My husband, son, his wife and myself will be in Munich for 2 1/2 days. What suggestions would you have regarding some of the sights that we might be able to see in those 2 1/2 days. Thank you for your suggestions.

The Residenz, former home of the Mitelsbach royal family; don't miss the opera house. The town hall, on the Marienplatz. The superb Deutsches science museum, on an island but reachable by the subway system; lots of hands-on exhibits. All the bakeries! If time allows, visit the Frauenkirche, a beautiful Gothic church near the Marienplatz. In the outskirts of Munich is the Schloss Nymphenburg, a lovely palace that is well worth the time. If art interests you, there are the old and new museums, both with a myriad of fine paintings.

If you like art I would highly suggest the following museums: the Alte Pinakothek (superb "Old Masters" collection) and the Glyptothek (touted as, and, in my opinion, world's finest collection of antique--classical--sculpture).

Although it is touristy, the Hofbräuhaus is worth a visit for dinner or just a beer.

The view from Peterskirche is also worth climbing the 300 ft. tower. From it you have views of all the highlights of Munich, including Marienplatz, the Frauenkirche, & the Viktualienmarkt.

If you are interestd in King Ludwig II, his tomb is located in the crypt of Michaelskirche.

Central Munich is quite compact so it shouldn't be hard to see the top sights in the time you have. The Metro system is also quite user-friendly.

A visit to a beer garden would be tops on my list. If you visit the Nymphenberg Palace, there is a beer garden at the Hirschgarten near by that is nice. From the city center, you can take either the 16 or 17 tram to Romanplatz or the S-Bahn to Laim.

The Residenz was the former home of the Wittelsbach family. Within its walls is a "weinstube" that is not to be missed.

If you want a meal that is quite good, reasonably priced, and filled with atmosphere, eat at the restaurant in the Rathaus, just off Marienplatz. As I recall, it is in the cellar.

The Frauenkirche is big, open and light. Also visit the nearby Asamkirche. It is small, dark and rococo (heavily decorated). The contrast was interesting to me.

The Residenz is great if you like endless rooms of opulence. I enjoyed some of it but desperately wanted to get out before I was finished. The Schatzkammer (treasury) attached to the Residenz was opulence enough and can be done in less than an hour of careful looking. All to one's tastes.

I did not have time for a visit to Englisher Gartens but settled for a stroll along the Isar River near the Deutsches Museum. I enjoy seeing people at play, at ease. It gives you more of feeling for the city than just visiting tourist sights.

Regards, Gary

Be sure to go to several beer gardens. No one in your hometown will need to know how much time you spend in beer garden after beer garden after beer garden. PJK (who loves Bear and Maggie)

Thank you for the all the suggestions. We'd like to get in as much as possible but you know how it goes "Never enough time"!

Thanks

A lot depennds on what you like and when you are going. As several posters have said Munich has lots of Museums, Churches, Palaces, Beer Halls, Englisher Garten, Shopping, Nazi History, Dachau, Restaurants and more. On top of that it is a great place to base for daytrips to the Alps, Ludwing Castles and Salzburg. Give us a little more information so we can give you more specific recommendations.

PJK - When we visited Munich, we didn't see half the sights we had planned - those beer gardens were quite seductive