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Further Distractions Westpark Laid out in 1983, for the International Garden Design Exhibition, Westpark offers 72 hectares (178 acres) of wilderness in the city. Three separate areas recreate the contrasting natural habitats of mountain, meadowland and dry grassland; human interference with the plants and animals is kept to a minimum. In among the natural attractions, visitors can find beer gardens, cafés and several playgrounds. In summer, a floating stage hosts concerts, theatre and open-air cinema events. Garmischer Strasse, Sendling-Westpark Transport: U-Bahn Westpark; bus 33. Opening hours: Daily 24 hours. Admission: Free. Zentrum für Aussergewöhnliche Museen (Centre for Unusual Museums) This place lives up to its name. Under one roof, visitors will find a chamber pot museum, a go-cart museum, a perfume museum, a lock museum, an Easter Bunny museum and a museum dedicated to the Bavarian-born, Austrian Empress, Sisi. Westenriederstrasse 41 Tel: (089) 290 4121. Fax: (089) 2280 2773. E-mail: info@zam-museum.de Website: www.zam-museum.de Transport: S-Bahn Isartor; U-Bahn Marienplatz; tram 17 or 18. Opening hours: Daily 1000-1800. Admission: €4; concessions available. Bavaria Film Studios The tour of Germany’s ‘Film City’, where around 150 hours of cinema and TV films are produced every year, reveals the tricks of the film industry, including the making of films such us Das Boot (1981), Cabaret (1972) and Die Unendliche Geschichte, better known as The Neverending Story (1984), as well as many German TV series. English tours are available through advance booking. Bavariafilmplatz 7 Tel: (089) 6499 2304. Fax: (089) 6499 3452. Website: www.filmtour.de Transport: Tram 25. Opening hours: Daily 0900-1600 (Mar-Oct); daily 1000-1500 (Nov-Feb). Admission: €10. |
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