# Oktoberfest 2026 in Munich: the 25 places near the Wiesn with audio stories Canonical: https://rootsearth.com/oktoberfest-munich/places Language: en Published: 2026-09-14 Generated: 2026-09-14 Markdown copy of the page at the canonical URL above, generated at build time from the same data as the HTML page, which is the authoritative version. Twenty-five of Munich's 98 places with audio stories in Roots Earth lie on the festival's paths: the 15 closest to the meadow, from the Theresienwiese itself (207 m from its centre) to the Löwenbräukeller (1,773 m), and 10 among the old town's beer houses and along the parade route, each with an audio story in all seven languages. Each of the 25 places is listed below in the order of the app, with its English and German name, its coordinates as latitude, longitude from the Roots Earth catalogue of Munich (München) as read on 14 September 2026, its number in the Munich catalogue, and the languages of its audio stories. Data files: https://rootsearth.com/oktoberfest-munich/places.json ## The 15 places closest to the meadow ### 1. Theresienwiese German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.13333, longitude 11.55. Number 27 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 2. Munich Volkstheater German name: Münchner Volkstheater. Coordinates: latitude 48.13, longitude 11.552. Number 90 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 3. Bavaria Statue German name: Bavaria-Statue. Coordinates: latitude 48.13056, longitude 11.54583. Number 26 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 4. Glockenbachviertel German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.12725, longitude 11.56476. Number 34 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 5. Old South Cemetery German name: Alter Südfriedhof. Coordinates: latitude 48.1272, longitude 11.565. Number 39 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 6. Palace of Justice German name: Justizpalast. Coordinates: latitude 48.139, longitude 11.5631. Number 85 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 7. Augustiner-Keller German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.14353, longitude 11.55147. Number 40 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 8. Sendlinger Tor German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.13397, longitude 11.56762. Number 22 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 9. Karlsplatz (Stachus) German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.13917, longitude 11.56583. Number 21 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 10. Karlstor German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.13901, longitude 11.56677. Number 24 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 11. Asam Church German name: Asamkirche. Coordinates: latitude 48.135, longitude 11.56944. Number 10 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 12. Old Botanical Garden German name: Alter Botanischer Garten. Coordinates: latitude 48.1419, longitude 11.565. Number 79 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 13. Wittelsbach Fountain German name: Wittelsbacherbrunnen. Coordinates: latitude 48.1407, longitude 11.568. Number 84 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 14. St. Michael's Church German name: St. Michael (Michaelskirche). Coordinates: latitude 48.13889, longitude 11.57056. Number 31 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 15. Löwenbräukeller German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.1467, longitude 11.5567. Number 91 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the places closest to the meadow. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. **Sources** - Roots Earth catalogue - Roots Earth fact pack, fetched on 12 September 2026: fifteen closest to 48.1315/11.5495: 207 m Theresienwiese to 1,773 m Löwenbräukeller ## The 10 places among the beer houses and along the parade route ### 16. Hofbräuhaus German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.1375, longitude 11.57972. Number 7 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 17. Viktualienmarkt German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.13528, longitude 11.57611. Number 8 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 18. Weisses Bräuhaus German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.1359, longitude 11.5786. Number 92 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 19. Paulaner am Nockherberg German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.1206, longitude 11.5878. Number 93 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 20. Hackerhaus German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.1366, longitude 11.5722. Number 94 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 21. Valentin-Karlstadt Museum German name: Valentin-Karlstadt-Musäum. Coordinates: latitude 48.1356, longitude 11.5839. Number 62 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 22. Maximilianstraße German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.1397, longitude 11.583. Number 96 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 23. Odeonsplatz German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.1422, longitude 11.5775. Number 13 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 24. Feldherrnhalle German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.14139, longitude 11.57722. Number 12 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. ### 25. Promenadeplatz German name: the same as in English. Coordinates: latitude 48.1404, longitude 11.5722. Number 75 of the 98 Munich places in the Roots Earth catalogue. Group: one of the beer places and places on the parade route. Audio stories: an intro and a deep dive in each of the 7 languages, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The 25 places near the Wiesn with audio stories in Roots Earth: All 98 Munich places are listed on the [Munich page of rootsearth.com](https://rootsearth.com/cities/munich). **Sources** - Roots Earth catalogue - Roots Earth fact pack, fetched on 12 September 2026: fifteen closest to 48.1315/11.5495: 207 m Theresienwiese to 1,773 m Löwenbräukeller ## About Roots Earth Roots Earth needs no account: open Munich in the app, pick a place and play; download Munich's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people, and every one of Munich's 98 places has its audio story in all seven Roots Earth languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. During the festival the program, the tents and experiences and the 25 places are in the Roots Earth app, Munich section, under Events and Activities for Germany; after Sunday 4 October 2026 that section switches off by design and the Munich audio stories stay. Across the app, Roots Earth has audio stories for 5,665 places in 130 cities, 25 countries and 6 regions, as counted in the live catalogue on 12 September 2026: audio stories in English and German in every city, and in Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian in 126 of the 130 cities. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. Everything on this page is in the Roots Earth app; more about Roots Earth, made by ROOTS SHPK, at [rootsearth.com](https://rootsearth.com). This page belongs to [Oktoberfest 2026 in Munich](https://rootsearth.com/oktoberfest-munich) on rootsearth.com; all 98 Munich places with audio stories are on the [Munich page](https://rootsearth.com/cities/munich).