Michael Brein's Guide to Munich by the U-Bahn (Michael Brein's Guides to Sightseeing by Public Transportation)

Rating:
Summary: useless map
Review: Contrary to what you may think this is not a map of Munich. It is a map of of the U-bahn and S-bahn system, the same as you can get at any ticket selling point. On the back there is a list of main sights by stations, which I found quite useless. In fact it hasn't helped me even once during my visit to Munich, for the following reasons:
1. Munich is quite a small city and many of the interesting spots are within walking distance from each other. A list of sites by underground stations simply doesn't make sense.
2. Some of the suggestions are quite strange (for example taking a bus to the Alte and Neue Pinakothek - they are within 10 minutes walk from two U-bahn stations - why isn't this fact mentioned in the guide?).
3. In every U-bahn station there is a detailed map of the nearby area. So it's very easy to find your way.
My suggestion is: buy a good street map of Munich instead of this guide.

Rating:
Summary: Good map for locating tourist points and travelling to them.
Review: Front side of map is the MVV Schnellbahn-Netzplan, the S-bahn and U-bahn routes. Map is color coded and easy to read. Author has numbered specific sights which are described on the reverse side of the map. Reverse side has 2"x3" detail maps of the U-bahn station and the nearby point of interest. Includes BMW Museum, Englischer Garten, Oktoberfest, Marienplatz, Viktualienmarkt, Hofbrauhaus, and Neuschwanstein. Well worth the $ 5 retail price.