Explore Munich

Munich's oldest parish church, on a site used for worship since before the city's founding in 1158; the present building dates largely from the 14th century after a fire in 1327. Its 91-metre tower, nicknamed Alter Peter, can be climbed for a view over the city, and the interior holds a Baroque high altar and Gothic paintings by Jan Polack.

Munich's late-Gothic cathedral, a brick hall church begun by Jörg von Halspach in 1468 and consecrated in 1494. Its twin towers, capped with onion domes almost 99 metres high, are a symbol of the city; the south tower is reached by stairs and a lift and gives a view over Munich and, on clear days, the Alps.

The world's largest museum of science and technology, founded in 1903 by engineer Oskar von Miller and built on an island in the Isar. About 125,000 objects across 50 fields are on show, from historic aircraft and ships to mining and energy technology, drawing around 1.5 million visitors a year.

BMW's exhibition, delivery and event centre beside its Munich headquarters and the Olympiapark, designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au and opened in October 2007. Its sweeping double-cone roof covers a showroom of current BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce models and the hall where customers collect specially ordered cars. Admission to the building is free.