312 steps to the panoramic view: On weekends and holidays we offer regular tours to the viewing platform on top of the tower of the Deutsches Museum. The tower of the Deutsches Museum is not only an architectural landmark of the building, it is also a weather station, transmission mast, home of Foucault's Pendulum and observation deck all in one. It is characterised by its beautifully designed façade elements. Where you would normally find a clock, the Museum Tower displays air pressure, temperature, wind and humidity. At a height of 65 metres, the Museum Tower offers a fantastic panoramic view of the city.

• Height of the viewing platform: 65 metres above the Isar
• The tower tours take place regularly at weekends, on public holidays and during the Bavarian school holidays.
• The tour starts every 30 minutes, the first tour starts at 9.30 a.m., the last ascent at 4 p.m., a tour lasts approx. 30 minutes including ascent and descent. The guided tour takes you up to the platform, from there you can explore the view on your own.
• All participants need a ticket for the tour in addition to their admission ticket, €5 (free for museum members ). Available at the information desk in the entrance hall.
• Children aged 6 and over.
• There is a lift to the meeting point on level 3, from there it is 185 steps on foot to the viewing platform. Please be at the meeting point on time.
• The platform is outdoors, weather-appropriate clothing is recommended.

You will find out every day at around 9.20 a.m. what activities are taking place in the daily programme. Our daily changing programme for individual visitors and small groups of up to five people offers guided tours, demonstrations, science shows and hands-on programmes. All programmes start directly at the respective action location or at the guided tour meeting point in the respective exhibition.

• Children may not be picked up or placed on the shoulders in the stairwell or on the platform of the museum tower.
• The platform of the Museum Tower is located outdoors and is unprotected from the weather.
• For safety reasons, it is not permitted to place objects such as drinks bottles, jackets, bags, glasses, mobile phones or other loose objects on the balustrade or to throw objects down.