• Center Oberammergau 10 -15 minutes
• NATO-school  5 minutes
• Swimming pool & Wellness "Wellenberg" 5 minutes
• Skiing area Oberammergau 15 minutes
• Train station Oberammergau 15 minutes
• Ettal - German cross-country skiing race 2011 "auf König Ludwig's Spuren"
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen 16 km - Zugspitze, Hausberg "Ski WM 2011"
• Munich Airport 86 km

Oberammergau is famous for its Passion Play which was first performed in 1634. In the middle of the 30 Years War, after months of suffering and dying from the the "Black Death," or plague, surviving villiagers swore an oath to perform a "Play of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ" every ten years.  The Play, originally made up of just actors from the villiage itself, has grown to a stage production comprised of almost 2,000 performers, singers, musicians and stage technicians.  The Play is performed in the 5,000 seat Passion Play Theater with it´s open air stage.  The next Passion Play is in 2010.

You can easily drive to Oberammergau or take public transportation. It is a small town found in the Bavarian Alps in Germany. If you want to explore more than just the town, it is best to have your own car. This way you can easily see all the sites. The closest cities are Munich in Germany and Innsbruck in Austria. Oberammergau is about 9 minutes from Innsbruck and 60 minutes from Munich. There are trains that run from Munich and Innsbruck. You will have to transfer at Oberau, Murnau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. You can also pick up the bus from these three transfer spots.

The Passion Play is only performed once every 10 years, and 2010 will see another performance. If you visit at a different time, it is still possible to take a tour of the theatre. The Luftlmalerei are murals found on the walls of most buildings in the town. These mainly depict Biblical scenes. Schloss Linderhof is a dream castle that was one of the few completed by King Ludwig II. The admission fee is quite low for this attraction, and it is also open during the winter.

If you are in Oberammergau, then you want to pick up a wood carving. This is an artisan craft in the town, and you can even learn wood carving at one of the many schools. The main pieces available are crucifixes, but you can also find wooden cuckoo clocks and Bavarian clocks. Bavarian clocks run differently from all other types of clocks.