Sitting right on the edge of the German Alps, Munich is the city that makes all of your Bavarian dreams come true. Walk a couple of blocks in any direction and you’ll find a place with really good bratwurst and weisswurst—served up, if you’re lucky, by a man or woman wearing lederhosen. A polka band might play. And big mugs of frosty beer here in the home of Oktoberfest? Absolutely delicious and totally ubiquitous.
But, of course, there’s more to Munich than you might expect. Germany’s third-largest city offers so much green space, as well as bright aquamarine rivers, running right through the heart of town. Plus spires and domes and palaces—there is plenty, in other words, to fill 24 hours in the city. Here’s how to do it.
