The 6 Munich History Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Munich 3-Hour Segway Tour: Nazi Munich & Royal Architecture

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 194 reviews · from $91Our pick

Ride a Segway through central Munich with an English- or German-speaking guide. In three hours, you’ll see Königsplatz, the Residenz, Eisbachwelle, the Isar, and Maximilianeum while learning about Bavaria’s royal past and Nazi-era history. Small groups are limited to eight.

“The segway machine is a great tool to visit a city, and when it is combined with a great tour guide the experience is even much better. In 30min you learn how to use the segway, our tour guide explained us carefully how to use the device and not have any issue while visiting the city. The duration of the tour is appropriately, with stops when needed and visiting places that are a must for Munich. Our tour guide was excellent, in the group we had a great time during the hours we visited the city. It was fun when we circulated over an oval greeting people on the street…”

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2.Guided Tour of the historic Town Hall on Marienplatz

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 63 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Spend up to two hours inside Munich’s New Town Hall with a certified English-speaking guide. See the balcony used for FC Bayern celebrations, grand civic rooms, facade figures, and the atmospheric Law Library, featured in *Cabaret*. A good choice for a lighter sightseeing day.

“Yllättävän hyvä kierros 25€ hintaan. Oppaamme oli ihastuttava norjalainen lady, joka muutamissa kohdissa, kertoessaan historiasta herkistyi itsekin. Ehdottomasti kannatti ottaa vähemmän kävelyn päiväksi tämä, jaksoi sitten taas seuraavana päivänä kävellä muita kohteita ja retkiä. Kaupungintalo oli kaunis ja yllättävä neogoottilainen helmi.”

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3.Munich’s Hidden Architecture Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 47 reviews · from $36

Join architect Philipp for a two-hour winter walk through Munich’s less familiar south. See Bahnwärter Thiel, Alte Utting, Giesing, the Isar, Little Venice, street art, and three alternative Christmas markets. Expect English or German commentary, plenty of walking, and a route best suited to mobile visitors.

“Although we live in Munich for almost a quarter of a century we learned a lot of new information, visited nice new places and saw our city from another perspective. Thank you Phillipp for so many discoveries in Munich.”

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4.Death and Chocolate: Walking Tour of Munich’s Old South Cemetery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $53Top rated

Join an English-speaking guide, often Katrina, for a 1.5 to 2-hour walk from St. Stephan through Sendlinger Tor, Glockenbachviertel, and Munich’s Old South Cemetery. Expect local history, darker tales, chocolate, and one included hot drinking chocolate.

“This was such a cool tour! If you are looking for a tour that won’t take your entire day this is a great one. We chose this tour to find something a little more unique than the obvious sights in Munich. This cemetery has great history and every headstone has a story. You could spend hours looking up each one online and reading about their prominence in Munich. Our tour guide was great and we left with a ton of new information. We had an incredible hot chocolate afterwards.”

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5.Private Sound-of-Music and Historic Salzburg Tour from Munich

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes to 11 hours (approx.) · from $921

Travel from Munich to Salzburg with a private guide such as Karl, Stefan, Maria, Boris, or Armin. Choose a 9.5 or 11-hour route through film locations, Salzburg’s old town, Hellbrunn, Mirabell, and the Salzkammergut in a Mercedes or VW minivan.

“Salzburg is an absolutely beautiful city filled with charm and history. The old city is amazing, lovely shops, Mozarts birthplace, places where the Sound of Music was filmed and great food. Armin was an exceptional tour guide. We talked about my interest in the movie The Sound of Music and he took us to all the places where the movie was filmed. A thoroughly memorable tour experience with an outstanding guide.”

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6.800 Years of History: A Munich GPS Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $9Best value

Use the VoiceMap app to follow a private, self-guided walk through central Munich. In about 70 to 90 minutes, an English narrator leads you from Marienplatz past churches, markets, royal squares, and old palaces. Pause for food, shopping, or a beer, then continue with lifetime access.

“This is a fabulous app for self guided walking tours. We are so glad to have discovered it through Viator and will be using it again in the future, even in our hometown”

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