Marienplatz and other Munich, Germany Things to Do Tips

Marienplatz is dedicated to the patron of the city whose golden statue is on the top of a huge column (the Mariensaule) in the center of the square.
This square is the heart of the Altstadt.

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On the north side of Marienplatz is the Neues Rathaus (New City Hall) built in 19th-century Gothic style.
Each day at 10:30am, and also at noon and 5pm in the summer, the Glockenspiel on the facade stages an elaborate performance, including a miniature tournament, with enameled copper figures moving in and out of the archways.
Nice statues on the walls are a mix between a geko and a bat.
It's possible to climb the 55 steps to the top of its tower (an elevator is available) for a good overall view of the city center.

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Altes Rathaus (Old City Hall), with its plain Gothic tower, is to the right of Marienplatz.
It was reconstructed in the 15th century, after being destroyed by fire.

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The Dachau concentration camp is very closed to Munich, and you can easily reach it by public transportation.
If you have time, visit it: it's very instructive.

For more info visit my Dachau page:
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/46e83/111d7/

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Between Marienplatz and Karlsplatz, there's the museum of fishes and sea.
Nice sculputeres outside invite you to enter and visit.
I had not enough time to visit it, but everyone say it's a nice experience, especially for kids.

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Munich's oldest church (1180), known locally as Old Peter.
The white-and-gray interior has been decorated with gilded baroque accents and trompe l'oeil medallions.
It contains a series of murals by Johann Baptist Zimmermann, but nothing tops the attraction of the bizarre relic in the second chapel on the left: the gilt-covered and gem-studded skeleton of St. Mundita. From its resting place on a cushion, it stares at you with two false eyes in its skull. Jewels cover the mouth of its rotten teeth, quite a contrast to the fresh roses usually kept in front of the black-and-silver coffin. The church also has a tall steeple, which you can climb. Colored circles on the lower platform tell you whether the climb is worthwhile: If the circle is white, you can see as far as the Alps.

Church free; tower 1.50€ adults, 1€ students, .30€ children. Mon-Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 10am-7pm. U-bahn/S-bahn: Marienplatz.

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Phone: tel. 089/2-60-48-28.
Address: Rindermarkt 1 (near the Rathaus).

Near Odeonplatz, adjoining the Residenz (royal palace) is the restored Nationaltheater, home of the acclaimed Bavarian State Opera and the Bavarian National Ballet.

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Olympiapark (tel. 089/30-67-24-14; U-bahn: Olympiazentrum), site of the 1972 Olympic Games, occupies 300 hectares (740 acres) at the city's northern edge. More than 15,000 workers from 18 countries transformed the site into a park of nearly 5,000 trees, 43km (27 miles) of roads, 32 bridges, and a lake. Olympiapark is a city in itself: It has its own railway station, U-bahn line, mayor, post office, churches, and elementary school. The planners even broke the city skyline by adding a 293m (960-ft.) television tower in the center of the park.
There are also many exhibitions: when I was in Munich everyone talked about the Korpenwelten one... you can understand from the pic that it was a strange exhibition between art and science....

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I don't know why this metallic puppet is attached to this building wall, anyway, by me, this has always been one of the Munich's symbols!

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