Munich for free
Free sights and attractions in Munich
There are not that many interesting sights in Munich that are free (though you save save big on Sundays; » Munich discounts).
Here are the few major sights that are admission-free:
★★★ Marienplatz/Rathaus - The center square of Munich is this lively, cafe-lined plaza bounded by the pinnacles and tracery of the 19th-century Neo-gothic Rathaus (City Hall) with a mechanical musical joust on its bi-level glockenspiel clock... » more
★ Dachau - In 1933, in a little town outside Munich, Himmler set up Germany's first concentration camp. By the war's end, 206,000 prisoners had been officially registered here, thousands more were interned without record, and more than 41,500 had died... » more
Englischer Garten - Munich's premier park stretches for three miles along the west bank of the Isar River, with a biergarten under the shadow of a faux 1790 Chinese pagoda, swimming holes, and even a nude sunbathing spot... » more
Tips & Links
Tourist info: Muenchen.de, Bavaria.by, Germany.travel
Tours & activities: Viator.com, City-Discovery.com, Intrepidtravel.com, Gadventures.com
LODGING
- Apartments & villas:
- Vrbo.com
- Booking.com
- Venere.com
- Rentalo.com
- Homeaway.com
- Belvilla.com
- Interhomeusa.com
- Airbnb.com
- Villasintl.com
- Craigslist.org
TRANSPORT
- Airfares:
- Momondo.com
- AutoEurope.com
- Vayama.com
- CheapOair.com
- Cheapflights.com
- DoHop.com
- CheapTickets.com
- Priceline.com
- Trains:
- Bahn.de
- Raileurope.com
- Seat61.com
- Car/RV rentals:
- Autoeurope.com
- Momondo.com
- RentalCars.com
- CheapOair.com
- AutoSlash.com
Bike rentals & tours: Viator.com, Mikesbiketours.com
- Sightseeing
- Food & beer
- Day-trips
- Excursions
- Munich City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
- Munich Bike Tour
- Munich Segway Tour
- Private Tour: Munich Segway Tour Including Chinese Tower Beer Garden
- Private Tour: Munich Electric Bike Tour
- Munich Art Tour: Neue Pinakothek
- Hitler and the Third Reich Walking Tour
- Private Tour: Munich Sightseeing Including Andechs Monastery
- Munich City Tour including FC Bayern Soccer Grounds Visit
- Munich Ghost Walking Tour
- Munich Super Saver: Paulaner Brewery and Beer Tour plus Express Hop-On Hop-Off Tour
- Munich Oktoberfest Tickets and Tour
- Munich Christmas Markets Tour
- Munich City and Bavaria Film Studio Tour
- Hard Rock Cafe Munich
- Munich by Night and Dinner at Hofbrauhaus
- Munich Oktoberfest Tickets and Tour
- Bavarian Beer and Food Evening Tour in Munich
- Munich Bavarian Food Walking Tour
- Behind-the-Scenes Paulaner Brewery and Beer Tour in Munich
- Munich Super Saver: Paulaner Brewery and Beer Tour plus Express Hop-On Hop-Off Tour
- Munich Segway Tour During Oktoberfest
- Private Tour: Royal Castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau from Munich
- Private Tour: Dachau Concentration Camp Tour from Munich
- Royal Castles of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Day Tour from Munich
- Salzburg Small Group Day Tour from Munich
- Salzburg and Lake District Day Tour from Munich
- Neuschwanstein Castle Small Group Day Tour from Munich
- Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Small Group Tour from Munich
- Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Afternoon Tour from Munich
- Romantic Road, Rothenburg and Harburg Day Tour from Munich
- Berchtesgaden and Eagle's Nest Day Tour from Munich
- Nuremberg Day Trip from Munich
- Private Tour: Nuremberg Day Trip with Train Transport from Munich
- Nuremberg Third Reich and Roman Empire Historical Day Trip
- Herrenchiemsee Palace Rail Trip from Munich
- Royal Castle of Herrenchiemsee and Fraueninsel Day Tour from Munich
- Ettal Monastery and Zugspitze Day Tour from Munich
- Swarovski Crystal Worlds and Innsbruck Day Trip from Munich
- Royal Castle of Linderhof and Oberammergau Day Tour from Munich
- 3-Day Munich to Frankfurt Tour - Romantic Road, Rothenburg, Hohenschwangau, Neuschwanstein
- 4-Day Tour from Munich to Frankfurt: Romantic Road, Rothenburg, Augsburg, Neuschwanstein Castle
- 2-Day Munich Super Saver: Salzburg and Lake District Day Trip plus Romantic Road and Rothenburg Day Trip
- 2-Day Royal Castles Tour - Linderhof, Hohenschwangau, Neuschwanstein
- 2-Day Munich to Frankfurt - Romantic Road, Rothenburg
- 5-Day Tour from Munich to Frankfurt: Rothenburg, Augsburg, Zugspitze
- 4-Day Munich to Frankfurt - Romantic Road, Linderhof, Hohenschwangau, Neuschwanstein
- 3-Day Munich to Frankfurt - Romantic Road, Heidelberg, Rothenburg
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This article was by Reid Bramblett and last updated in September 2013.
All information was accurate at the time.
Copyright © 1998–2013 by Reid Bramblett. Author: Reid Bramblett.
Marienplatz 2
(There are also info offices at the train station and airport)
Tel. +49-(0)89/2339-6500
www.muenchen.de
OPEN
Mon–Fri 10am–7pm
Sat 10am–5pm
Sun 10am–2pm
TRANSPORT
S-Bahn/U-Bahn: Marienplatz
TOURS
• Munich City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
• Munich Bike Tour
• Munich Segway Tour
• Munich Art Tour: Neue Pinakothek
• Hitler and the Third Reich Walking Tour