Our Munich guide lists 13 places that suit a day out with children, mostly parks, gardens and open squares where little legs can take a break between museums and Marienplatz. Most of them are in or close to the city centre, so a family day can mix sightseeing with time on the grass.
The English Garden (Englischer Garten) is one of the highlights of the Munich guide, and the Hofgarten sits between the Residenz and the English Garden, so the two pair naturally in one outing. For a bigger half-day trip, the guide pairs BMW Welt with the Olympic Park.
In Maxvorstadt, the Alter Botanischer Garten (Old Botanical Garden) is an urban park on the site of a former botanical garden, and the Dichtergarten is a small garden in the same district. Nearby squares and gardens in the guide include Kรถnigsplatz, the garden of the Lenbachhaus municipal gallery and Kunstbau, and Maximiliansplatz.
For a short stop with younger children, the guide also maps smaller green spaces: Herzog-Wilhelm-Park, Maรmannpark on Maรmannstraรe, the Salinenhof and the green area on Josef-Ruederer-Straรe.
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13 places in our guide
1. English Garden
Center
English Garden in Munich.
2. BMW Welt / Olympic Park
Center
BMW Welt / Olympic Park in Munich.
3. Alter Botanischer Garten
Munich
The Old Botanical Garden is an urban park and former botanical garden in Maxvorstadt, Munich, Germany.
4. Hofgarten
Munich
The Hofgarten is a garden in the center of Munich, Germany, located between the Residenz and the Englischer Garten.
5. Dichtergarten
Munich
Dichtergarten is a garden located in Maxvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
6. Munich park
City
7. Kรถnigsplatz
Munich
8. Garten der Stรคdtischen Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau
Munich
9. Maximiliansplatz
Maximiliansplatz
10. Grรผnanlage Josef-Ruederer-Straรe
Munich
11. Herzog-Wilhelm-Park
Munich
12. Salinenhof
Munich
13. Maรmannpark
Maรmannstraรe
Questions travellers ask
- Which parks in Munich are good for families?
- The English Garden, the Hofgarten, the Alter Botanischer Garten, the Olympic Park, Herzog-Wilhelm-Park and Maรmannpark are all in our family guide.
- Where is the Hofgarten?
- In the centre of Munich, between the Residenz and the English Garden.
- What is the Alter Botanischer Garten?
- An urban park and former botanical garden in Maxvorstadt, Munich.
- How many family places does the Munich guide list?
- 13 places, from the English Garden and the Olympic Park to small neighbourhood green spaces.