Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Munich

Free BMW showroom where kids can sit in the cars, with the museum next door and a Junior Campus of hands-on stations for ages 7 to 13.

Science and technology museum with Kids' Kingdom, a hands-on area just for ages 3 to 8.

Big zoo on the river laid out by continent, with polar bears, elephants, a bat cave and a petting zoo where kids feed the farm animals.

Hands-on children's museum where touching everything is the point.

The 1972 Olympic grounds, now a park with playgrounds, pedal boats on the lake, mini golf and a hill for sledding in winter.

Aquarium that starts at the river and ends in the tropics, with a glass tunnel through the shark tank and touch pools.