The AudioVenture Journal
Travel guides, tips, and stories
Munich is a walking city. The historic center is compact, mostly pedestrianized, and packed with enough architectural beauty, beer-hall history, and hidden courtyards to fill days of exploration. But how should you…
Read ArticleYou're planning a trip and the question comes up: should you book a guided tour, or grab an audio guide and explore on your own? It's not a…
Read ArticleEvery day at 11 AM and noon — and at 5 PM from March through October — Munich's most-watched mechanical spectacle comes to life. Thirty-two…
Read ArticleNear the entrance of Munich's cathedral, set into the floor, is a dark imprint that doesn't look like much — a rough smudge in the stone,…
Read ArticleAt 11 AM on a summer Saturday, Marienplatz is a solid wall of people. Tour groups occupy the center of the square. The Glockenspiel…
Read ArticleOn the east side of Odeonsplatz, beside the neo-Renaissance arcade of the Feldherrnhalle, runs a narrow alley called Viscardigasse. It is…
Read ArticleMunich's Viktualienmarkt is not a tourist attraction that happens to sell food. It's a working municipal market — one of the oldest in…
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