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Munich, Germany
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East Munich comprises all the districts of Munich east of the river Isar; however the area around Ostbahnhof the east railway station is described separately as Haidhausen. It's mostly residential: the main attractions are Filmstadt theme park, the zoo, and Messe trade fair halls.
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Theme park in working film studios: the standard ticket is a 90-min guided tour of the sets (but only in German) and a 10-min ride in a 4D cinema. Discounts if you come by public transport or on your birthday. The studios were established in 1919 by Peter Ostermayr (1882-1967), who then moved elsewhere to make a score of films in the heimat tradition (set in a romanticized horse-drawn bygone Germany, forerunner to the US cowboy westerns). Films made here include Alfred Hitchcock's The Pleasure Garden (his first, in 1925), Lola Montez (Max Ophüls 1954), Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick 1957), One, Two, Three (Billy Wilder 1961), The Great Escape (John Sturges 1963), The Sound of Music (Robert Wise 1965), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Mel Stuart 1971), Cabaret (Bob Fosse 1972), The Serpent's Egg (Ingmar Bergman 1977), Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen 1981) and The Neverending Story (Wolfgang Petersen 1984). Note: this location is outside of the city boundary (Geiselgasteig bei München, Gemeinde Grünwald)
Museum of public transport in Munich housed in a former tram repair and assembly shed. They have 25 historic trams, buses and works vehicles on display, with signage in German and English. Another highlight is a U-Bahn driving simulator.
Friedhof am Perlacher Forst
This cemetery was opened in 1931 and has 27,000 marked graves plus a plot for "displaced persons", victims of Nazism. Unlikely bedfellows here are footballer Stephan Beckenbauer (1968–2015), members of the White Rose resistance group executed in 1943, and Polish soldiers of Holy Cross Brigade (Brygady Świętokrzyskiej), a right-wing faction who preferred fighting the Soviet Union and each other instead of the Third Reich.
Sechzig ("Sixty") were founder members of Bundesliga, but now play soccer in 3. Liga the third tier. Their stadium (capacity 15,000) also hosts Bayern Munich second team, under-19s and women. Türkgücü München also played here but went bust in 2022, alleviating the problem of fixture congestion. The most remarkable fixture here, on 10 Sept 1972, was a 0-1 away victory for Greek philosophers over German philosophers, with Socrates heading the last-minute winner and Confucius as referee: it was filmed as a Monty Python sketch.
These pitches host junior teams of Bayern Munich, right down to 8 year olds - so some of them will be star players five or six World Cups from now, imagine. The first team also trains here with a public session at least once a week. They're usually happy to oblige with autographs and selfies.
Cosima Wellenbad
This is Munich's only wave pool. It also has a large sauna.
In harness racing, jockeys sit in a two-wheel open cart, and the horse has a trotting gait, the gallop is not permitted. Race meetings are usually on Sunday but this varies, see website.
Also known as Galopprennbahn as horses here gallop in the conventional way. The track has flat-racing May-Nov, concluding with the Grosser Preis von Bayern run over 2.4 km.
Just north of Michaeligarten beer garden, this has a large outdoor pool in summer and an indoor pool.
This brewery was founded in 1591, and moved to Riem in 1988. They produce over a dozen beers including an Oktoberfest brew. Tours are only available to groups of 10-30, booked at least 14 days in advance.
Café attached to a coffee roastery in a quiet part of the district.
Good Italian restaurant with outdoor terrace by the river.
Bavarian restaurant and beer garden run by Schneider Weisse, the wheat-beer brewery. Good traditional fare, somewhat cheaper than their more touristy outlet in Altstadt.
German restaurant with good atmosphere and food.
Restaurant and bar with Bavarian, Asian and international cuisine.
Rice pudding bar offering a large variety of lactose-free puddings.
Trad Bavarian fare in Riem mall, convenient for Messe, indifferent reviews.
This 3000-seater beer garden serves Löwenbräu beer and a range of trad fare. You can bring your own food to the beer garden.
The name means "Research Brewery" and it was established in 1930 to try different brews and test them on customers. The research ended in 1950 and Hopfenhäcker craft brewery now occupies the space. The beer garden is at the edge of the city conurbation, with Neuer Südfriedhof cemetery north and open fields to the south. It's open year-round and only seats 250, so it's sometimes reserved for private parties.
Great reviews for this trad restaurant and 1200-seater beer garden in a former mill at the entrance to Mittlere-Isar Island.
Trad 2400-seater beer garden in Oberhaching south of Perlacher Forst, serving Spaten beer. In 1922 this was the launchpad of the Radler, half beer half lemonade, a "shandy" in English. The legend goes that they were mobbed by cyclists on a hot summer day. The beer ran low so they eked it out by diluting with lemonade, and claimed this was a special mix for cyclists (Radler) as it was lower on alcohol. Such blends were already documented from mid 19th century.
Standard budget hotel with good transport to town.
formerly LeoMotel
Modern budget hotel, some way from centre but near public transport.
Usual good quality HI-Express. Stuck out in an industrial area but convenient car access to eastern parts of Munich.
formerly Holiday Inn
Basic rooms, some quite small, reasonable for what you're paying. With covered parking(charged), or there may be a free space on the street.
formerly Golden Leaf
Standard 3-star hotel, with all necessary amenities.
Decent Accor mid-range place, convenient not only for Messe but for transport to city centre.
Good value chain business hotel.
formerly Ramada
Acceptable mid-range place at northeast corner of Messe, convenient for highway and trade fairs.
Best Western
Chain hotel convenient for motorists and Messe.
Marriott chain hotel, great slab of a cereal packet and many rooms need renovation. But it's a good location off Isaring and mostly clean and comfy.
Marriott intended to demolish this building in 2026 - that's been pushed back, but the place is getting limited investment and maintenance. It's barely adequate for the price.
The pep is a huge department store with over 80 shops, restaurants, and cafés.
A huge shopping centre next to Messestadt West U-Bahn station, with lots of eating places.
By train
Mainline trains converge on Hauptbahnhof from all parts of Germany and beyond, so you normally change there for S- and U-Bahn trains to Munich's eastern districts.
This district is spread out, so use public transport. All the attractions described on this page are within the M inner city travel zone, including Messe trade fair halls. See Munich#Get around for ticket options.
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