Übersee is divided into 36 small neighbourhoods: Neighbouring municipalities (clockwise from the north-east) are: Grabenstätt, Staudach-Egerndach, Grassau and Bernau am Chiemsee.

The Sommerfrischler – as they are called in the local dialect – were middle to upper class people from across Germany who spent their vacation at lake Chiemsee in the summer months during the time of the economic boom after WWII.

Functioning partly as an "entrance to the Achental", Übersee is a good starting point for visitors who wish to explore both the lakeside and the mountains.

The house of late German impressionist painter Julius Exter (1863–1939) is used today as a seasonal art exhibition and artesanal market for fellow local artists.

In the Chiemgau region, Übersee is famous for the Roman Catholic St. Nikolaus church was built by munich Architect Joseph Elsner in a neo-gothic style.

Particularly in Summer, many local residents offer rooms and flats for travellers, a practice that has been quite common in the area ever since the 1950s' economic boom.