Munich

Since it opened in 2007, BMW Welt has become one of Bavaria’s most popular tourist attractions. Over two million visitors flock here every year to experience the wide range of exhibitions, events, the children’s Junior Program and the guided tours. Further information is available at www.bmw-welt.com

The Old Town Hall, an elegant example of Bavarian Gothic, is a focal point closing of the eastern side of the Marienplatz. The tower houses the Toy Museum. You can find more information at www.muenchen.de.

Commencing in the second half of September and for 16 days on, Munich’s Theresienwiese transforms into something that might seem like the world’s largest fun fair! The Oktoberfest, or "Wiesn" as the locals call it, is a beer festival above all, but also with lots of sale stands and other events and exciting happenings. In 2010, the Oktoberfest celebrated its 200th anniversary. Starts second last Saturday of September and ends on the first Sunday of October. Don’t miss the Bavaria and the Hall of Fame on the hill above the Theresienwiese. It was built between 1843 and 1853 and was commissioned by Ludwig I of Bavaria to honour prominent Bavarians to whom the country, science and the arts are indebted. For further information please visit www.oktoberfest.de.

Witness the Neuschwanstein fairy tale castle that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle, as well as the Linderhof Palace on a magical day trip from Munich. Built by Germany's "mad" King Ludwig II on a rugged hill against a backdrop of Bavaria's lush and picturesque mountain scenery, the Schloss Neuschwanstein is a stunning piece of architecture, which one could literally spend hours staring at it. Also, see the Linderhof Palace, Ludwig's rococo-style hunting lodge and last home, and the postcard-pretty Oberammergau, famous for its "Passion Play".

Street art as a form of art of the 21st century is rightly considered as a global celebrated phenomenon, nevertheless street art hasn't arrived enough in the art discourse. The newly build Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA) wants t o make a change by enrolling street art into art history and by building a bridge between the international art scene, artists and the public. The idea of MUCA is to bring art and its people together to a place of self-reflection, with the main question of what a visionary museum stands for. Further information can be found at www.muca.eu

Gain insight into the Holocaust of World War II on a half-day tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site from Munich. Travel by train and bus to the memorial site, and take a guided tour of the compound, a place of memorial and education dedicated to the thousands who were imprisoned and lost their lives there between 1933 and 1945. Learn how Dachau provided a model for all Nazi camps, and see the exhibitions and memorials, together with the reconstructed barracks and cells, as your guide provides illuminating, informative, and sensitive commentary.

A boat in the middle of the city? And it serves as a bar? It took one and a half years from the transport of the MS Utting to Munich until it opened as a bar, breakfast café, roof terrace and beer garden in July 2018. 400 people fit into the various levels of the ship - from the engine room to the open-air deck. The view from the upper deck into the setting sun makes the Utting the perfect sundown outlook. A wonderful view of the Schlachthofviertel, the wholesale market hall and the whole city. Further information is available at www.alte-utting.de

Right next to the headquarters of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Garching, the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre opened in May 2018. It is supposed to be a interactive learning centre for all age groups. The highlight is the ultra-modern planetarium with its 360-degree dome. A total of ten different guided tours are offered in German and English, on which visitors can find out more about science and the nature of the universe For further information please visit: https://supernova.eso.org/visit/restrictions/

In the midet of the creative bustle, a 78 metre high Ferris wheel, the “Umadum” awaits visitors since April 2019. The largest transportable Ferris wheel in the world is set up temporarily in the place where the new concert hall of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra will be built by 2021. Further information at https://umadum.info/en/home-en/

Dieses Gelände steht für Diversität und Heterogenität. Das Stadtbild hier überrascht mit alten Industriebauten, bunten Graffiti, wild wuchernden Gärten und schafft so eine inspirierende Atmosphäre. Artists run their studios and open workshops as well as designers run their studios. Rehearsal and performance stages of the independent performing arts can be found as well as institutions and initiatives of artistic and cultural education. Sociology-ecological start-ups research and test alternative social models. Everywhere you can find performances, exhibitions, workshops or concerts. Their content, themes and aesthetics are rarely on the agenda in traditional Munich culture. This site stands for diversity and heterogeneity. The cityscape surprises with old industrial buildings, colorful graffiti, wild gardens and creates an inspiring atmosphere. Due to COVID-19 there are some changes in the exhibitions. Please inform yourself under www.kreativquartier-muenchen.de.