Munich Things to Do

Everyone knows Neuschwanstein. It’s a huge tourist draw in Munich, one of the most famous buildings in the world. You’ve seen its fairy-tale turrets nestling in a dramatic pre-alpine setting in a thousand jigsaw puzzles and travel agent posters. Part of the building’s ongoing allure is the legend of its owner, the so-called “mad” king, Ludwig II ofBavaria, who commissioned it as an architectural embodiment of his beloved Wagner operas.