City Guide
Explore famous landmarks and unique Munich tourist attractions
Looking for memorable Munich tourist attractions during your stay? Near Super 8 by Wyndham, you’ll discover a mix of iconic sights, vibrant neighborhoods, relaxing green spaces, and local places that give the city its unique character. From well-known landmarks to lesser-known corners, these Munich tourist attractions help you experience the city in a relaxed and authentic way.
Good Food, Great Cocktails, Best Company
Leo´s Lounge
Located in the heart of Haidhausen, Leo’s Lounge has been a local favourite since 1996. Whether you’re stopping by for lunch, dinner, or late-night cocktails, the relaxed atmosphere makes it the perfect place to meet friends and enjoy a laid-back evening.
The menu combines international classics with local favourites, offering everything from juicy burgers and Tex-Mex dishes to schnitzel, pasta, and vegetarian options. The extensive cocktail menu, daily happy hour, and weekly specials make every visit worth coming back for. Whether you’re in the mood for great food or simply a drink at the bar, Leo’s Lounge is a welcoming spot to unwind after a day in Munich.
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Wallace Bar: for a sophisticated bar evening
The Wallace Bar was named after Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction and has exactly the dignified ambience you would expect from a classic bar, such as those often found in Anglo-American countries.
Dark wood panelling and dark-green bar stools, lots of brass and a large selection of cocktails. A DJ plays at the weekend, but the bar never turns into a club. The focus is clearly on liquid delights. Some signature drinks are named after Tarantino films, but there are also classic cocktails, a selection of whiskies and wines and a monthly changing menu with specials. A few nibbles are also on offer. The bar is located in the heart of Altschwabing, close to Münchner Freiheit underground station. So you can definitely have another drink.
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Wallace Bar: for a sophisticated bar evening
The Wallace Bar was named after Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction and has exactly the dignified ambience you would expect from a classic bar, such as those often found in Anglo-American countries.
Dark wood panelling and dark-green bar stools, lots of brass and a large selection of cocktails. A DJ plays at the weekend, but the bar never turns into a club. The focus is clearly on liquid delights. Some signature drinks are named after Tarantino films, but there are also classic cocktails, a selection of whiskies and wines and a monthly changing menu with specials. A few nibbles are also on offer. The bar is located in the heart of Altschwabing, close to Münchner Freiheit underground station. So you can definitely have another drink.
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Hellabrunn Zoo: a wickedly wild journey around the world
A kingdom for around 18,500 animals – or rather, an entire nature reserve. Situated in the Isar floodplains and easily accessible by public transport, Munich’s Hellabrunn Zoo, founded in 1911, is one of the most renowned scientifically managed zoos in Europe.
Over 500 animal species inhabit the area in natural communities that are organised by continent: from the polar regions to Africa, from Europe to Asia, and from America to Australia. Introduced in 1928, this division makes Hellabrunn the first geo-zoo in the world. Marvel at the animals – from giraffes and llamas to the green anaconda – at your own pace or on a guided tour of the 40-hectare zoo. You can also take part in training sessions and feedings of the animals. Of course, there is also a shop and a range of culinary offers to enjoy!
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Waldmeister canoe tours: In touch with nature
The Waldmeister team spend most of the summer on the water, organising canoe excursions for tourists mainly on the rivers Amper and Isar.
The range of tours on offer shows that canoeists experience nature in very different ways: in addition to the sundowner and beaver safari tours, moonlight outings are a real adventure offering a welcome change of perspective. Depending on the tour, you will see romantic river meadows, wide open lakes, swirling currents, lively rapids and even feel the occasional waves from an excursion steamer. To fit in nicely with our couples package, the Waldmeister programme includes a romantic paddling day for two. Visitors to Munich with prior experience and skills can hire an inflatable canoe for their own private use.
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Therme Erding: Wellness temple in the former seat of the Dukes of Bavaria
Therme Erding is the largest thermal spa in the world. It almost feels like you’re entering a parallel universe or, judging by the unvarying summer temperatures, at least stepping into tropical climes.
Oder wie in tropischen Gefilden, denn sommerliche Temperaturen, Südseepalmen, türkisfarbenes Wasser und leckere Cocktails im Pool gehören ebenfalls zu den außergewöhnlichen Features dieses Familien- und Erlebnisbads. Apropos Erlebnis, hier ein paar schwindelerregende Zahlen: Die Anlage im Nordosten Münchens, rund 36 Kilometer vom Zentrum entfernt, verfügt über 2700 Rutschenmeter, 27 Wasserrutschen mit drei verschiedenen Schwierigkeitsleveln, ein Wellenbad, einen Crazy River, eine VitalOase und VitalTherme mit Thermalheilbaden und 24 Saunen. Und weil Wasser grundsätzlich hungrig macht, gibt es auch ein kulinarisches Angebot, das von Bayern über Italien bis nach Asien führt.
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Munich’s visionary urban quarter
Werksviertel-Mitte
Things are happening at Munich’s Ostbahnhof railway station: the Werksviertel with its hip Container Collective is like a small world of its own, where everything that is fun is bundled together in a manageably sized urban district.
The area is home to artists, various catering concepts such as an Alpine hut, bars and dance clubs, a few shops and leisure facilities. Just a few years ago, potato dumplings from a large food manufacturer were produced here. Now the area is home to creatives, after-work revellers, clubbers, business people, architecture fans, curious locals, people looking for a future home and tourists who want to get to know Munich from a completely different and exciting perspective. Two-hour guided tours of the Werksviertel-Mitte are also regularly offered.
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Gärtnerplatz and Glockenbach district: Flowers, bars and good companionship
In 1860, Gärtnerplatz was laid out as the focal point of the Isarvorstadt district. In the centre of the large traffic island is an ornamental fountain. The square is named after the eminent architect Friedrich von Gärtner, whose design masterpieces include the Ludwig Maximilian University, the Ludwig Church and the Munich Siegestor.
The assumption that the name derives from the verdant public space around which the traffic flows would not be wide of the mark either because, from spring onwards, it is beautifully planted and tended. Among the buildings located on the square are the Gärtnerplatz Theatre, cafés and shops, a biscuit manufactory and a small bookshop. And the streets radiating off towards the Isar and Viktualienmarkt are also worth exploring. The square and district have a vibrant atmosphere in the evening when the night owls come out.
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Sights
English Garden: Munich’s green ‘lounge’
If you ask the locals what they most readily associate with English Garden, the answers range from skinny dipping to Chinese Tower and Japanese Festival, from the all-night Kocherlball (Cooks’ Ball) to ‘Doggy Meet-Ups’.
They would all be right. The 375-hectare English Garden, which enjoys listed status, is one of the largest inner-city parks in the world, and is even bigger than Central Park in New York. All year round, Munich’s ‘green lung’ is the meeting place for joggers, cyclists, surfers, horse riders, sun worshippers, footballers and badminton players. Indeed, for everyone who likes to get out in the fresh air and for visitors in search of the authentic Munich experience, alone or in company. Attractions include the Chinese Tower with its beer garden and the Monopteros, a circular replica Greek temple from which magnificent panoramic views are to be had.
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Good Food, Great Cocktails, Best Company
Leo´s Lounge
Located in the heart of Haidhausen, Leo’s Lounge has been a local favourite since 1996. Whether you’re stopping by for lunch, dinner, or late-night cocktails, the relaxed atmosphere makes it the perfect place to meet friends and enjoy a laid-back evening.
The menu combines international classics with local favourites, offering everything from juicy burgers and Tex-Mex dishes to schnitzel, pasta, and vegetarian options. The extensive cocktail menu, daily happy hour, and weekly specials make every visit worth coming back for. Whether you’re in the mood for great food or simply a drink at the bar, Leo’s Lounge is a welcoming spot to unwind after a day in Munich.
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Bapas: Bavarian-style tapas
One letter makes all the difference – replace the ‘t’ in ‘tapas’ with a ‘b’ and you have a local version of the small appetisers that are eaten in Spain.
Here in Munich, at Bapas, Bavarian tapas are served from morning to night – of course, with beer or beer pairing. The small dishes are perfect for those who like to try everything. For breakfast, there are sweet and savoury dishes; at lunchtime, meat loaf, ox shreds in a pretzel and pulled pork burger in a pretzel roll, for example; and in the evening, salmon, cheese spaetzle, roast pork and edamame falafel. Our tip: make sure you leave room for dessert! And if you do start to feel full, the Leopoldstrasse invites you to take a stroll.
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Wallace Bar: for a sophisticated bar evening
The Wallace Bar was named after Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction and has exactly the dignified ambience you would expect from a classic bar, such as those often found in Anglo-American countries.
Dark wood panelling and dark-green bar stools, lots of brass and a large selection of cocktails. A DJ plays at the weekend, but the bar never turns into a club. The focus is clearly on liquid delights. Some signature drinks are named after Tarantino films, but there are also classic cocktails, a selection of whiskies and wines and a monthly changing menu with specials. A few nibbles are also on offer. The bar is located in the heart of Altschwabing, close to Münchner Freiheit underground station. So you can definitely have another drink.
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Volkssternwarte Munich: the sky is not the limit
To reach the Bavarian Observatory in Munich, you have to climb 35 metres to the top of a listed former bunker on the edge of the Werksviertel district. From the roof – even without a telescope – you have a wonderful view over Munich and, on a clear day, also over the mountain panorama.
But the best view opens up at night: millions of light years into space. The Münchner Sternstunden evening tours take place almost every evening at the observatory, which was founded in 1947. Tour guides tell you all about the planets, comets and constellations. A total of five large, permanently installed telescopes with a mirror aperture of up to 80 centimetres or the ZEISS planetarium are bound to give you a completely new perspective on the universe. Courses, lectures and workshops are also offered, especially for children.
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Schleißheim Palace: baroque architecture and garden art
The Schleißheim Palace complex consists of the Old Palace, the New Palace, Lustheim Palace and a park. The significance of the park is in no way inferior to that of the buildings, as the greenery forms one of the most important baroque gardens in Europe.
The water features, fountains, cascades and so-called broderies (stylistic elements of baroque French garden design) epitomise the landscaped areas of this period. To this day, the main features of the 17th- and 18th-century gardens remain almost unchanged and can be visited as part of themed tours for children and adults. Between April and September, fascinating 30-minute water displays are held daily. And if you want to take a piece of history home with you, why not buy a bottle of Schleißheim Palace brandy in the shop?
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Hellabrunn Zoo: a wickedly wild journey around the world
A kingdom for around 18,500 animals – or rather, an entire nature reserve. Situated in the Isar floodplains and easily accessible by public transport, Munich’s Hellabrunn Zoo, founded in 1911, is one of the most renowned scientifically managed zoos in Europe.
Over 500 animal species inhabit the area in natural communities that are organised by continent: from the polar regions to Africa, from Europe to Asia, and from America to Australia. Introduced in 1928, this division makes Hellabrunn the first geo-zoo in the world. Marvel at the animals – from giraffes and llamas to the green anaconda – at your own pace or on a guided tour of the 40-hectare zoo. You can also take part in training sessions and feedings of the animals. Of course, there is also a shop and a range of culinary offers to enjoy!
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