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Travel Guides: 25 Things To Do In Munich, Germany

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Munich, Bavaria’s capital, is home to centuries-old buildings and numerous museums. The city is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration and its beer halls, including the famed Hofbräuhaus, founded in 1589. In the Altstadt (Old Town), central Marienplatz square contains landmarks such as Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (town hall), with a popular glockenspiel show that chimes and reenacts stories from the 16th century. 

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00:56 – Marienplatz 01:44 – Glockenspiel 02:38 – Munich Cathedral 02:55 – Tomb of Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria 03:08 – Bishop’s Crypt 04:15 – Asam Church 06:05 – Sendlinger Tor 06:38 – Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum (Transportation Museum) 08:26 – Endless Staircase 09:19 – Bavaria Park 09:42 – Statue of Bavaria 09:59 – Odeonsplatz 10:31 – Theatine Church 11:11 – Munich Residence (Former Royal Palace) 12:48 – Antiquarium 14:02 – Hofgarten & Temple of Diana 14:29 – English Garden 16:00 – German & Bavarian foods to try 16:51 – Views from Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall) 18:31 – St Peter’s Cathedral 18:54 – Jewelled Skeleton of St Munditia 19:20 – Viktualienmarkt & Biergarten 20:53 – UFO Futuro Haus 21:22 – Bavarian Beer Tour 21:41 – Hofbräuhaus (Beer Hall) 22:53 – Transportation card for Munich

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Walking Tour: Piazza San Marco In Venice, Italy (4K)

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Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs.

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Walking Tour: Nanjing In Jiangsu, Eastern China (4K)

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Nanjing, capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province, is roughly 300km up the Yangtze River from the city of Shanghai. It was the national capital during part of the Ming dynasty. Many monuments and landmarks remain, including Zhonghua Gate (Gate of China), a preserved 14th-century section of the massive wall that contained the old city’s southern entrance.

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Travel Views: Budapest – Capital Of Hungary (4K)

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Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views.

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Aerial Views: Portland In Northwest Oregon (4K)

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Portland, Oregon’s largest city, sits on the Columbia and Willamette rivers, in the shadow of snow-capped Mount Hood. It’s known for its parks, bridges and bicycle paths, as well as for its eco-friendliness and its microbreweries and coffeehouses. Iconic Washington Park encompasses sites from the formal Japanese Garden to Oregon Zoo and its railway. The city hosts thriving art, theater and music scenes.

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Aerial City Views: Paraty In Southeastern Brazil (4K)

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Paraty is a small town backed by mountains on Brazil’s Costa Verde, between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Its Portuguese colonial center has cobbled streets and 17th- and 18th-century buildings dating to its time as a port, during the Brazilian Gold Rush. Among its architectural landmarks is the waterfront Capela de Santa Rita, a whitewashed church built in 1722.

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City Views: Sarasota In Southwest Florida (4K)

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Sarasota is a city south of Tampa on Florida’s Gulf Coast that was once the winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus. Today, it hosts a number of cultural institutes, notably the Ringling Museum of Art, which showcases old masters and modern art. It’s also the gateway to miles of beaches with fine sand and shallow waters, such as Lido Beach and Siesta Key Beach. 

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Aerial Views: Manchester – Northwest England (4K)

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Manchester is a major city in the northwest of England with a rich industrial heritage. The Castlefield conservation area’s 18th-century canal system recalls the city’s days as a textile powerhouse, and visitors can trace this history at the interactive Museum of Science & Industry. The revitalised Salford Quays dockyards now house the Daniel Libeskind-designed Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry cultural centre. 

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Walking Tour: Boulevard Haussmann In Paris (4K)

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Boulevard Haussmann, 2.53 kilometres long from the 8th to the 9th arrondissement, is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards created in Paris by Napoleon III, under the direction of his Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann.

The elegant 9th arr. is known for its theaters, including the 1875 Palais Garnier opera house, nicknamed the “wedding cake” for its domed roof and intricate architecture. Shoppers head to the Galeries Lafayette and Printemps department stores, and the old-world covered passages along the Grand Boulevards. In hip South Pigalle, gourmet restaurants give way to intimate museums that include the Musée Gustave Moreau.