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Restored inns and hostels for day-labourers and brick workers give this corner of Haidhausen a village-like character.

The little brother of the Hofbräuhäus, also serving the famous brew. Set, since 1892, in a neo-Renaissance building, with a popular beer garden.

This small church, first mentioned in historical records in 1313, is set on the banks of the Isar. The cloister is a mirror image of that at Altötting.

The Lehel district, part of which is located in the OldTown, boasts many buildings from the Foundation Period. The streets around Thierschplatz are worth a stroll.

St Luke’s is known for its choral concerts (see St Lukas).

This Rococo jewel in the Lehel district was built by Johann Michael Fischer, with ornamentation by the Asam brothers.

A neo-Romanesque parish church, St Anna (1892) is the result of an architecture competition.

The stretch between the old ring road (Altstadtring) and the Maximilianeum is flanked by ornate public buildings, including the Völkerkundemuseum and the Parliament of Upper Bavaria. A monument to Maximilian II stands at the centre of a roundabout.

Dating from 1859–65, this stately building in the style of the Maximilian era has been home to the Völkerkundemuseum (museum of ethnology) since 1926. The collection comprises over 300,000 objects from cultures beyond Europe.

The upper stretch of Prinzregentenstraße is home to the Haus der Kunst, the National Gallery (Nationalmuseum), and the Schack Galerie (see Museums & Galleries).