




Fight off a hangover with real cats and enjoy a delicious 'hangover breakfast' – that's possible in Berlin's first cat café in Neukölln.
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Berlin is a surprisingly good city for animals, from its famous zoo and aquarium to petting farms and wildlife parks. Around Mitte, Friedrichsfelde and the green outskirts, places to see animals suit families, nature lovers and curious day-trippers.
This overview gathers Berlin locations built around animals, from large zoological gardens to city farms where children can feed goats and rabbits. Some focus on exotic species and conservation, others on close, hands-on encounters.
Browse the places below to find the best places to see animals in Berlin, compare options and prices, and plan your day out.





Fight off a hangover with real cats and enjoy a delicious 'hangover breakfast' – that's possible in Berlin's first cat café in Neukölln.





An adoption package of Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde is the right kind of present for those who already have everything!





The black light miniature golf course will definitely colour up those gray fall days. Protected from the rain, you can combine playing a round of miniature golf with some miniature sightseeing.








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







The Studio of Wonders in Berlin-Mitte is one of the popular destinations for families to find extraordinary experience worlds and backdrops for creative photos and to have a lot of fun on site.







Anyone who wants to experience a real safari adventure with children will find one of the region's most charming destinations in Nedlitz near Gommern: Straußenland Nedlitz. On five hectares of pasture, the world's largest birds live here and can be petted, fed, and admired.



Only an hour's drive from Berlin, the Wildlife Park Schorfheide is located in the middle of the woods. Right beside the wildlife park, visitors will also find a climbing park.


In the basement of the Berlin TV Tower, one of the city's most curious museums is located: BODY WORLDS displays real human bodies as plastinated artworks. Anatomy, health, and the big questions of life across 1,200 square meters.










The Werderaner Tannenhof in Werder (Havel) is an adventure farm on a 60-hectare fir tree plantation, attracting families from Berlin and Brandenburg year-round with animals, sports, and seasonal events in the forest. From a petting zoo to alpaca hikes and a mini-golf course among fir trees: there's something for every age here.


A holiday activity that is fun in any weather and offers an adventurous family outing is SEA LIFE near Alexanderplatz.


Domäne Dahlem was once a genuine manor and is now run as a big organic farm.









Bürgerpark Pankow is the ideal destination for a summer trip with friends or family to enjoy the green of the city, a picnic or a trip to a beer garden.









With around 1.400 species and more than 20.000 animals the Berlin Zoo is the zoo with most species world-wide! Newest attraction are the pandabaers Meng Meng and Jiao Qing.









Red strawberries, tractor ride, and over 60 attractions: Karls Adventure Village in Elstal near Wustermark, directly in Havelland, is probably the most famous family excursion destination in the Berlin 'Speckgürtel' (commuter belt). From the free petting zoo to the large indoor play area, the adventure farm turns a simple day trip to Brandenburg into a whole adventure camp.







In Münchehofe, Brandenburg, in the heart of the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park, an organic dairy literally shows how milk, butter, and cheese are made. Families can watch the ongoing production through glass walls. Located about 70 km south of Berlin, this excursion destination combines curiosity and fresh air on one site.

Zoo, amusement park, and dinosaur park all in one: The Eicholz Animal and Leisure Park in the Germendorf district near Oranienburg is one of Brandenburg's most versatile family excursion destinations. On nearly 70 hectares of lake landscape, zebras and flamingos encounter life-sized prehistoric giants, while children can choose between a petting zoo, rides, and a swimming lake.





Above all when it's pouring rain outside, the special children's tours of Zoo Aquarium Berlin are ideally suited to bring the young visitors in closer contact with the fascinating world of the Zoo Aquarium.







Only about 40 minutes southwest of Berlin, near Beelitz, lies a farm that guides families through all four seasons: fresh Beelitz asparagus in spring, pick-your-own in summer, Brandenburg's largest pumpkin exhibition in autumn, and winter magic with a toboggan run. The Klaistow Asparagus and Adventure Farm turns a simple trip to Brandenburg into a full day's program.




During the Easter holidays 2024, Tierpark Berlin once again offers a colorful holiday program for children aged 8-12.

Guys with dreadlocks who rather grill tofu than a real sausage, people playing the drums, large Turkish families and universtiy students - the BBQ crowd at Görlitzer Park is more than only a little diverse.

The Alte Fasanerie in Berlin- Reinickendorf is an extracurricular learning place and offers holiday programs.

An indoor activity for rainy days and an exciting family trip can be had at the SEA LIFE Center with the AquaDom near Alexanderplatz.


The ponies, wooly pigs and rabbits are certainly the main attractions for children at Tempelhof's ufaFabrik with its 1.600 square metres.




Where city kids suddenly groom ponies and sniff campfire air: The Groß Briesen Riding and Adventure Farm is located in the Hoher Fläming Nature Park, about an hour southwest of Berlin, and is one of the most beautiful excursion destinations in Brandenburg for families with children.

A picnic with a waterfall - that's what Kreuzberg's Viktoriapark in the neighbourhood of Bergmannstraße stands for.