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A day trip is a great way to escape the bustle of Berlin, with lakes, forests and historic towns close by. From Potsdam's palaces to the Spreewald's canals and the beaches of the Wannsee, a day trip offers nature, history and fresh air within easy reach.
This overview gathers Berlin locations and destinations for a day trip, from castles and gardens to lakes, cycle routes and small towns. Some focus on culture and history, others on swimming, hiking and boating.
Browse the places below to find the best day trip from Berlin, compare options and prices, and plan your outing.
The Spree section near Hangelsberg is closed to boats with internal combustion engines, which is why paddling at Kanusport Spree is as quiet as almost nowhere else in the Berlin area. Over 80 boats are available for rent, from beginner kayaks to five-person canoes, plus one-way tours with boat transport to Erkner. The RE 1 takes about 40 minutes from Berlin-Mitte to get directly there.
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.
Located in Alt-Hohenschönhausen, directly by Lake Orankesee, you'll find one of Berlin's most beautiful waterside restaurants. The Orankesee Terrassen combines Mediterranean cuisine with lake views, a beer garden, and a tranquility rarely found in the city.
A Christmas party on the Spreearche in Friedrichshagen, Berlin's only free-floating log cabin restaurant, promises hut magic on the water with a very special charm.
Fifty-five kilometers starting from Schönefeld station (near Berlin), paved and mostly on quiet country roads. The round trip leads via Waltersdorf to the open-air swimming pool at Miersdorfer See, continuing to Königs Wusterhausen with its castle and Funkerberg, and back via Gutspark Dahlewitz - a tour that stays entirely within Brandenburg and doesn't touch any part of Berlin.
Feuer & Flamme in Chodowieckistraße is, according to its own statements, Berlin's only pure candle shop. In the workshop, families dip their wicks into the wax bath until the candle is thick enough, then twist and bend them by hand. Twelve colors are available, preschoolers receive thinner blanks. A spot costs from 35.00 Euros.
Located directly on Lake Tiefer See in Potsdam's Berliner Vorstadt, the restaurant ship John Barnett is named after the pioneer of steam navigation in Prussia. The historic ship, which was still in use as a cargo vessel on canals and rivers until 2004, now offers Central European cuisine with a view of Babelsberg Park.
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.
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.
BunBo – The BungalowBoat is Brandenburg's leading provider of floating holiday homes on the waterways around Berlin. At five locations, including Zernsdorf south of the capital and Plaue near the Havel river, city life can be exchanged for a fireplace, hammock, and water views – all without a boat license.
Ribbeck in Havelland is probably Brandenburg's most famous village: Known for Theodor Fontane's poem, the legendary pear tree, and a castle in the heart of the village. Those looking for a great excursion destination in Brandenburg with children will find history, nature, and coffee-cake happiness in a compact space.
An 1890 two-masted ship that once supplied Frisian islands and now lies moored on the banks of the Spree in Treptow, between Plänterwald and Treptower Park: The Klipper Sailing Ship Restaurant is arguably Berlin's most maritime address for breakfast, fish dishes, and lingering.
The beer garden of Châlet Suisse is shaded by tall trees in Grunewald. Grilled chicken and Neuland sausages come from the covered outdoor kitchen. The wooden tables are arranged so that the on-site playground can be overlooked from the seating area.
A vaulted cellar in Berlin-Steglitz where Parma ham hangs from the ceiling, Italian live music sets the mood for the evening, and Maria's menu is served in at least five courses: Osteria Maria is Berlin's most romantic private restaurant for an anniversary that feels like a trip to Italy.
Der Kegel climbing tower and bouldering gym sits inside a converted air raid tower on the RAW grounds in Friedrichshain, 18.70 metres tall and run by four climbers for a good twenty years. Bouldering covers 550 square metres indoors and out, and the Berlin Bouldering Championship has run here since 2007. Rope climbing on the tower requires lead experience.
The Havel cycle path at Grunewaldturm leads via Havelchaussee to Berlin's most famous observation tower: 55 meters of brick Gothic from 1899 on the 79-meter-high Karlsberg, about 200 steps to the platform. Along the way are the Schildhorn peninsula with its sandy beach and the island of Lindwerder, to which a bell calls the ferry.
Berlin's oldest professional improv ensemble meets every Monday at the BKA Theater on Kreuzberg's Mehringdamm for a competition. Two teams, one stage, no script: Theatersport Berlin has been delivering spontaneous theater since 1995, with the audience taking charge.
Theater Zitadelle performs on the grounds of the Spandau Citadel, whose Julius Tower from the early 13th century is considered Berlin's oldest secular building. In December 2026, three puppet shows for children aged four and up are on the program, including The Christmas Goose Auguste after Friedrich Wolf. Children pay 8.00 Euros.
A journey through nature in a handcar is a small sporting adventure with friends or the whole family.
RUDIMARIE at Weichselplatz in Neukölln leases its own area under trees with about 30 seats, and it's directly adjacent to the play area. The menu features breakfast, soups, and cakes, while the children remain in sight.
At Nikolsburger Platz in Wilmersdorf, a playground transforms into a small circus world: colorful backdrops, a climbing elephant, and a tent-shaped climbing frame ensure that children don't just play here, but perform. For all age groups, with water, sand, and a soccer field.
Berlin's most famous shipping line, Stern und Kreisschiffahrt, embarks from Greenwichpromenade in Reinickendorf into the northern island world, bringing passengers relaxing cruises across Tegeler See, the Upper Havel Lakes, and far into the Berlin countryside on sunny days. Few excursions showcase the city as serenely and expansively as this one.
About 50 kilometers southwest of Berlin, the treetop walk in Beelitz-Heilstätten invites you on an excursion to Brandenburg that spectacularly links history and nature. Up to 23 meters high, you float through treetops and past decaying ruins above the roofs of one of Germany's most photographed lost places.
The NABU Blumberger Mühle Nature Experience Center in the Blumberger Mühle district of Angermünde is the multimedia heart of the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve in the Uckermark. Where a building in the shape of a hollow tree stump meets osprey views and bog turtles, a weekend trip to Brandenburg becomes a true nature experience.
In Berlin's Charlottenburg Tiergarten, slightly hidden in the Landwehr Canal near the Charlottenburg Gate, a blue and white restaurant ship has been anchored since 1996. Capt'n Schillow combines classic Berlin cuisine with a maritime atmosphere, without appearing overly touristy.