Lichtenberg

When the weather is good, a visit to the animal park in Friedrichsfelde is good fun for the whole family.

The brick tower from 1900 stands on the Lindwerderberg above the Obersee, the highest natural point of Alt-Hohenschönhausen. Below it is a bar with a semi-circular counter, gallery, and terrace overlooking the water, opposite the Mies van der Rohe House. As a birthday venue in Berlin, it is rented in eight-hour blocks for approximately 50 guests.

On the Rummelsburger Bucht in Lichtenberg, right on the Spree riverbank, Hafenküche combines seasonal cuisine with real water views - from breakfast and lunch to dinner.

At Vienna House by Wyndham Andel's on Landsberger Allee, you'll find one of Berlin's few hotel saunas that also welcomes non-lodging guests: three sauna variations, a whirlpool, outdoor terraces, plus optional massages.

At the border of Friedrichshain and Lichtenberg, right at Storkower Straße S-Bahn station, Citydance dance studio offers Bachata at all levels for fair prices. The registered association is one of the most accessible addresses for Bachata courses in East Berlin.

On 16 hectares in Falkenberg, there is a complex made of exposed concrete with over two hundred individually shaped round columns, large water features, and a circular outdoor area of approximately 210 meters in diameter, housing fifteen dog pavilions. Dietrich Bangert designed it, and productions like Aeon Flux use it as ready-made futuristic architecture.

On the Rummelsburg Bay in Lichtenberg, where the Spree flows languidly past, Hafenküche Berlin has achieved the feat of combining beach bar flair with upscale gastronomy. Once you've found the location, nestled between a climbing gym and industrial scenery, you won't want to leave quickly.

From November to February, the Winter Raft operates as a heated cabin on the Spree, featuring an electric fireplace, furs on all seats, and approximately 25 degrees Celsius on board. For Christmas parties, 15 to 32 people embark at Oberbaumbrücke or Treptower Park, and the Spreeküche's winter buffet starts at 29.90 Euros net per person.

On the trotting track in Karlshorst, opened in 1894 and with a twelve hundred metre course, children celebrate for three and a half hours between stable and race track: cake and cocoa first, then stroking and feeding the horses, one led ride each and games in the straw, and at the end a buffet laid out just for the children.

The Theater an der Parkaue in Lichtenberg is one of the largest state theaters for young audiences in Germany, operating three stages and two studios in a listed former secondary school. The program starts with children aged three and up, complemented by clubs, workshops, and its own children's advisory board.