Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A Day in Westend
Morning
Begin at the
Bavaria
(see
p105)
. Climb up to the
statue's head and enjoy
the glorious view across
Theresienwiese. Behind
the Ruhmeshalle is the
attractive
Bavariapark
.
Walk through to its
northern end and visit
the impressive collection
of the
Verkehrszentrum
(see p11)
, a branch
museum of the Deutsches
Museum, housed in three
historic fair halls. Cross
Heimeranstr. and head
to Kazmairstr. Here,
Café Cocoa
(No. 24) is
a good choice for a coffee
break. Take a stroll and
browse in the upcoming,
multicultural district
from Gollierplatz up to
Georg-Freundorfer-Platz.
For lunch, try the
Müller &
Söhne
bar and restaurant
(Kazmairstr. 28) or opt for
a good Thai meal at
Kao
Kao
(Tulbeckstr. 9).
Chapel, Schloss Blutenburg
A late Gothic chapel was added
in 1488. Today, Blutenburg hous-
es the Internationale Jugendbib-
liothek. The castle café is perfect
for a coffee break.
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Map A2
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Tierpark Hellabrunn
When Munich's Tierpark was
founded in 1911, it was the first
zoo in the world that arranged
animal enclosures and pavilions
according to continents and
geographic origins. Highlights
include a large aviary, a jungle
tent with lions and tigers, and
a tropical forest and aquarium
pavilion, where monkeys,
snakes, and fish inhabit a jungle
and coral-reef habitat.
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Tierparkstr.
30 • Map E6 • Open in summer 8am-
6pm daily, in winter 9am-5pm daily
• Adm • www.tierparkhellabrunn.de
Afternoon
Ganghoferstr. and Pfeufer-
str, will take you over a
S-Bahn track bridge into
the eastern section of
Westpark
. Stroll west-
ward, past the mysterious
“floating” granite sphere,
to the marshland ponds
and try to spot the frogs.
Walking across a bridge
over a major city motor-
way takes you into the
western section of the
park and its Thai pagoda,
Japanese garden, rose
garden with over 2,000
roses, and a manmade
lake complete with stage
at its centre for open-air
music, theatre, and film
in summer. For coffee
or a pint of beer, stop in
at the
See-Café
or the
restaurant set in the
tranquil surroundings of
the rose garden.
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Grünwald
This exclusive villa district
lies to the south of the city. The
13th-century Castle Grünwald
houses an archaeological collec-
tion that includes Roman arti-
facts. Geiselgasteig and Bavaria-
Filmstadt are also located in this
district
(see p54)
.
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Map S2
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For more information on the Botanical Gardens, visit
www.botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de
