Munich Highlights

A tour of Dachau - I think everyone should see a concentration camp - along with a Third Reich Tour

The Residenz and Hofbräuhaus

Nymphenburg Palace. An easy 10 minute tram ride from Central station.

Here is a good guide for a weekend in Munich.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/43ec0db77740a073

Nymphenburg Palace is fantastic, especially if the weather is pleasant. You can reach it via an easy tram ride. The grounds are extensive, and the small buildings located throughout are unique and interesting. I much preferred Nymphenburg to the Residenz because I prefer the outdoors to fancy interiors. At the Residenz, the rooms started to bleed together after awhile.

The best day trip I took from Munich was to Herrsching am Ammersee. We took a stroll along the lake and then hiked up to Andechs Monastery. There are great views from the monastery. Plus, they brew their own beer and have a nice beerhall/garden. My husband still drools over the pork knuckle he had there. There is a minigolf place near the monastery. After a liter of beer, my golf game was pretty poor, but it was lots of fun.

One day, it rained quite a bit, so the river current was strong in Munich's English Gardens. We watched several surfers take turns riding the waves. It was a really cool experience.

In addition to Nymphenburg Palace, which several people mentioned, I'd add something relatively simple: a visit to the English Gardens (https://www.muenchen.de/en/sights/attractions/english-garden). The gardens are not just another city park: I'd rate them and Amsterdam's Vondel Park as the best in Europe. The gardens are so large, I once got lost in them. Perhaps unsurprisingly for Munich, the gardens have the best beer garden in Europe. The pagoda is an interesting bit of cross-cultural appreciation: https://www.munichbeergardens.com/Chinesischer_Turm

Agree with what's been said here. Nymphenburg Palace, the Residenz, (I think it's worth seeing both), and the Englisher Gardens. If you go to Nymphenburg, be sure to visit the four "mini-palaces" scattered about the grounds, and not just the main palace.

I drive a BMW, so their museum was a highlight for me. Otherwise the English Garden was my number one.

I absolutely love Munich, but the "tourist sites" have little to do with why. It's just a lovely, relaxing place. And I love German food and German beer, which helps.