Founded in early-1800s Germany to honor the country's royal family, the original Oktoberfest is now mostly a reason for millions of people to descend on Munich each fall to drink, eat and be very merry.

Munich's Oktoberfest may have more than 200 years on our own celebration here in San Diego, but that doesn't mean we don't know how to throw a party! Here's where you can chug a hefty stein of lager, chow down on a bratwurst and oom-pah-pah to your heart's content.