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Best day trips in Munich

17 places from 6 Munich travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

17 places

  1. Neuschwanstein Castle

    Day trip ยท Schwangau

    Iconic fairy-tale castle about 100 km outside Munich, epitomising romance and grandeur and popular as a day trip from the city.

  2. Salzburg

    Day trip ยท Salzburg

    Austrian city known for Mozart and The Sound of Music, a day trip from Munich by train.

  3. Linderhof Palace

    Day trip ยท Ettal

    Rococo royal palace in the Bavarian countryside, inspired by Versailles, with ornate Baroque architecture and manicured gardens.

  4. Nuremberg Old Town

    Day trip ยท Nuremberg

    Old town with centuries-old streets, timber-frame houses, cobbled paths and the hilltop Nuremberg Castle, about two hours from Munich.

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13 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Legoland Deutschland Resort

    Day trip ยท Gรผnzburg

    Lego theme park with 55 attractions, 4D films, workshops and thousands of models built from over 56 million Lego bricks.

  2. Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

    Day trip ยท Dachau

    Memorial site at the former Nazi concentration camp, one of the most popular day trips from Munich.

  3. Herrenchiemsee Palace

    Day trip ยท Herreninsel, Chiemsee

    King Ludwig II's Versailles-inspired palace on an island in Lake Chiemsee.

  4. Regensburg

    Day trip ยท Regensburg

    Bavaria's fourth-largest city has a small-town feel. A 900-year-old bridge leads toward St. Peter's Cathedral, at the meeting of three rivers.

  5. Bamberg

    Day trip ยท Bamberg

    UNESCO-listed old town with an old city hall built in the river, and the New Residence with its Hall of Mirrors, Marble Hall and Imperial Hall.

  6. Hallstatt

    Day trip ยท Hallstatt

    Fairytale Austrian village on Lake Hallstatt in the Alpine foothills. It has a funicular to the World Heritage Skywalk and the Salzwelten salt mine museum.

  7. Zugspitze

    Day trip ยท Garmisch-Partenkirchen

    Germany's highest mountain, reached by trains and a cable car, with a beer garden at the top around 9,700 feet above sea level.

  8. Swarovski Crystal Worlds

    Day trip ยท Wattens

    Swarovski attraction, part gallery and part wonderland, with over 15 themed rooms by different artists, a garden, a hedge maze, a carousel and a playground.

  9. Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Day trip ยท Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Well-preserved medieval town in northern Bavaria with cobblestone lanes lined by half-timbered houses.

  10. Tegernsee

    Day trip ยท Tegernsee

    Popular Bavarian alpine lake with hiking trails, waterfront cafes, swimming and a lakeside brewery, about an hour by train from Munich.

  11. Mittenwald

    Day trip ยท Mittenwald

    Alpine town with a painted main street, a 400-year violin-making tradition shown in its Violin Museum, and the Karwendel cable car.

  12. Weltenburg Abbey

    Day trip ยท Kelheim

    Benedictine monastery from around 617 AD in the Danube Gorge, home to what is called the world's oldest monastic brewery, dating to 1050.

  13. Eisenberg and Hohenfreyberg Castle Ruins

    Day trip ยท Eisenberg (Allgรคu)

    Two medieval castle ruins 500 m apart on the same hill, built in 1313 and 1418, with sweeping views over the plains to the Alps.