Big days out that kids ask for again by name: sharks over your head, a foam pit to flip into, a film set with a real submarine. Here's what we checked, from Hellabrunn Zoo to Superfly. Open any card for ages, prices and how to get there, then pick one and go.
Hellabrunn sits on the Isar river meadows and was the world's first geozoo: since 1928 its animals have lived grouped by continent, so kids can walk from the African savanna to the polar world in a few steps. More than 500 species live here, from elephants and tigers to penguins and polar bears. A new jungle world covers Asia, and there's a petting area and playgrounds along the way.
Superfly Munich is an indoor trampoline park of about 4,000m². Beyond the open jumping courts and a foam pit for landing flips, it has Valo attractions, where trampolines meet video games, and Pixel Games, where teams collect points and solve puzzles level by level.
It suits school-age kids and teens who want to burn off energy on a cold or rainy day.
SEA LIFE Munich is an indoor aquarium in the Olympiapark, next to the Olympic Tower. A walk-through underwater tunnel runs beneath the tropical ocean tank, home to blacktip reef sharks and Pünktchen, a zebra shark.
Other zones cover the Isar river, the Danube delta, jellyfish, seahorses and a discovery pool. Many tanks sit at floor level, so toddlers can see in without being lifted.
Bavaria Filmstadt is the visitor side of a working film studio on Munich's southern edge. A guide walks groups through original sets and props: the U-boat model from "Das Boot", the classroom from "Fack ju Göhte" and the set from "Jim Knopf". Kids can act short scenes in front of a camera, then ride a 3D motion-seat cinema. An outdoor play tower by the entrance fills the wait.
A 57-hectare park of native European wildlife along a 4 km forest and meadow trail. Fallow deer and mouflon roam free and walk right up to visitors, and many animals can be petted or fed. The trail passes brown bears, wolves, lynx, wild boar and bison.
By the picnic meadow and kiosk, a big play area has a water playground and a western fort.
Munich's largest climbing forest has more than 110 elements over 13 courses, strung through 21,000 square meters of woods. Expect wobbly nets, rope bridges and flying foxes up to 11 meters high, with a continuous safety line that can't come unclipped. The smallest climbers get a low course 1 to 2 meters off the ground.
On the ground: a playground, a forest nature trail and the Fater Alm hut restaurant.
BMW Welt is the carmaker's showroom and delivery center, a sweeping glass building with a twisted double cone at one end. Kids can explore the latest BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad models up close, and look down on the Premiere, where new owners drive off in their cars.
The BMW Museum, directly opposite, covers more than 100 years of BMW history and runs hands-on workshops for kids.
Big days out that kids ask for again by name: sharks over your head, a foam pit to flip into, a film set with a real submarine. Here's what we checked, from Hellabrunn Zoo to Superfly. Open any card for ages, prices and how to get there, then pick one and go.
Hellabrunn sits on the Isar river meadows and was the world's first geozoo: since 1928 its animals have lived grouped by continent, so kids can walk from the African savanna to the polar world in a few steps. More than 500 species live here, from elephants and tigers to penguins and polar bears. A new jungle world covers Asia, and there's a petting area and playgrounds along the way.
Superfly Munich is an indoor trampoline park of about 4,000m². Beyond the open jumping courts and a foam pit for landing flips, it has Valo attractions, where trampolines meet video games, and Pixel Games, where teams collect points and solve puzzles level by level.
It suits school-age kids and teens who want to burn off energy on a cold or rainy day.
SEA LIFE Munich is an indoor aquarium in the Olympiapark, next to the Olympic Tower. A walk-through underwater tunnel runs beneath the tropical ocean tank, home to blacktip reef sharks and Pünktchen, a zebra shark.
Other zones cover the Isar river, the Danube delta, jellyfish, seahorses and a discovery pool. Many tanks sit at floor level, so toddlers can see in without being lifted.
Bavaria Filmstadt is the visitor side of a working film studio on Munich's southern edge. A guide walks groups through original sets and props: the U-boat model from "Das Boot", the classroom from "Fack ju Göhte" and the set from "Jim Knopf". Kids can act short scenes in front of a camera, then ride a 3D motion-seat cinema. An outdoor play tower by the entrance fills the wait.
A 57-hectare park of native European wildlife along a 4 km forest and meadow trail. Fallow deer and mouflon roam free and walk right up to visitors, and many animals can be petted or fed. The trail passes brown bears, wolves, lynx, wild boar and bison.
By the picnic meadow and kiosk, a big play area has a water playground and a western fort.
Munich's largest climbing forest has more than 110 elements over 13 courses, strung through 21,000 square meters of woods. Expect wobbly nets, rope bridges and flying foxes up to 11 meters high, with a continuous safety line that can't come unclipped. The smallest climbers get a low course 1 to 2 meters off the ground.
On the ground: a playground, a forest nature trail and the Fater Alm hut restaurant.
BMW Welt is the carmaker's showroom and delivery center, a sweeping glass building with a twisted double cone at one end. Kids can explore the latest BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad models up close, and look down on the Premiere, where new owners drive off in their cars.
The BMW Museum, directly opposite, covers more than 100 years of BMW history and runs hands-on workshops for kids.
