Things to do in Jesenwang

BMW World is administered by BMW, or Bayerische Motoren Werke (“Bavarian Motor Works”). This company has been involved in the manufacture of automobiles, motorcycles and engines since 1916. The BMW headquarters are housed in the landmark four-cylinder tower near Olympia Park in the north of Munich. The BMW Plant, the BMW Museum and BMW World are situated next to the headquarters, and BMW encourages visitors to tour these in order to experience the history, the reality and the future vision of the brand.

Olympic Park was built for the 20th Summer Olympic Games, which Munich hosted in 1972. The site chosen for the event lies around 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) northwest of Munich’s city center. A massive tensile roof canopy links many areas of the park, including the 69,000-seat Olympic Stadium, the Olympic Hall and the Olympic Swimming Pool. Today, the Park continues to host German and international sporting events. The outdoor Olympic Stadium and the indoor Olympic Hall are also venues for regular international concert acts.

The Olympic Stadium is an innovative and all-encompassing arena for music and sports. It is part of the vast Olympic Park Munich complex that comprises a lake, a hall and a swimming pool. Admire the design of this large stadium, with its sweeping, round terrace and the scalloped netting that serves as a partial roof.

Karlsplatz is a broad square fronting Munich’s ancient city gates. Officially named after the 18th-century Elector of Bavaria, Karl Theodor, the square is more commonly referred to by locals as Stachus as a tribute to a historic pub that once stood here. Explore the spacious square to see medieval architecture amid modern department stores and shopping malls. Crowned by a large 1970s fountain, Karlsplatz is a busy pedestrianized thoroughfare as well as a popular meeting place for locals and visitors.

The Nymphenburg Palace was commissioned by the Bavarian Elector Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy as a summer residence after the birth of their son Max Emanuel in 1662. During Max Emanuel’s reign, the residence was radically expanded and outfitted according to the latest French fashions. Successive rulers continued to add design elements in keeping with their time.