At the end of our trip to Austria and Hungary, we will arrive by train in Munich about noon one day and leave for the airport and home on the morning of the 2nd day.
Staying at the Uhland, recommended here.
What are the must sees for our day and a half?

Vera

I think that was confusing. Arrive noon day one, in Munich all of day two, leave Munich morning of day three.
Thanks.
Vera

See the area around the Marienplatz, the Frauenkirke, the Residenz, and the Nymphenberg Palace. The food market, just off the Marienplatz, is fun and interesting. The science museum is one of the finest in the world, and we really enjoyed the zoo. The classical art museum is also excellent.

What I especially like to see is just about any bakery--oh, those German breads!

The food market off Marienplatz mentioned by Underhill is called Viktualienmarkt. Great place for a cheap meal & 1L beer!
Some people consider Hofbrauhaus as a *must see*. It's worthwhile to just go in, look around the place, and then go somewhere else.
You also should consider going to Dachau for 1/2 day.

Last time I arrived there at noon, we stayed at the Uhland too! We went to Marienplatz and the Virtualienmarkt that day. We also went to the Hofbrauhaus, but if I had to do it over I would go to Augustiner Keller instead. If you are not into wine, then a quieter, more civililzed time can be had at the Pfalzer Weinstube instead. Also, did the touristy Glockenspiel!!

The next full day you should do the Dachau tour as suggested, or even try the Neuschwanstein castle. The front desk can help you arrange a tour reservation the day before, if you are not sure you can get there yourself.

I'm quite jealous....I know I am headed to Europe in a couple of weeks, but I do like Munich! Have fun!!!

I strongly second the Residenz and the Nymphenburg...you can have a beer later...or earlier, for that matter. And as to the so-called "touristy" Glockenspiele...why do you think all those people GO to see it??? and if you want tourists, go ahead into the Hofbrauhaus!

Thanks for all the suggestions. We will be seeing Neuschwanstein at the beginning of our trip, so the one and a half days is devoted to Munich. So there is time for both the Residenz and Nymphenberg Palace? Appreciate your help, and we'll hoist a brew to all of you.
Vera

Vera,

for 1.5 days in Munich, I would not go to both the Nymphenberg schloß and the Residenz--I recommend you visit the Residenz instead of Nymphenberg. Simply put, there is too much else to see in 1.5 days, Nymphenberg is out of the city center, and (I may get yelled at for this one) it is not as nice as other European palaces. The reason I make the latter point is that I suspect you may be going to Schönbrunn Schloß in Vienna, which is much bigger and better. And Scloß Charlottenberg in Berlin is much better.

If the weather is nice when you arrive, after settling in the hotel, I would recommend you take the U-3/U-6 line north to Münchner Freiheit. Work your way east into the English Garden, where you'll happen upon a medium-sized lake. Walk clockwise around the lake and you soon hit one of the best beer gardens in Munich...the Seehaus.

We liked the Nymphenberg because it's a bit smaller and more personal than, say, Schonbrunn. It has the collection of King Ludwig's carriages and sleighs, and in the grounds is the Amalienburg, with beautifully decorated rooms and an interesting round room with dog beds built against the walls. The gardens in the vicinity are beautiful.

It's funny but some Americans can't seem to go to munich without wasting their valuable time at Dachau. It's a bit like going to Washington, DC, and making the Holocaust Museum there the highlight of their visit.

Roterbaron,

Why do you consider time spent visiting Dacha as "wasted"? Why do you think it is only Americans who "waste" their time there?

Your comments border on grossly insensitive and I hope there is an adaquate explanation...

Also, don't miss the 'Asamkirche', a very ornate small little Bavarian-baroque church in the city center, on Sendlinger Str, about halfway between Marienplatz and Sendlinger Tor, on the right hand side. Very nice!!

As for Dachau, it's a part of history, and readily accessible from Munich, and a worthwile experience (for all).

>It's funny but some Americans can't seem to go to munich without wasting their valuable time at Dachau. It's a bit like going to Washington, DC, and making the Holocaust Museum there the highlight of their visit. <

Mein Lieber Roterbaron,

For some people these are pilgramages, far more important than mere sightseeing.

Roterbaron has definite opinions about the death camps, Israel, and other related topics.

roterbaron,

That is the dumbest thing I have seen on any of the Fodors posts, and there have been many.

If you knew ANYTHING about the history of WWll, you would know that Dachau was the origanal experimental concentration camp.

A little research would tell you about the 30 some rail cars full of prisoners going from camp to camp, at the end of the war, and being turned away because all of the camps were full.

The cars came back to Dachau. When the U.S Army liberated the camps, the railroad cars were full of dead prisoners. The US liberating solders were so incensed, they lined up the remaing SS troops and machined gun them.

If you would take the time to review what happened there, I'm sure your comments would be much different.

The S-Bahn we were on going from Munich to Dachau was filled with young Germans also going to Dachau. There is a reaon there is a wrought iron sign in the "workout" area that says "NEVER AGAIN".

I'm sorry, I am having trouble seeing. I need some Kleenex.

Curious