Day Trip:Kehlsteinhaus (eagle's nest) and Dokumentation Centre Obersalzburg
Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) & Dokumentation Centre Obersalzberg
http://www.kehlsteinhaus.de/
http://www.obersalzberg.de/obersalzberg-home.html?&L=1
Please note that due to its upper elevation, the Eagle's Nest is only open during mid-May to October, so check their website to confirm they are open before you go.
About a two-hour car journey from the South of Munich – the final 20 minutes are driving up very steep and winding roads!
These two attractions share a big car park (pay at the parking meter) which is close to both entrances.
To fully experience both these attractions would take an entire day, and I would recommend you do the Kehlsteinhaus first.
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Kehlsteinhaus (AKA Eagles Nest)
The Kehlsteinhaus was intended as a 50th birthday present for Adolf Hitler to serve as a retreat for Hitler and a place for his to entertain visiting dignitaries. To reach this mountain top building, you need to go up via the bus, a walk through a tunnel, and a trip in a “gold” lift/elevator.
The ticket for the Kehlsteinhaus includes the bus and lift/elevator return journeys. The tickets are bought at the ticket office next to the car park, and you will be given a set bus (number and time) to catch.
The bus takes you up a very steep and winding road, but the views are amazing – keep your camera poised. There is a place within the bus to park a pram/stroller (it's actually for a wheelchair user though). During peak season, it might be easier if you can use a folding stroller and pop baby/toddler in your lap.
At the end of the bus journey, you will find the entrance to the tunnel (which leads to the lift/elevator). But first, you must grab a return ticket (again, you will need to specify the return time. They recommend two-hours to explore).
Walk through the tunnel, and queue for the lift/elevator. During peak-season, they cram you into the lift/elevator, so it may be easier to collapse your stroller and carry baby/toddler (again, like the bus journey, it depends on age of children, and busyness of the attraction).
The building has now been converted into a restaurant, although there are a few architectural and historic items to explore. The restaurant is reasonably expensive (tourist prices) with a limited selection, but the views while eating lunch are amazing.
There is one viewing point via a rocky mountain slope, which is not pushchair/stroller suitable. We parked the pushchair against the fence, and walked up carrying the baby.
Toilets are available at the ticket office and at the top within the restaurant. There is a baby changing area in both these locations.
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Dokumentation Centre Obersalzberg
This is a fascinating museum/exhibition on the history of the Eagle's Nest, Obersalzberg and the Nazi dictatorship. Once you have completed the exhibition, you can freely access the underground bunker.
The museum is all in German, but you can hire audio guide machines for a few Euros at the ticket office.
There is a lift for those with pushchairs/strollers, and the entire exhibition is pushchair friendly (even the bunker, as you access it via a slope).
There is no cafe/restaurant within the museum, but there is a restaurant at the back of the car park, and the Kehlsteinhaus' souvenir/gift shop (located next to its ticket office) sells cold drinks and snacks.
Toilets are available within the exhibition, but I cannot recall if they had a baby changing facility.
Please visit Viccy's new blog: http://jellyroseyate.blogspot.de
http://www.kehlsteinhaus.de/
http://www.obersalzberg.de/obersalzberg-home.html?&L=1
Please note that due to its upper elevation, the Eagle's Nest is only open during mid-May to October, so check their website to confirm they are open before you go.
About a two-hour car journey from the South of Munich – the final 20 minutes are driving up very steep and winding roads!
These two attractions share a big car park (pay at the parking meter) which is close to both entrances.
To fully experience both these attractions would take an entire day, and I would recommend you do the Kehlsteinhaus first.
***
Kehlsteinhaus (AKA Eagles Nest)
The Kehlsteinhaus was intended as a 50th birthday present for Adolf Hitler to serve as a retreat for Hitler and a place for his to entertain visiting dignitaries. To reach this mountain top building, you need to go up via the bus, a walk through a tunnel, and a trip in a “gold” lift/elevator.
The ticket for the Kehlsteinhaus includes the bus and lift/elevator return journeys. The tickets are bought at the ticket office next to the car park, and you will be given a set bus (number and time) to catch.
The bus takes you up a very steep and winding road, but the views are amazing – keep your camera poised. There is a place within the bus to park a pram/stroller (it's actually for a wheelchair user though). During peak season, it might be easier if you can use a folding stroller and pop baby/toddler in your lap.
At the end of the bus journey, you will find the entrance to the tunnel (which leads to the lift/elevator). But first, you must grab a return ticket (again, you will need to specify the return time. They recommend two-hours to explore).
Walk through the tunnel, and queue for the lift/elevator. During peak-season, they cram you into the lift/elevator, so it may be easier to collapse your stroller and carry baby/toddler (again, like the bus journey, it depends on age of children, and busyness of the attraction).
The building has now been converted into a restaurant, although there are a few architectural and historic items to explore. The restaurant is reasonably expensive (tourist prices) with a limited selection, but the views while eating lunch are amazing.
There is one viewing point via a rocky mountain slope, which is not pushchair/stroller suitable. We parked the pushchair against the fence, and walked up carrying the baby.
Toilets are available at the ticket office and at the top within the restaurant. There is a baby changing area in both these locations.
***
Dokumentation Centre Obersalzberg
This is a fascinating museum/exhibition on the history of the Eagle's Nest, Obersalzberg and the Nazi dictatorship. Once you have completed the exhibition, you can freely access the underground bunker.
The museum is all in German, but you can hire audio guide machines for a few Euros at the ticket office.
There is a lift for those with pushchairs/strollers, and the entire exhibition is pushchair friendly (even the bunker, as you access it via a slope).
There is no cafe/restaurant within the museum, but there is a restaurant at the back of the car park, and the Kehlsteinhaus' souvenir/gift shop (located next to its ticket office) sells cold drinks and snacks.
Toilets are available within the exhibition, but I cannot recall if they had a baby changing facility.
Please visit Viccy's new blog: http://jellyroseyate.blogspot.de
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