Architectural Secrets of the Suburbs tour

Already explored Munich’s central old town? Now it’s time to venture into the suburbs and discover the many wonderful architectural treasures and hidden creative spaces.

You will start the tour by learning about how the new folk theater in the vibrant ‘slaughterhouse district’ connects the past and the present in Munich. Then you will be immersed in the creative and colourful world of the ‘Bahnwärter Thiel’. This dynamic and creative space formed from a disused train yard, is now full of many graffiti-adorned shipping containers, where regular cultural and music events  are held.

Afterwards, you will follow the fascinating transformation of a decommissioned excursion boat into one of Munich’s cultural highlights – the ‘Alte Utting’. A boat on a railway bridge!. You’ll learn about the creation story of this crazy project and see how locals love to enjoy the views with local food, beer and music.

After a lovely stroll down the Isar river and exploring the district of Giesing, the tour ends at “Gans Woanders,” (Translated: Somewhere completely different). This is one of Munich’s modern extraordinary designs. It’s a fairytale witches house made out of wood, which is also a restaurant and cultural space. You are welcome to stay after the tour and try the pizza and rosemary fries, which we highly recommend!

2.5 hour tour

Architect tourguide

Finish at a local restaurant

Tour itinerary

  • Meet at Zenetti Square
  • Learn about the new Folk Theater
  • Explore the ‘Bahnwärterthiel’ (Railway yard)
  • Visit the ‘Alte Utting’ boat on a bridge
  • Walk along the Isar river (Approx. 20 mins). 
  • Explore the suburb of Giesing
  • Finish at the ‘Gans Woanders’ restaurant

Reviews

Enrico Clerico
July 2024
Philipp’s hidden architectural treasures was one of the best walking tours I’ve ever taken! It allowed us to get out of the overcrowded and touristy city centre of Munich, which we had already mostly covered, and see the city where actual locals live in - it was wonderful! Philipp is really engaging, clearly passionate about his job and plans a wonderful itinerary, giving plenty of tips to explore the city further! If you take one tour, you also get the guide for the other one (city center), which was also a nice way for us to spend another afternoon and cover sites we had missed.
Aida D.
July 2024
Philipp’s tour was much different than any tour I’ve attended. He showed us some unusual places that were not popular among tourists and each had a unique story.
Jedrzej Mazur
July 2024
Excellent tour with a very knowledge, passionate and engaged guide. A true gem for architecture fans. One of the best walking tours I have ever joined.

private tour

Per group
289
  • Price includes 4 people
  • Additional person 9€

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

This tour is led by Phillip who is a local, qualified architect and tour guide. The tour is in English but he can also do the tour in Spanish and German upon request.

The tour starts at Zenetti square.

Zenettipl. 3, 80337 München

…and finishes at Gans Woanders restaurant.

Pilgersheimer Str. 13, 81543 München

Yes! We run the tour all year round.

Make sure you prepare accordingly as average temperatures in winter (Dec-March) are sometimes as low as -5C/23F. The tour is mostly outside.

Absolutely, this is a tour is for any age.

Comfortable walking shoes, a camera/phone to take pictures and a bottle of water. During the colder seasons you need to wear enough warm clothing. That means hats, gloves, scarfs as a minimum.

Tips are always completely voluntary. If you felt like the guide gave extra value to the tour then you can thank them with a tip.