Mountains, lakes and historical cities - you can have a great mix of nature and culture in one of the most beautiful areas of Bavaria.

http://en.chiemsee-alpenland.de/Discover/Enjoy-and-relax
www.samerberg.de (mountains 20 mins drive)
http://www.touristinfo-rosenheim.de/

Munich center: 45 mins by train and metro
(interesting for families: Deutsches Museum, Museum Mensch und Natur, Olympia Park, Allianz Arena, BMW Museum, Zoo)
www.muenchen.de/int/en/tourism.html
www.deutsches-museum.de/
www.destination-munich.com/
http://www.bmw-welt.com/web_rb/bmw-welt/en/index.html
http://www.allianz-arena.de/en/

- Castles of Ludwig II: Castle of Herrenchiemsee: 30 mins drive, Linderhof and Neuschwanstein 1,5 hours drive (www.schloesser.bayern.de)
- Salzburg: 1 hour drive/ by train (Mozart's Birthplace, Fortress etc.)
- Medieval city centers: Wasserburg (30 mins), Regensburg (World Cultural Heritage, 2 hours)
- Königssee: 1 hour drive
- Zugspitze (highest mountain of Germany): 1,5 hours drive

- For swimming, sailing, kayaking: many small and big lakes around Rosenheim, the two most famous: Simssee (20mins), Chiemssee (largest Bavarian lake, 30mins)
- Outdoor swimming pool at Rosenheim, indoor at Prien (Prienavera), Wasserburg (Badria)
- Hiking, climbing, mountainbiking in the surrounding mountains (also mountains with mountain railways, www.wendelsteinbahn.de, www.hochriesbahn.de, www.kampenwand.de)
- Climbing indoors: http://www.kletterhalle-rosenheim.de/ or in a climbing forest at Prien: http://www.kletterwald-prien.de/
- Bicycle tours
- Zoos: Raritätenzoo Ebbs (www.raritaetenzoo.at), Zoo Munich (www.tierpark-hellabrunn.de), Wildpark Wildbichl (http://www.wildbichl.com/), Zoo Salzburg
- Natural History and Mammoth Museum, (www.museum-siegsdorf.de)
- Summer toboggan run: http://www.hocheck.com/sommer/sommerrodeln.html
- The Salt mine Berchtesgaden: https://www.salzbergwerk.de/en
- small museums in Rosenheim: Inn Museum, Holztechnisches Museum, Städtisches Museum, Städtische Galerie, Klepper-Museum (Rosenheim is the home of Klepper folding kayaks).

During the last week of august/first week of september you can visit the Herbstfest, a fair like the Oktoberfest at Munich. It's smaller but less touristic and more authentic (http://www.herbstfest-rosenheim.de/)