Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #18 in Munich, Germany

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 9.9 km
Ascend 134 m
Descend 118 m

Experience Munich in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in MunichIndividual Sights in Munich

Sight 1: Maximiliansanlagen

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The Maximiliansanlagen are parks and gardens in the Munich districts of Bogenhausen and Haidhausen between the Ludwigsbrücke and the Max-Joseph-Brücke. The central point is the 38-metre-high Angel of Peace. The eastern boundary of the complexes is largely formed by Maria-Theresia-Straße.

Wikipedia: Maximiliansanlagen (DE)

1057 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: St. Johann Baptist

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The parish church of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic church in the Munich district of Haidhausen. It was designed by Matthias Berger on Locust Place in the Gothic Revival style. The west tower is 97 meters high, making it the third highest church in Munich.

Wikipedia: New St. John's Church, Munich (EN)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Kriechbaumhof

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The Kriechbaumhof in Munich-Haidhausen is a building built in the 17th century in the style of an alpine farm at Preysingstraße 71. Due to dilapidation, the farm had to make way for its historic location on Wolfgangstraße in 1976. The building was demolished and the individual parts were stored. In 1985 it was rebuilt with many original components.

Wikipedia: Kriechbaumhof (DE), Website

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Haidhausen Museum

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The Haidhausen Museum is the Haidhausen district museum in Munich.

Wikipedia: Haidhausen-Museum (DE), Website

199 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Alte Haidhauser Kirche

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The Old Parish Church of St. Johann Baptist is located in Kirchenstraße in Munich's Haidhausen district. The church is a listed building and bears the number: D-1-62-000-3427

Wikipedia: Alte Pfarrkirche St. Johann Baptist (Haidhausen) (DE)

563 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: St. Elisabeth

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St. Elisabeth

The parish church of St. Elisabeth in Munich-Haidhausen is a Roman Catholic church built in 1956 and rebuilt in 1995. It is located at Breisacher Straße 9a.

Wikipedia: St. Elisabeth (München-Haidhausen) (DE), Website

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Glaspalast Brunnen

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The Glass Palace Fountain in Munich-Haidhausen on Weißenburger Platz was designed in 1853 by August von Voit in the style of King Maximilian II (Maximilian style). The sculptural work was carried out by Anselm Sickinger, the stonemasonry work by Nikolaus Höllriegel.

Wikipedia: Glaspalast-Brunnen (DE)

391 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: St. Wolfgang

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The parish church of St. Wolfgang is a neo-baroque church in the Munich district of Haidhausen on St.-Wolfgangs-Platz.

Wikipedia: St. Wolfgang (Haidhausen) (DE)

583 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Erich-Schulze-Brunnen

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The Erich Schulze Fountain – also known as the GEMA Fountain due to its location in front of the GEMA building and its relationship to GEMA – is a fountain in the Munich district of Haidhausen.

Wikipedia: Erich-Schulze-Brunnen (DE)

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: St. Johannes

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St. Johannes

The Evangelical Lutheran Parish Church of St. John was consecrated in 1916 as the fourth Evangelical Lutheran church in the inner part of Munich and as the sixth in the city, which had been enlarged up to that time. After the first three Protestant churches in the city centre were named after the evangelists Matthew, Mark and Luke, it was given the name of the evangelist John in continuation of this tradition. It is located in Haidhausen at Preysingplatz near the Gasteig.

Wikipedia: St. Johannes (München) (DE), Website

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Sankt Nikolai

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St. Nikolai am Gasteig is a Roman Catholic church building in Munich, Germany. It is dedicated to the holy bishop Nicholas of Myra. Together with the churches of St. Johann Baptist on Johannisplatz and the Old Haidhausen Church in Kirchenstraße, St. Nikolai belongs to the parish of St. Johann Baptist in Haidhausen.

Wikipedia: St. Nikolai am Gasteig (DE)

481 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Vater-Rhein-Brunnen

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Vater-Rhein-Brunnen Die Autorenschaft wurde nicht in einer maschinell lesbaren Form angegeben. Es wird Gschul als Autor angenommen (basierend auf den Rechteinhaber-Angaben). / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Vater-Rhein-Brunnen is located in Munich on the Museum Island north of the Ludwigsbrücke. It is dedicated to the river god Rhenus.

Wikipedia: Vater-Rhein-Brunnen (DE)

685 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Seenotrettungskreuzer Theodor Heuss

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The 23.2 metre class was a series of four rescue cruisers of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) and one ship of the Guardia Costiera. The ships of this class were built between 1957 and 1960 by the Schweers shipyard in Bardenfleth and by Abeking & Rasmussen in Lemwerder. All ships were decommissioned in the 1980s. The lead ship is the cruiser Theodor Heuss, which is why it is also referred to as the Theodor Heuss class. It was the world's first class of modern sea rescue cruisers with a new propulsion and daughter boat concept.

Wikipedia: H. H. Meier (Schiff) (DE), Website

765 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 14: Maria-Hilf-Kirche

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The Catholic parish church of Maria Hilf in der Au, called Mariahilfkirche, is the main parish church of the Au. It was started between 1831 and 1839 by Joseph Daniel Ohlmüller and completed by Georg Friedrich Ziebland. The landmark of the Au is considered an archetype of neo-Gothic church building of the 19th century. It is one of the three "neo-Gothic siblings of Munich", the Holy Cross Church and St. Johann Baptist, all three of which have a similar monumental brick architectural style and are located east of the Isar.

Wikipedia: Mariahilfkirche (München) (DE), Website

989 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 15: St. Maximilian

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St. Maximilian is a Roman Catholic parish church of the Isar suburb in Munich, southern Germany. It was built from 1892 to 1908 under design by Heinrich von Schmidt in the Romanesque Revival style. St. Maximilian is located on the banks of the Isar, facing the tower of the Deutsches Museum. The current Parish Priest is Fr Rainer Maria Schießler.

Wikipedia: St. Maximilian, Munich (EN), Website

993 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 16: Alter Südlicher Friedhof

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Alter Südlicher Friedhof Rufus46 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Alter Südfriedhof also known as "Alter Südlicher Friedhof" is a cemetery in Munich, Germany. It was founded by Duke Albrecht V as a plague cemetery in 1563 about half a kilometer south of the Sendlinger Gate between Thalkirchner and Pestalozzistraße.

Wikipedia: Alter Südfriedhof (EN), Website, Heritage Website

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: Schmerzhafte Kapelle

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The Sorrowful Chapel is a Roman Catholic church building in Munich, Germany.

Wikipedia: Schmerzhafte Kapelle (DE)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Sankt Anton

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The parish church of St. Anton is a Roman Catholic church building in Munich, Germany. It is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua and St. Lawrence of Brindisi.

Wikipedia: St. Anton (München) (DE)

697 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 19: Münchner Volkstheater

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Münchner Volkstheater, or Munich People’s Theater, is a company based in the Bavarian capital and operated by the cultural office of the city government. Its original performing home opened in 1903. This was rebuilt in 1955, in 1983 and finally in 2021. It now can hold over 800 spectators. Since 2002, Christian Stückl has served as the company’s Intendant.

Wikipedia: Münchner Volkstheater (EN), Website

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