Top 10 Best of the Rest
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1. 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.
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2. Episcopal Palace & Palais Portia
The Episcopal Palace is the last remaining city palace (1733–7) by François Cuvilliés. Nearby is the Baroque Palais Portia.
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3. 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.
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4. Wittelsbacher Platz
Brienner Straße leads from Odeonsplatz to Wittelsbacher Platz, which features a palace and statue of Maximilian I.
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5. 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.
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6. 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.
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7. Justizpalast
Dominating Stachus, the high court was completed by Friedrich Thiersch in 1898.
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8. Karlsplatz
Also known as Stachus, this square with large fountains just past Karlstor marks the end of the pedestrian zone.
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9. Gärtnerplatz
Pretty 19th-century hexagonal square with Gärtnerplatz-theater in Munich’s gay district (see Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz).
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10. Max-Joseph-Platz
Square with Königsbau and Nationaltheater developed to the south of the Residenz from 1820 onward.
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