Hötting
The district of Hötting lies on the northern bank of the river Inn which runs through the middle of the city. Formerly an exclusive residential area for the well-to-do, Hötting is today quiet and unobtrusive suburbia and home to the Alpenzoo. The founders of this zoo had a distinctive mission in mind: to find endangered species in the wild, rear them in the zoo, and then set them free again in their former Alpine habitats. The zoo has already scored several successes with this practice. You can get a rack-rail from the Alpenzoo to the Hungerburg, the base station for the cable railway that takes you to the lakes and valleys lying high above Innsbruck. There is even a restaurant at the top offering a superb vantage point from which to observe the magnificent spectacle of night falling over Innsbruck. A visit to the Botanischer Garten (botanical garden) or an evening in the observatory rounds off the day nicely.
Attractions
Alpengarten Patscherkofel
Hotels
Hotel Tautermann
