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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.
Berlin's first cat café is located in Neukölln's Körnerkiez and offers perhaps the most relaxed remedy for any gloomy morning after. Organic homemade cakes, strong coffee, and three cats setting the pace - here, Skadi, Ylvi, and Odin call the shots.
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.
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.
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 eventful family outing – SEA LIFE near Alexanderplatz.
In Dahlem, where the southwest of Berlin almost feels like a village, Domäne Dahlem has been practicing real agriculture and animal husbandry for centuries, now as a recognized Bioland organic farm with an open-air museum. Here, children experience agriculture up close in a way hardly anyone would expect in a city of millions. The farm is even easily accessible by subway.
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.
The DogCoach Institute has been operating in Detmolder Straße in Wilmersdorf since 2002, offering: individual one-on-one training, courses from basic obedience to mantrailing, trainer education, and therapy dog teams. Founder Enrico Lombardi also conducts the temperament test for Berlin and Brandenburg.
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.
Spanning 90 hectares in southern Neukölln, Britzer Garten offers everything you'd leave Berlin for on a beautiful day, without actually leaving the city: blooming theme gardens, an artificially created lake, expansive sunbathing lawns, and a lively event program that carries through the entire summer.
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.
Three floors full of wonder in Tiergarten: Aquarium Berlin is one of Europe's most species-rich public aquariums, delighting young and old alike with its shark tanks, crocodile hall, and 30 jellyfish species. For a weather-independent outing with children, it's one of the city's most exciting indoor adventures.
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.
Europe's largest landscape animal park is located in Lichtenberg and transforms into an animal adventure playground for children aged 7 to 12 during the Easter holidays. On 160 hectares around the historic Friedrichsfelde Palace, holiday children learn what it means to truly immerse themselves in the world of animals.
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.
At the northernmost tip of Reinickendorf, not far from the village center of Lübars, lies a historic manor: The Alte Fasanerie dates back to a royal pheasant farm from 1740 and is now Berlin's green answer to the children's farm. Alpacas, goats, Pomeranian geese, and real pheasants await visitors here.
An indoor activity for rainy days and an exciting family trip can be had at the SEA LIFE Center with the AquaDom near Alexanderplatz.
In the southwest of Berlin, in the Dahlem district, lies an active organic farm that is also an open-air museum. Domäne Dahlem combines agriculture, animal husbandry, and cultural history on a historic manor – and offers a packed hands-on program for families and children during the Easter holidays.
On Teltower Damm in Zehlendorf, EZGS dog sports train at a club level: agility, obedience, dog sports competition, and recreational sports, open to all breeds and mixed breeds. Entry is possible with a 10-session pass or a guest membership.
On the legendary grounds of the former UFA film copying plants in Tempelhof, chickens, ponies, and ferrets have long swapped the screen for straw and green spaces. The ufaFabrik Children's Farm is pedagogically supervised, free of charge, and offers a real stable scent.