Max-Joseph-Platz: Our most recommended tours and activities

Munich: 24 or 48-Hour Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Ticket

1. Munich: 24 or 48-Hour Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Ticket

Jump on the blue open-top double-decker bus and experience a hop-on hop-off tour through the beautiful city of Munich. Get on and off the bus as often as you want and explore the sights in the city on your own. Alternatively, you can stay on the bus to enjoy the view and listen to the informative commentary. On the tour, see the scenic Odeonsplatz and the interesting architecture of the Pinakotheken, home to numerous works of art. Head pass Marienplatz and discover the famous Viktualienmarkt with its delicacies as well as the famous Hofbräuhaus. Get off at Karlsplatz and stroll through the pedestrian zone and shopping arcade. Explore the fantastic castles and their gardens, and discover the history of Munich. 1. Karlsplatz/Stachus 2. Kunstareal 3. Odeonsplatz 4. Eisbach5. Deutsches Museum (stop temporarily suspended due to construction work!)6. Marienplatz/Tal7. Max-Joseph-Platz8. Nymphenburg Palace9+10. Olympic Park/BMW Welt & Museum11. Schwabing/English Garden 

Munich: TimeRide GO! VR Walking Tour

2. Munich: TimeRide GO! VR Walking Tour

Explore the highlights of downtown Munich on a journey from the city's founding to 1974, when Munich hosted the exciting World Cup. Walk past important buildings and squares and learn all about Munich's rich history from your knowledgeable guide. Experience first-hand the city's history and how it has evolved into the Munich of today through virtual reality scenes in several stations that take you to different eras. Use your virtual reality glasses and compare the past with the present. From the origins of the 12th-century to the 20th-century. Take a look at selected places in Munich through the ages from the founding through Baroque, Belle Époche, the ruins of National Socialism, to the 70s of the last century. Listen to insightful stories from these times that will make your experience feel even more authentic. When you take off your virtual reality glasses, you'll see the startling contrast between now and then.

Munich: Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and Old Town Tour

3. Munich: Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and Old Town Tour

Get to know Munich at your own pace on this interactive scavenger hunt and walking tour played on your phone. Decipher riddles, interact with important attractions of the city, and unlock interesting facts and legends. Start your tour from Königsplatz. Visit Karolinenplatz with its beautiful yet bizarre obelisk that oversees it, and explore Odeonsplatz with its magnificent Odeon Hall. Photograph Max-Joseph-Platz with its unique aesthetic and marvel at the Frauenkirche as you get lost in its 2 tall towers. Then the imposing Jesuit Church of St Michael awaits you. From Marienplatz, continue your beautiful journey to the heart of Munich. Admire the Asamkirche. Let the Viktualienmarkt whet your appetite. See the Isartor, one of the 4 gates of Munich. Walk to all the best landmarks and hidden gems, and solve challenges. Work with your team or compete against them as you learn interesting facts and create memories that you won't forget. At each stop, learn about the attraction and solve a location-based riddle that can only be solved if you reach the specific location. Use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to unlock the correct code and reveal the next destination of the city sightseeing game.

Munich 2.5-Hour Segway Tour with Professional Guide

4. Munich 2.5-Hour Segway Tour with Professional Guide

A 30-minute training session takes place before you set off on the tour. Make the most of this 2.5-hour Segway tour of Munich to relax after an eventful day in the city or at work. Enjoy the fun experience of riding a Segway and discover Munich’s most beautiful places from a new perspective. Your experienced tour guide will help you get used to the Segway and how to control it. After a short introduction, you will set off on the tour of the city. The tour takes you past Königsplatz, the Pinakothek Museums, Odeonsplatz, and the old town. Your guide will introduce you to the most interesting sights in Munich and even true Munich experts will learn a lot.

Munich: Classical Concert Recital in Max-Joseph-Hall

5. Munich: Classical Concert Recital in Max-Joseph-Hall

The best things come in small packages! With wonderful stucco works and crystal chandeliers inside, Max's Joseph Hall is for many a small pearl in the residence and forms the perfect frame for classical concerts. Live chamber music also helps animate the intimate character of the space. The Munich Residence served as the seat of government and residence of the Bavarian dukes, electors and kings from 1508 to 1918. What began in 1385 as a castle in the north-eastern corner of the city (the Neuveste, or new citadel), was transformed by rulers over the centuries into a magnificent palace, its buildings and gardens extending further and further into the town. The rooms and art collections span a period that begins with the Renaissance, and continues via the early Baroque and Rococo epochs to Neoclassicism. Here you can bear witness to the discriminating taste and the political ambition of the Wittelsbach dynasty.

Munich: 24-Hour Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off City Highlights Tour

6. Munich: 24-Hour Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off City Highlights Tour

Discover the magic of Munich aboard our open-top, double-decker buses on a thrilling 24-hour Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour! Witness the stunning architecture and fascinating history of the Bavarian capital from the comfort of your own seat. With the Discover tour, you can explore Munich's incredible attractions at your own pace. This city highlights tour is the perfect introduction to the city for visitors with short stays. Buses arrive every 30 minutes (depending on the season), until 5:00 PM. Each full loop lasts one hour, giving you plenty of time to see everything Munich has to offer. Our tour stops at the most iconic sights and attractions in the city, including the vibrant Karlsplatz/Stachus, the fascinating Kunstareal, and the breathtaking Odeonsplatz. Take a break at the picturesque Eisbach, or admire the marvels of science at the Deutsches Museum. Top sights and landmarks include: • Karlsplatz/Stachus • Kunstareal • Odeonsplatz • Eisbach • Deutsches Museum • Marienplatz/Tal • Max-Joseph-Platz • And many more!

Munich: Beer Stories Guided Segway Tour

7. Munich: Beer Stories Guided Segway Tour

Before you start your tour of Munich, you'll learn how to ride the Segway and realize that it's actually very easy. Experience shows that every customer gets to grips with riding a Segway within minutes. After the initial training, you can get on your way and start your tour of the city. The tour starts at Artur-Kutscher-Platz. From there, head towards the English Garden with the largest beer garden in Munich - the beer garden at the Chinese Tower. Continue on to the Maximilianeum, the seat of the Bavarian Parliament and the high banks of the river Isar, where the beer gardens have their origin. See the Hofbräuhaus and hear about its history. Learn unknown facts, such as how the Bavarian wheat beer and the Hofbräuhaus saved the state from bankruptcy. See the world-famous brewery Löwenbräu, visit the beer fountain and learn about the Bavarian beer purity law. Highlights of the tour are the beer garden at the Chinese Tower, high banks of the river Isar, Hofbräuhaus, Max-Joseph-Platz, Oper, Löwenbräukeller, Odeonsplatz and much more. Your tour will end at the starting point.

Stadtführung München: Altstadt und Viktualienmarkt

8. Stadtführung München: Altstadt und Viktualienmarkt

This tour is in German. Start in the very heart of Munich, at Marienplatz (St. Mary's Square) with its beautiful New City Hall and view to Frauenkirche (Cathedral of Our Dear Lady). Marvel at St. Peter's, the first and eldest church of Munich. Go inside to admire its precious interior. Head to Viktualienmarkt, Germany's biggest food and grocery market with many Bavarian delicacies, to get a feeling for Bavarian food and where you meet some of the vendors. Only some minutes away, visit the famous Hofbräuhaus with its numerous international tourists but also strict Bavarian traditions. Continue to Max-Joseph-Square to discover the Royal Residence, where the family of Wittelsbach (the Bavaria kings) lived, loved, and ruled. If there is time left, stop at Fieldmarshall's Hall, erected when the old city walls have been demolished. Discover the evolution Munich has experienced from a medieval market through all bright and dark episodes of history to the capital of Bavaria.

Munich: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

9. Munich: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

Walk through a beautiful route of the city, discover hidden gems and visit 10+ of the most important attractions and spots. Learn some introductory information about each place and interesting stories about the city in general. Download the ‘World City Trail ‘app from the store and login. Read the instructions and head to the starting location. Unlock photos of the exterior and the interior of the location. Read some information regarding the attraction and continue walking to the next checkpoint. Note what you liked and did not like and create your bucket list for the next days! Start your walk any time, without a schedule. Pause it for lunch, have a drink, visit an attraction of your choice, and continue later or even another day. With the maps feature, you will never get lost. After downloading the app start your tour from Königsplatz, the center of Munich and one of the most famous squares in the world. Visit Karolinenplatz with its beautiful obelisk, and explore Odeonsplatz with its magnificent Odeon Hall. You will get the chance to click photos of Max-Joseph-Platz with its unique aesthetic and marvel at the Frauenkirche as you get lost in its two tall towers. Next, see the Church of St Michael, and continue your beautiful journey to the famous Viktualienmarkt. Admire the Asamkirche and the magnificent Isartor(where the tour ends), one of the four gates of Munich. During the tour, choose to pause the app at any time to take a break or spend some more time seeing the sights. Learn about stories and urban legends(not an audio tour) associated with the city or monuments of the city. Enjoy the tour with your friends and family and learn about the city as you wander around.

Munich: Interactive City Tour on Your Smartphone

10. Munich: Interactive City Tour on Your Smartphone

Wander through Munich's city center and learn about its history on this treasure hunt-style historical walking tour. Follow the route on your smartphone between landmarks like Odeonsplatz and Max-Joseph-Platz, and enjoy 9 historical riddles to solve as you explore. Start this self-guided tour at Munich's Odeonsplatz. From here, follow the tour on your smartphone, which will provide historical facts and riddles to solve between each landmark. The tour will take you through the history of Munich from the 17th century to German unification, and cover roughly 3km around the city center.

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What people are saying about Max-Joseph-Platz

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As a Segway Newbie I was a little nervous when mounting my ride for the first time…but with Thorstens great tuition we were very quickly zipping through the streets of Munich. The weather was extremely wet, and although Thorsten, our guide, was wet through, he explaining all the sights in an interesting manner, and not cutting anything short due to the weather. The Segways were in good condition and much easier to ride than I expected. A wonderful experience that we would defiantly repeat, or even better, expand to the longer tour. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone, even people who think that Segway driving is difficult and not for them….give it a go!! You won’t regret it!!!

I booked the On-Off Bus for my grandson and myself. I choose this particular tour because it offered two routes, one going a bit out of town to the BMW Museum and the Olympic Park, both of which were of interest to us. We also took advantage of the intown route. The audio provided a good description of the buildings and areas we passed. I find Hop on Hop Off busses a plus in every new city I visit, and this did not disappoint. My only issue was that we missed the first bus trying to find out where we should be. Another tour we took which picked up at the same spot provided a google map location. This would be helpful.

I had a bus all to myself sometimes. The headset information was very interesting. Sometimes I think the timing of the bus and information became disjointed.

An excellent way to see the highlights of Munich! While we didn’t go into every stop, we had a great time.

Very well organized city tour. Punctual in the no too long stops.