Stadt Münster, Around Lake Aa
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Around Lake Aa
The recreational area of Lake Aa, situated on the outskirts of the city centre, is a leisure and sporting paradise. Numerous joggers run around the 40-hectare reservoir each day. The zoo, horse museum "Hippomaxx", the natural history museum with adjoining planetarium and the Mühlenhof open-air museum are visitor magnets. It is also possible to hire rowing boats and pedalos at the lake. The eye-catching Giant Pool Balls, three enormous concrete billiard balls created by Claes Oldenburg on the occasion of the first sculpture exhibition in 1977, grace the lake’s northern banks. Lake Aa is also a popular location for events.
www.aaseepark.de
“Allwetterzoo“ (All-weather zoo)
Over 3,000 animals live in the "Allwetterzoo" in largely natural surroundings and eco-systems. Bears, tigers, lions, monkeys, penguins, parrots and co. feel at ease in twelve large animal houses and in the outdoor enclosures. Approximately one kilometre of the five kilometres of paths through the zoo’s grounds is covered, providing protection from rain and sun, hence the name "all-weather zoo".
The entrance price includes a visit to the dolphinarium and the "Hippomaxx" horse museum.
Allwetterzoo (All-weather zoo), Sentruper Straße 315
Tel. 02 51 / 8 90 40
E-mail info@allwetterzoo.de
www.allwetterzoo.de/english
Opening hours: Daily from 9 am until close of admissions (6 pm from April to September, 5 pm in March and October, 4 pm from November to February).
“Hippomaxx“ – Westphalian Horse Museum
The horse adorns the Westphalian coat of arms, and the Münsterland region is a stronghold of equestrian sports. It comes as no surprise that the city has dedicated a museum to the noble creatures. The "Hippomaxx" charts natural and cultural equestrian history and the co-existence of humans and horses over 1,000 square metres. Spectators can even watch their four-legged friends perform in the arena.
Westfälisches Pferdemuseum (Westphalian Horse Museum), Sentruper Straße 311
Tel. 02 51 / 48 42 70
E-mail info@hippomaxx-muenster.de
www.hippomaxx-muenster.de/english
April to September daily from 9 am - 6 pm, October and March from 9 am - 5 pm, November to February from 9 am - 4 pm.
Natural History Museum and Planetarium
Visitors to the Zeiss Planetarium, located at the heart of the LWL Natural History Museum, can investigate foreign planets and astronomical events from the comfort of their armchairs. The planetarium’s dome measures 20 metres in diameter, and seats 270 people. The natural history museum invites its visitors to travel back in time to the Mesozoic era. There, they can make the acquaintance of the dinosaurs and experience Westphalia’s transformation from mammoth steppe to agrarian countryside.
LWL-Museum für Naturkunde - Westfälisches Landesmuseum mit Planetarium (LWL Natural History Museum – Westphalian State Museum with Planetarium), Sentruper Str. 285
Tel. 02 51 / 5 91 05
Natural History Museum: www.lwl.org/LWL/Kultur/WMfN/Museum_Naturkunde
Planetarium: www.lwl.org/LWL/Kultur/WMfN/Zeiss_Planetarium
Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am – 6 pm
Mühlenhof Open-Air Museum
Freilichtmuseum Mühlenhof (Mühlenhof Open-Air Museum), Theo-Breider-Weg 1
Tel. 02 51 / 98 12 00
E-mail service@muehlenhof-muenster.org
www.muehlenhof-muenster.de
April to September from 10 am - 6 pm, October and March from 11 am - 4:30 pm, November to February from 11 am - 4 pm.
“Professor Landois“ water shuttle
The ship transports passengers from the city centre to the Mühlenhof open-air museum and the zoo. "Professor Landois" runs every hour from 10 am to 6 pm in peak season. The ship stays on dry land in winter. The water shuttle is named after the legendary scientist and zoo founder, Professor Hermann Landois. He was also responsible for the plans for the artificial reservoir, Lake Aa.
- Information: Tel. 02 51 / 84 50 20
www.professor-landois.de/
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