DK Travel : Munich : Downtown & Old Town : Editor's choice

Episcopal Palace & Palais Portia

The Episcopal Palace is the last remaining city palace (1733–7) by François Cuvilliés. Nearby is the Baroque Palais Portia.
Gärtnerplatz

Pretty 19th-century hexagonal square with Gärtnerplatz-theater in Munich’s gay district (see Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz).
Isartor & Valentin-Musäum

Dedicated to the city’s favourite son, Karl Valentin (1882–1948), the Valentin-Musäum is situated in the south tower of the Isartor (14th century). A small room in the tower furnished in turn-of-the-19th-century style houses a café.
Justizpalast

Dominating Stachus, the high court was completed by Friedrich Thiersch in 1898.
Karlsplatz

Also known as Stachus, this square with large fountains just past Karlstor marks the end of the pedestrian zone.
Künstlerhaus

Meeting place for artists at the turn of the 19th century, the Künstlerhaus (1892–1900) on Lenbachhaus features a Möven-pick café and restaurant on the ground floor.
Literaturhaus

On Salvatorplatz stands the Literaturhaus, a former Renaissance school now used for literary gatherings. The famed coffee house Dukatz, a café and restaurant, is on the ground floor.
Max-Joseph-Platz

Square with Königsbau and Nationaltheater developed to the south of the Residenz from 1820 onward.
Promenadeplatz

In the Middle Ages, this long narrow square served as a salt market. On the north side is the famous Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Montgelas palace.
Wittelsbacher Platz

Brienner Straße leads from Odeonsplatz to Wittelsbacher Platz, which features a palace and statue of Maximilian I.