Family

The shop on Hauptstraße in Friedenau is one of Berlin's longest-standing second-hand children's shops. Here, people usually buy something larger: a stroller, a car seat, or a high chair, along with clothes and toys.

On 13,000 square meters of indoor space in Wuhlheide, FEZ-Berlin combines a swimming pool, a children's hands-on museum, a cinema, and the Astrid Lindgren Stage with three venues. In the orbitall space center, children aged eight and older train in a replica of the space station. For indoor sports when it rains, the swimming pool is the core of the facility.

HairStation is located on Dörpfeldstraße in Adlershof, less than a hundred meters from the Wassermannstraße tram stop, and is one of the most affordable addresses on this list: Men's haircuts start at 24 Euros, machine haircuts at 16 Euros. The same building also offers cosmetics and foot care, and parking in Adlershof is free.

Children and adults alike love chocolate. On Französische Straße in Mitte, Ritter Sport turns chocolate into a sight of its own!

Located on former railway grounds between Kreuzberg and Schöneberg, one of Berlin's most visited parks has existed since 2013. Rusty track remnants, buffer stops, and birch groves characterize the East Park, while beach volleyball courts are found under the U-Bahn viaducts in the West Park. Among Berlin's parks, Park am Gleisdreieck is the most awarded.

In Charlottenburg's Klausenerplatz quarter, where one would typically expect Wilhelminian-era buildings and coffee houses, a real children's farm is hidden on Danckelmannstraße. The Charlottenburg Goat Farm is the result of civic engagement: residents saved a derelict plot from new development and transformed it into a green community oasis with animals, learning gardens, and a playground.

Dancing for breakfast: The Traumtänzer dance school at Tempelhof Airport in Tempelhof invites you to a waltz breakfast on Mother's Day, May 10, 2026. Lively music, a rich breakfast buffet, and a good mood on Sunday morning.

The Berlin Children's Theatre is an ensemble theatre without a fixed venue, performing its winter series in the large hall of the Fontane-Haus in the Märkisches Viertel. Founded in 1986, the non-profit association coined the term "family theatre" in 2004. It stages works from world children's literature, currently "Pippi Longstocking Celebrates Christmas" for ages four and up.

The Kindercafé Spielzimmer at Helmholtzplatz is the most affordable indoor playground in Prenzlauer Berg: one hour costs 2 Euros per child, accompanying adults pay nothing. The play area spans multiple levels with a climbing frame, double slide, and ball pit, plus there's a dedicated area for babies and toddlers.

The swimming facility Kombibad Seestraße of Berlin-Wedding is a real summer location for family fun.

Görlitzer Park, known to all as Görli, covers 14 hectares of former railway land in Kreuzberg SO 36. A children's farm, pirate playground, sledding hill, and the free sports program SpOrt365 share the area with the fence that the city has been disputing for years. No other park in Berlin is as much a living space and a subject of discussion at the same time.

The weekly market at Mexikoplatz in Zehlendorf takes place in front of one of Berlin's few Art Nouveau train stations. Around 20 stalls divide the assortment so that each product is only available once: fruit, vegetables, bread, cheese, fresh pasta, Neuland meat, and chestnuts. For a weekly market in Berlin-Zehlendorf, this means: a small market, a complete weekly shop.

The Scharmützelbob in Bad Saarow is Brandenburg's fastest family excursion destination right on Lake Scharmützel. Over a distance of almost one kilometer, young and old race through the Rauener Mountains, and those who haven't had enough after tobogganing will find further highlights for a fun family day with an indoor playground and gold panning facility.

In the heart of Charlottenburg, near Savignyplatz, a piece of the city transforms into a medieval adventure village. The "Sherwood Forest" playground on Knesebeckstraße focuses on fantasy over functionality, featuring Robin Hood, fairy tale figures, and an unparalleled climbing castle.

In Viktoriapark, on the 66-meter-high Kreuzberg, stands Schinkel's cast-iron National Monument for the Liberation Wars, inaugurated in 1821 and later raised onto an eight-meter-high plinth. From its platform, the view extends over the roofs of Kreuzberg to the city center. The ascent leads past the 24-meter-high waterfall and costs nothing.

Cutman on Schöneberger Hauptstraße explicitly advertises that customers are served with or without an appointment. A men's haircut costs 28 Euros, a machine haircut 15 Euros. The five-person team in Schöneberg consists of certified colorists, and they work with Schwarzkopf Professional.

On the edge of Fritz-Schloß-Park in Moabit, the Moabiter Kinderhof is full of life: rabbits, a herb spiral, a wood workshop, and a newly opened playhouse built with sustainable timber make this adventure playground the greenest meeting point in the neighborhood.

The Rudow weekly market on Prierosser Straße is a true village market in the south of Neukölln, with a lime tree, church tower, and benches. The stalls sell Rudow pumpkins, Brandenburg fruit and vegetables, Spreewald specialities, fish, and sausages. For a weekly market in Berlin-Rudow, this means: short distances, familiar faces, and parking directly at the market.

The Alte Pumpe (Old Pump) was once a pumping station; the restored piston pump now stands in the restaurant area and sparks questions at the breakfast table. On Sundays from 10 AM, there's a breakfast buffet, and the playground is right next door.

In the Kinder- und Jugendbibliothek Berlin (KiJuBi) (Children and Youth Library) on Kreuzberg's Blücherplatz there is anything you want to spend a nice afternoon reading: picture books, books for first readers and storybooks, novels for ages 6 - 21, fiction and non-fiction and lots of comic books.

Theater o. N. was founded in 1979 and was the first independent theater group in the GDR. Its focus is on theater for very young audiences, meaning plays for children of nursery and kindergarten age. Since autumn 2026, the venue has been playing in the renovated Fröbelkapelle in Prenzlauer Berg and hosts the FRATZ International festival every two years.

On Pfingstberg in northern Potsdam, Friedrich Wilhelm IV had a palace built solely for the view starting in 1847, completed in 1863 and now a UNESCO World Heritage site. From the two towers of the Belvedere, the view extends over the Havel lakes, the Potsdam parks, and on a clear day, as far as Berlin. Admission costs 8 Euros, reduced 6 Euros.

Located on Schlüterstraße in Charlottenburg, not far from Ku'damm, SETs has been winning over regulars and curious visitors alike for years. This modern café is known for relaxed brunching with creative cuisine that delights parents and relatives too.

The Fläming Therme Luckenwalde, located about 50 kilometers south of Berlin, has been Brandenburg's down-to-earth answer to wellness and bathing fun since 2000: a versatile sauna landscape, adventure pools, and an atmosphere that works equally well for families and adults.