Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 07:38     Subject: Munich and Austria with kids
We took our kids to the Alpine Zoo (alpenzoo) near innsbruck and they loved it. We also spent some time in Oberammergau where there is lots of touristy stuff to do -- We took a carriage ride. Mostly my kids remember the ice cream. Kids are weird. (The ice cream shops seem to have lots of different weird little sundaes with different colored sprinkles and things.)
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 07:35     Subject: Munich and Austria with kids
Check out this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1247712.page#29086345

My kids loved the parks/playgrounds (very different from US) and the Eagle's Nest.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 07:15     Subject: Munich and Austria with kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To get a sense of our vibe, one boy was super excited about the water park that’s located near the Sound of Music house near Salzburg so I was like, we could probably visit the sound of music house and then spend a few hours at the public water park. I am fully aware we can waste a few hours at a public water park much closer to home, but I see a lot of value in just experiencing another country in a laid back way like that and not packing too much sightseeing into the day with kids.


From what I recall of the Sound of Music tour I took 30+ years ago…there is no “Sound of Music” house. One house was used for the facade and another for the back patio and lake. The interiors were shot at several different locations. If they still do the tour, you should take it. I remember it being really fun.


There’s a Sound of music bicycle tour that is super fun in Salzburg if your kids are comfortable on bicycles.


I’ve done both the bike and the bus tour. Both are enjoyable. My kids were on the bike tour with me, and I would recommend that for kids. It was a really cool way to see Salzburg!
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 07:03     Subject: Munich and Austria with kids
Anonymous wrote:Thanks guys! Maybe I’ll add a few days in Munich as opposed to just the one day I had planned. Will definitely do the salt mine!

Any specific alpine coasters or things like that that you guys liked? Or are they all pretty similar?


Where in Tyrol are you staying? It's a big enough area that it wouldn't make sense to recommend a coaster or playground that's 2hrs away because there are so many options.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 07:15     Subject: Munich and Austria with kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To get a sense of our vibe, one boy was super excited about the water park that’s located near the Sound of Music house near Salzburg so I was like, we could probably visit the sound of music house and then spend a few hours at the public water park. I am fully aware we can waste a few hours at a public water park much closer to home, but I see a lot of value in just experiencing another country in a laid back way like that and not packing too much sightseeing into the day with kids.


From what I recall of the Sound of Music tour I took 30+ years ago…there is no “Sound of Music” house. One house was used for the facade and another for the back patio and lake. The interiors were shot at several different locations. If they still do the tour, you should take it. I remember it being really fun.


There’s a Sound of music bicycle tour that is super fun in Salzburg if your kids are comfortable on bicycles.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 07:14     Subject: Munich and Austria with kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We had amazing summer in Austria, and we did Vienna (kids loved the museums, and they loved even more spending evenings at the Prater amusement park). The park doesn’t have entrance fees, but need to pay per ride, so we used to go for an hour, 3-4 rides and go home while we were in Vienna.

We also spent time near Salzburg, rented through their farms hotel program, so stayed at a working farm near the lakes about 30 minutes or so from Salzburg. Did sightseeing (Salzburg, Hallstatt), hiking and swimming at the lakes.

Salt mine visit was a lot of fun in Salzburg area.

In Tirol, we also swam (lakes much colder than near Salzburg), did the alpine coasters, hiked, and did sightseeing.

So much to do, it depends how long you’re going for.


Not PP but also looking at Austria this summer would love more info on this! Sounds really neat.

That's also good to know about the lakes- I've been debating either staying lakeside in Achensee (in Tirol) or closer to Salzburg where we could easily do some daytrips to lakes. Achensee looks beauriful but I'm hesitant to go full in on a lake location if the water is really cold (and there seemed to be less of the other alpine activities in the immediate area).


This is the site we used to book: https://www.farmholidays.com/en
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 07:14     Subject: Munich and Austria with kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What?

This is not for young kids.


Tyrol is literally filled with family resorts that cater to Austrians traveling with kids


+1. Some people on DCUM enjoy spouting out about things they know nothing about. Austria also has a well-organized system of hut to hut mountain hiking that families take advantage of each summer.