The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Upper Bavaria, Bavaria

January 10, 2022 Marissa Gamble

Discover the best top things to do in Upper Bavaria, Germany including BMW Museum, BMW Headquarters, Residenz, Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg, Flugwerft Schleissheim, Audi Museum, BMW Welt, Geigenbaumuseum, Oberammergau Museum, Lokwelt Freilassing.
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1. BMW Museum

Am Olympiapark 2, 80809 Munich, Bavaria Germany +49 89 125016001 https://www.bmw-welt.com/
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4.5 based on 9,863 reviews

BMW Museum

Hundreds of thousands of people visit BMW's four-cilinder BMW tower and the bowl-shaped museum next to it each year. The museum showcases the technical development of cars and motorcycles and also has some exhibits about the history of the company. Many old cars and motorcycles are on display along a spiral ramp that curls along the inside of the bowl-shaped building.

Reviewed By bilboHobbiton - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Thoroughly enjoyed this "must do" guided tour of the BMW Museum in Munich. Arrived to explore the future of BMW in the Bowl Building. Then rested at M1 Bistro on the terrace before the guided tour started. The guided tour is very informative and relaxing in the new 3-storey building and covers history of motorcycles, aircraft engines and cars, including 2 cars used in James Bond films. Several years from design to production and I now appreciate how much effort BMW apply to maintaining their exemplary reputation. I would also like to thank our guide for a job well done and there was time after the guided tour to revisit and take photos.

2. BMW Headquarters

AbteilungTM-K, 80788 Munich, Bavaria Germany +49 89 125016000 [email protected] http://www.bmw-welt.com/en/visitor_information/guided_tours/plant.html
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4.5 based on 709 reviews

BMW Headquarters

Reviewed By InaH189 - Shkoder, Albania

A wonderful exhibit of the latest and newest models of cars of different colours.There were several cafes where you could rest for a moment.But there was also a BMW brand gift shop for every age. A highly recommended visit.

3. Residenz

Residenzstrasse 1 Hours are: April-20 October: daily 9 am-6 pm 21 October-March: daily 10 am-5 pm, 80333 Munich, Bavaria Germany +49 89 290671 [email protected] http://www.residenz-muenchen.de/
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4.5 based on 5,470 reviews

Residenz

Reviewed By Tuppence1005 - London, United Kingdom

The Residenz visit exceeded our expectations. It is well worth it to get the combined ticket to the museum, palace, treasury and Cuvillies Theatre. You are also able to photos without a flash.

4. Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg

Salzbergstr. 41, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Bavaria Germany +49 8652 947960 [email protected] http://www.obersalzberg.de/obersalzberg-home.html
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4.5 based on 1,111 reviews

Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg

Reviewed By kenwood5106 - Dunfermline, United Kingdom

Why do people moan about visiting a museum when they aren’t interested in the history, beats me. So to all those people who moan about being ripped off or the staff not speaking English (which they do by the way) etc, go on the web site and everything you need to know is written in black and white, ‘O’ and in English. The cost to get in is €3 which includes the Audio guide, free for school kids, Military and Emergency Services etc, so what’s to moan about..... This is the 3rd time I’ve been here, the Bunker System was great, the new museum being built, due to be open in 2 years will be brilliant. So at the moment it is a bit cramped but that’ll all be rectified come 2021 ‘ish’...... Ps if you want to moan about what’s exhibited and written then write to these people instead of moaning at the staff..... (A permanent exhibition on the history of Obersalzberg and the Nazi dictatorship by the Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History)......

5. Flugwerft Schleissheim

Effnerstr. 18, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Bavaria Germany +49 89 3157140 [email protected] http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/flugwerft/information/
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4.5 based on 270 reviews

Flugwerft Schleissheim

The Deutsches Museum presents another important part of its collections at Oberschleissheim Airfield in the north of Munich, close to the old Bavarian palace buildings. The airfield and its historic buildings were constructed between 1912 and 1919 by the Königlich-Bayerische Fliegertruppen (Royal Bavarian Flying Corps). In the early 1990s the historic maintenance hangar was restored and enlarged with a new exhibition hall and a restoration workshop. The Flugwerft Schleissheim complements the big aerospace exhibitions in the main museum in Munich.

Reviewed By ADXBS - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

What a great collection to be found just a few kilometers from Munich city centre. The exhibits range from the earliest gliders to some of the modern, iconic combat aircraft such as the Tornado and the Typhoon. Of particular interest is the VFW-614 which was used to develop FBW systems including for the A380 as well as the X31 used to test thrust vectoring.

6. Audi Museum

D-85045 Ingolstadt, Bavaria Germany +49 841 8937575 http://www.audi.de/foren
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4.5 based on 827 reviews

Audi Museum

Reviewed By tomast863 - Prague, Czech Republic

We were there on Saturday in 12/19 and there was no entry fee!! Might be there free on weekends. Perfect museum with whole history

7. BMW Welt

Am Olympiapark 1, 80809 Munich, Bavaria Germany +49 89 125016001 [email protected] http://www.bmw-welt.com/de.html
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4.5 based on 6,684 reviews

BMW Welt

BMW Welt is the company's experience and automobile collection centre. It features fascinating, futuristic architecture and hosts a wide range of exhibitions and events. One unique area is the section dedicated to the personalised handover of models of the BMW brand. As of the fifth anniversary of BMW Welt in October 2012 you can discover not just the BMW brand and BMW Motorrad but also the subbrands BMW i and BMW M as well as the BMW Group and its other brands MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, each with their own world of experience.

Reviewed By Icevid - Island of Malta, Malta

If you like cars, and especially new BMWs, this is a must visit, there are all the new models on display from all the BMW companies (BMW, Mini, Rolls Royce) in an amazing building.

8. Geigenbaumuseum

Ballenhausgasse 3, 82481 Mittenwald, Bavaria Germany +49 4908 8232511 http://www.geigenbaumuseum-mittenwald.de
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4.5 based on 121 reviews

Geigenbaumuseum

Reviewed By MarieKenny - Philadelphia, United States

This was so interesting, so informative, and easy to see in an hour or two. History of the violin making in this area, and lots of old, and historical tools, photos, lots of explanation, and so informative. Just a short walk around the back of the church in Mittenwald.

9. Oberammergau Museum

Dorfstr. 8, 82487 Oberammergau, Bavaria Germany +49 8822 94136 [email protected] http://www.oberammergaumuseum.de/
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4.5 based on 79 reviews

Oberammergau Museum

10. Lokwelt Freilassing

Westendstr. 5, 83395 Freilassing, Bavaria Germany +49 8654 771224 http://www.lokwelt.freilassing.de/
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4.5 based on 36 reviews

Lokwelt Freilassing

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