Munich for 10 yr Old Daughter

Our entire family is travelling - older boys but 10 yr old daughter. Any ideas on age appropriate activities for her?

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Hi eurotripper22,

What does she normally do at home? What are her interests or hobbies? Is she into sports? History? Is she a tekkie?

Also, what time of year will this be? Will it be this winter, next spring, or next summer?

Hope to hear more!

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A 10 year old can be and should be interested in more than just playgrounds and fun parks. If you don%26#39;t exaggerate the dosage, a child that age can join any sightseeing that the rest of the family does (ok I%26#39;d exclude concentration camps, torture museums and such). But kids can be impressed by beautiful old buildings and fascinated by things in a museum, maybe even more than adults. Many museums have special guidebooks for children, a quiz to take along, or similar. 10 year olds are the favourite clientele of museum people because they are curious to discover new things, already know a bit about the world, and do not yet have that typical teenager coolness and lack of interest in anything an adult suggests.

Two very different %26quot;wow%26quot; churches: gothic Frauenkirche for its sheer size, and the little baroque Asam church in Sendlinger Straße for its colours, paintings and ornaments.

Residenz: The walk through the historical rooms is very long and can become tedious, so I would not do that. But I%26#39;d see the treasure chamber with all those elaborate masterpieces full of little details to discover.

One of Germany%26#39;s best museums for kids (and adults): Deutsches Museum: www.deutsches-museum.de/index.php?id=1%26L=1

Climb the steeple of Old St Peter next to Marienplatz.

Watch the Glockenspiel at the town hall.

There is a toy museum in the old town hall.

If walking becomes too much, hire a rickshaw for a tour of the town centre, there are always some waiting in Marienplatz.

Nymphenburg palace with the big park and the little buildings in there.

Art museums - depends if she likes looking at pictures or not. The most appealing collection will be Neue Pinakothek, 19th century, impressionism and classical modern.