Germany

Munich

The Deutsches Museum is the world's largest science and technology museum, and its kids' kingdom is superb; the Englischer Garten has river surfers to gawp at and beer gardens where children are entirely welcome.

  • Best forFamily
  • Approx. flying time~12h from Los Angeles
  • Nearest airportMunich (MUC)

Munich, Germany
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About this place

Day-trip options seal it: Neuschwanstein castle looks exactly like the one in the films, and the Alps are an hour away. Pretzels the size of steering wheels help everywhere.

Featured in Ten easy city breaks that work with kids in tow

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 4°C in January to 24°C in July. Driest in March and September; wettest in May, with rain on about 17 days.

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August23° · rain 14 daysMild and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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