Museum Tours in Munich: The 12 We Would Take Twice

1.Beer and Food Tour with Dinner & Oktoberfest Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,086 reviews · 3h 30m · from $84Our pick

Spend 210 minutes exploring Munich’s beer traditions with an English-speaking guide such as Sam, Dan, or Aileen. Taste several beers, sample Bavarian meats and cheese, tour the Beer and Oktoberfest Museum, pass historic beer halls, and finish with a reserved traditional dinner. Vegetarian food is possible with advance notice.

“Sam was a very personal and informative tour guide. We really enjoyed the history of the Oktoberfest and trying all the wonderful German beers and food.”

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2.FC Bayern Museum + Arena View

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 944 reviews · 1.5 - 3 hours · from $22

Visit Allianz Arena’s North Stand for wide stadium views, then follow FC Bayern from its 1900 founding to today through trophies, film, and interactive displays. This is a self-guided visit, not a behind-the-scenes tour. Allow 1.5 to 3 hours, with lockers, wheelchair access, and an audio guide in the Allianz Arena app.

“Friendly and knowledgeable guide, great tour, things that would have made it a 5 star experience would be if you got to sit at the table at the conference room and spent more time in the dressing rooms. group was a bit large would have been better to have a slightly smaller number”

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3.FC Bayern Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 193 reviews · 1 day · from $14Best value

Visit the FC Bayern Museum at Munich’s Allianz Arena for a self-guided look at the club’s history. Explore 3,300 square meters of exhibits, watch historic footage, see major trophies, and walk through the Hall of Fame honoring Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Sepp Maier, Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller, and Neuer. The museum is wheelchair accessible.

“No existía la posibilidad de hacer el tour en la página de getbyour guide, pero al llegar a canjear nuestra visita al museo pudimos mejorarlo (ya que la UEFA había recogido lo del partido del día anterior más rápido de lo esperado). Encantados aunque sólo está disponible en alemán o inglés.”

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4.Deutsches Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 189 reviews · from $17

Spend a full day at Munich’s Deutsches Museum on Museumsinsel, with access to 20 permanent exhibitions, hands-on experiments, demonstrations, and more than 125,000 objects. Use the downloadable multilingual audio guide to explore aviation, chemistry, atomic physics, printing, railways, and space at your own pace.

“Great experience, strong recommend to everyone who want to know how it works for almost everything on planet”

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5.Magic Bavaria – Museum of Fun, Photos and Illusions

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 133 reviews · from $23

Magic Bavaria turns Bavarian sights into playful photo sets across 1,000 square meters. You can walk on a ceiling, balance above Marienplatz, swing from a giant pretzel, and test visual illusions. Allow about 1.5 hours, bring a charged smartphone, and expect a hands-on indoor visit beside Olympia Shopping Center.

“We took some great and very funny photos. I would have liked to have had more space and the individual photo spots to be better separated—we often had other people in the pictures. And I don't think it's a museum, but rather a place to take photos.”

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6.Residenz Museum Tickets and 2,5-hour Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 81 reviews · from $56

Spend 2.5 hours inside Munich Residenz with a licensed English-speaking guide. See more than 100 palace rooms, including the Antiquarium, Royal Apartments, Golden Hall, Ancestral Gallery, and Porcelain Cabinet. Guides such as Stephanie, Hannah, Heidi, and Susan have led engaging tours. Admission covers the Residence Museum, but not the Treasury or Cuvilliés Theatre.

“Hanna our guide was fabulous Perfect English Excellent knowledge Kind, welcoming, smart, intelligent, sharp and interesting”

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7.Munich Nymphenburg Palace Tickets and Tour, Carriage Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 22 reviews · from $56

Join a small English-language group for a two-hour guided visit to Nymphenburg Palace and the Marstallmuseum. Your guide leads you through Baroque rooms, the Great Gallery of Beauties, the palace chapel, and a remarkable collection of royal coaches. Guides such as Valerie and Elvira are praised for clear stories and thoughtful answers.

“Our guide, Valerie, was terrific sharing many interesting stories about the palace and the generations within.”

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8.Residenz Palace, Museum and Treasury Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 15 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $279

Explore Munich’s Residenz with a private guide, seeing royal rooms, crown jewels, and the Treasury. Longer options add the Rococo Cuvilliés Theatre, Hofgarten, or an Old Town walk. Alaina and Alejandra are among the guides named in guest feedback. Choose the transport option if you want hotel pickup and return.

“Our guide Alaina was so informative. And good at telling us all the amazing history. A very interesting tour. Thank you.”

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9.Munich Private Walking Tour with the BMW Museum and BMW Welt

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 13 reviews

Spend four hours with a private English- or German-speaking guide, pairing the BMW Museum and BMW Welt with Munich’s old center. You’ll see racing cars, MINIs, and Rolls-Royces, then hear stories of Ludwig I, Ludwig II, Eva Braun, the White Rose, Georg Elser, and the Beer-Hall Putsch before ending at Hofbräuhaus.

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10.Klassik im Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 1 hour · from $53Top rated

Spend Saturday afternoon with the Residence Soloists in a one-hour classical concert at Munich’s Bavarian National Museum. Programs may feature piano, Baroque music, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, or Albéniz. Museum entry is included, seating is unreserved, and you can visit before the concert if you arrange advance tickets by email.

“Wunderschöne Musik mit engagierten Musikern in einer tollen Umgebung.”

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11.Deutsches Museum Guided Tour with Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 5 reviews · 2 hours · from $149

Spend two hours inside Munich’s Deutsches Museum with a private English- or German-speaking guide. Your guide leads you through five floors and highlights major displays in astronomy, physics, photography, metallurgy, agriculture, and food technology. Entry is included, and you can stay afterward to continue exploring on your own.

“THEY BOUGHT TICKETS FOR DIF DATE , AND THE TOUR PERSON DO NOT KNOW WELL THE AREAS OF THE MUSEUM.”

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12.Pub crawl incl. Oktoberfest museum guided tour with beer tasting (private)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $79

Join Joel’s Hopfen-Hopping for a 3 to 4-hour private-group walk through Munich’s beer culture. A live English- or German-speaking guide leads you through the Beer and Oktoberfest Museum, serves 3 to 4 Bavarian beer samples with pretzels, then takes you to Hofbräuhaus and a third pub chosen around your preferences.

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