Munich Zoo "Tierpark Hellabrunn" and other Munich, Germany General Tips

Favorite Thing: Munich Zoo (Tierpark Hellabrunn)

The Munich Zoo is one of the biggest Zoos in Germany. Even if you are not a special fan of animals behind bars: Zoos can teach children to understand the variety and biodiversity of our planet and the Munich Zoo is famous for many animals being born there. So maybe the parent animals do not feel all that bad and even have some “privacy” ;-).
While some animal houses need some reconstruction or extension of space for the animals (hippos, serpentarium, monkeys) , other animal houses or garden areas a beautifully landscaped and spacious and meet very modern standards (aquarium, bat-house, terarium, birds, turtles, buffalos, sea lions etc etc.). In spring and summer the Munich zoo is a beautiful park with many flowers, great landscape architecture and pools. One highlight in the zoo are the childrens playgounds. They are very well designed and have equipment which support fantasy and educational playing. Additionally the zoo has some caffees and a restaurant, little shops selling ice cream and candies, crepes and popcorn. Especially with children the Munich Zoo is worth a day long visit including a nice family picnic, reading, strolling the wildlife areas. In winter a zoo visit is also okay, but many animals hybernate (sleep over the winter) and others can only be observed in restricted tile floor rooms, which can look depressing.
The zoo offers some special programs like e.g. sometimes they have “a zoo visit at night”, where you can watch the animals past the closing hours when it is dark outside and some animals are more awake than during the daytime.

Fondest Memory: How to get there:

If you come by subway exit the U3 at “Thalkirchen (Zoo)” and then you can already see the entrance. But there is also enough parking in the surrounding area.

By bus take line 52 from Marienplatz to the last station „Tierpark“, stops directly at the entrance.

URL:
http://www.zoo-munich.de

Entrance Fees:
Adults: EUR 9,00
Children 4-14: EUR 4,50
Students / Seniros: EUR 6,00

Opening times:
October to March 9 to 17:00
April to September 8 bis 18:00

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Favorite Thing: If you visit Munich and are even only slightly interested in natural sciences, technics or related fields, then a visit to the German Museum (Germany’s largest museum and the biggest of its kind in Europe with exhibitions on cars, ships, trains, planes, physics, chemistry, mining, manufactoring, electricity, architecture etc etc) is an absolute MUST.
However, most people do not know that there is more on the small “Museum’s Island” in the river Isar than only the German Museum. Right in front of the German museum there is an Imax theatre featuring 3-D movies and typical Imax productions. It shows movies every day and the variety ranges from Insects 3D to Himalaya or Deep Sea expeditions, Grand Canyon Explorations, Phantasy Worlds, a tour through the inside of the human body or educational technical movies. Furthermore they run spectacular Laser Shows adjusted to different kinds of music – be it “Queen” or “Genesis” or classical music. A visit to the Imax is fun – not only with children.

Fondest Memory: URL:
http://www.forumamdeutschenmuseum.de/

Tel. (089) 2 11 25-180

Entrance fees between 5 and 10 Euro

The Imax 3D movie theatre is located on the Museum’s Island in the Isar River right next to the German museum. For detailed directions to the German Museum see www.stadtplan.de.

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Favorite Thing: If you visit Munich and are even only slightly interested in natural sciences, technics or related fields, then a visit to the German museum (Germany’s largest museum and the biggest of its kind in Europe with exhibitions on cars, ships, trains, planes, physics, chemistry, mining, manufactoring, electricity, architecture etc etc) is an absolute MUST.
However, most people do not know that there is more on the small “Museum’s Island” in the river Isar than only the German Museum. Right in front of the German museum there is a planetary. The planetary features advanced projection systems and near horizontal seating, where the night skies and astronomic phenomena are projected in a hallf dome above your heads. A visit to the planetary is eductional and also very relaxing (very comfi lean back chairs ;-)). It is a great activity with children as well as when having a general interest in easy-fed natural science knowledge or astronomy. You can also book the plaetary for large groups – e.g. after a conference in the German Museum’s Conference Center or after a business meeting in one of the very close conference hotels.

Fondest Memory: The planetary is located on the Museum’s Island in the Isar River right next to the German museum. For detailed directions to the German Museum see www.stadtplan.de.

URL:
http://www.forumamdeutschenmuseum.de/planet/

Tel. (089) 2 11 25-180

Tickets between 5 and 10 Euro

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Favorite Thing: The movie theatre “Cinnema” is located at the intersection of Pappenheimer Street and Nymphenburger Street. Special about this movie theatre is that they show movies in English. On Sunday mornings at 10:30 they have something called movie brunch. ( Matinee with continental breakfast:) For 7 Euro you can see an English movie and feast yourself on a breakfast buffet they have in the lobby. It is then allowed to take hot coffe, hot chocolate, cakes and pastries into the movie theatre also. The Cinema is a nice treat to start a cloudy Sunday and to enjoy a good movie with other international people.

Fondest Memory: The extremely infromative website:

http://www.cinema-muenchen.com/englisch/

gives details on what they are currently playing, entrance fees, opening times and how to get there including a good map.

This movie theatre is really worth a visit!

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