1495), 140 cm (55.1 ″) × 209.2 cm (82.3 ″) 
 by Wikimedia, Sandro Botticelli / Public Domain

3) Madonna of the Carnation, Leonardo da Vinci (1478), 42 × 67 cm (16.5 × 26.3 ″)
 by Wikimedia, Leonardo da Vinci / Public Domain

4) Triptych: St. Columba Altarpiece, Rogier van der Weyden (1455), 138 × 153 cm
 by Wikimedia, Rogier van der Weyden / Public Domain

5) Battle of Alexander at Issus, Albrecht Altdorfer (1529), 158.4 cm × 120.3 cm
 by Wikimedia, Albrecht Altdorfer / Public Domain

Art Museum Gallery Space: ca. 4,500 m2 / 48,437 ft2 | Galleries: 19 | Artworks on Display: ca. 800 | Established: 1836 | Visitors (2016): 193’ 570)

by Sandro Botticelli / Wikimedia

# English Garden 6 

Created in 1789, the lovely Englischer Garten is one of the world's largest urban parks, even bigger than New York's Central Park, covering an area of 3.7 km2 (910 acres).

It contains a Japanese Teahouse, a 25-meter-tall pagoda (Chinesischer Turm), a small temple (Monopteros) a boating lake, ponds, and even a permanent artificial wave for surfers.

Park Area: 3.7 km2 / 910 acres | Created: 1789

by Sven Teschke / CC BY-SA 3.0

# Deutsches Museum 6 

Opened in 1925, the German Museum is the largest science and technology museum in the world spanning fifty areas of science and technology on seven floors.

Although there are many interesting exhibits to see (Highlight of the collection: Wright Brothers’ First Motorized Flying Machine [created 1902]) and a reproduction of the cave of Altamira) the presentation seems mostly dry and outdated.

Museum 

by Jorge Royan / CC BY-SA 3.0

# Neue Pinakothek (New Art Gallery) 6

Temporarily closed until 2025

Reopened in 1981 in a postmodern building, this museum displays about four hundred works of art from the 18th-19th century.

The most notable displays include works by Van Gogh (“Sunflowers” and “View of Arles”), Manet “Luncheon in the Studio”), Gauguin (“The Birth of Christ”), or Munch (Woman in Red Dress).

⚠️ The gallery of the Neue Pinakothek has been closed for several years for structural reasons and to prepare extensive renovation measures for the public. A selection of masterpieces of 19th-century art is shown on the ground floor of the Alte Pinakothek and in the Schack Collection.

Museum Gallery Space: ca. 8,000 m2 / 86,111 ft2 | Galleries: 30 | Artworks on Display: ca. 400 | Established: 1853 | Visitors (2016): 218,930

 Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers by Bibi Saint-Pol / Public Domain

# Schloss Nymphenburg (Nymphenburg Palace) 6

Completed in 1679 and surviving both World Wars largely intact, Nymphenburg Palace is the largest Baroque palace complex in Germany.

Apart from the lovely gardens, the palace's main showpiece is the lavishly decorated three-story Steinerner Saal (Stone Hall) in the central pavilion with stunning ceiling frescoes.

Palace

by Otto Schemmel / CC BY-SA 3.0

# Altstadt (Old Town) 5 

The atmospheric car-free historic core of Munich was carefully reconstructed after WWII in its former glory with cobblestoned lanes, numerous historical houses, towers, and churches.

Historic Area

by Prokrust 007 / CC BY-SA 4.0

# BMW Museum and BMW Welt (BMW World) 5 

These spectacular buildings house a car museum, a conference center, and a showroom in extraordinary space-age architecture.

Car Museum | Modern Architecture

by Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 3.0

# Allianz Arena 5 

Famous for its unique façade made up of diamond-shaped cushions of air that can be illuminated, Munich's futuristic football stadium is home to the famous FC Bayern Munich, one of the biggest and most important football clubs in the world. 

Stadium Seating Capacity: 75,000 | Designed by: Herzog & de Meuron

by Maximilian Dörrbecker / CC BY-SA 2.5