Must-see attractions in Bavaria

  • Neues Stadtmuseum

    The Romantic Road

    Housed in a former Jesuit school, Landsberg's municipal museum chronicles the area's past from prehistory to the 20th century, and displays numerous works…

  • Historisches Museum

    Regensburg

    A medieval monastery provides a suitably atmospheric backdrop for the city's history museum. The collections plot the region's story from cave dweller to…

  • Oskar Schindler Plaque

    Regensburg

    Oskar Schindler lived in Regensburg for years, and today one of his houses bears a plaque to his achievements, as commemorated in Steven Spielberg's epic…

  • Tauberfränkisches Landschaftsmuseum

    The Romantic Road

    Follow the remains of the medieval town walls to the Kurmainzisches Schloss, which now houses the Tauberfränkisches Landschaftsmuseum, where you can learn…

  • Torhalle

    Chiemsee

    The austerely romanesque Carolingian Torhalle built in AD 860 houses medieval objets d'art, sculpture and changing exhibitions of regional paintings from…

  • Stadtresidenz

    Regensburg & the Danube

    Gracing the Altstadt is the Stadtresidenz, a Renaissance palace built by Ludwig X that hosts temporary exhibitions on historical themes. Admission is by…

  • Stadtmauermuseum

    The Romantic Road

    Head up the spiral staircase of the Löpsinger Torturm for an engaging exhibition on the history of the town's defences, an apt place to kick off a circuit…

  • Pfarrkirche Unsere Liebe Frau

    Nuremberg

    At the eastern end if the Hauptmarkt stands this ornate Gothic church, also called the Frauenkirche. Its clock’s figures spring into action every day at…

  • Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung

    Munich

    Fünf Höfe, a fashionable shopping mall, also houses the Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, a modern gallery space renowned for quality cross-genre…

  • Children & Young People’s Museum

    Nuremberg

    This undervisited museum has lots of educational exhibitions and heaps of hands-on fun for children and their parents – just a pity it's not open more…

  • Fuggereimuseum

    Augsburg

    See how residents lived in the Fuggerei before running water and central heating in this museum located in one of the building's apartments.

  • Pfarrkirche St Oswald

    Regensburg & the Danube

    Pope Benedict XVI's baptismal font can be viewed at the Pfarrkirche St Oswald, which is open for viewing except during church services.

  • Dianatempel

    Munich

    Paths converge in the Hofgarten at the renaissance Dianatempel, a striking octagonal pavilion honouring the Roman goddess of the hunt.

  • Kepler-Gedächtnishaus

    Regensburg

    Disciples of astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler should visit the house he lived in while resident in Regensburg.

  • Herzogsschloss

    Regensburg & the Danube

    The former ducal residence Herzogsschloss is an austere 14th-century building which houses the town's tax office.

  • Karmelitenkirche

    Regensburg & the Danube

    Straubing's Karmelitenkirche is a baroque church belonging to the Carmelite Convent, located next door.

  • Neues Rathaus Tower

    Munich

    For pinpointing Munich's landmarks without losing your breath, catch the lift up this 85m-tall tower.

  • Röderturm

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    For a great lookout point on the town wall head for the Röderturm in the east of the old town.

  • Münzhof

    Munich

    The former Münzhof (mint) has a pretty courtyard that's remarkable for its three-storey Renaissance arcades dating from 1567. An inscription on the…

  • Spielzeugmuseum

    Munich

    Spielzeugmuseum, in the south tower of the Altes Rathaus (1474), has a huge collection of toys, Barbie dolls and teddy bears.

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