The Tierpark Hellabrunn on the Isar river south of Munich opened in 1911 and pioneered the geo-zoo concept: animals grouped by continent rather than species, so you move through Africa, South America, and Asia as spatial zones. The 40-hectare grounds include old-growth forest and Isar floodplain ecology that gives the zoo a naturalistic quality unusual for a city zoo. Adults pay around €20. Take U3 to Thalkirchen. Allow three to four hours; this is a full half-day, and the grounds are large enough to reward wandering.
zoo in Munich
Tierpark Hellabrunn
The Tierpark Hellabrunn opened in 1911 on the Isar river south of Munich's city center as one of the world's first "geo-zoos," where animals were grouped by continent rather than by species type. The 40-hectare grounds include old-growth forest, streams from the Isar floodplain, and an aquarium.
- Type
- zoo
- Destination
- Munich
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1911
- Era
- Modern
- Address
- Tierparkstrasse 30, 81543 Munich
- Coordinates
- 48.0963, 11.5542
- Official website
- Visit website