Garden

The indoor playground at Tempelhofer Hafen is great fun for young and old – including a 3D black light miniature golf court and a laser tag arena.

Restaurant 3 Schwestern (3 sisters) has an exceptional restaurant in the heart of the Kunstquartier Bethanien at Mariannenplatz and a beautiful garden. On weekends a nice breakfast is offered.

The historic flak tower in Volkspark Humboldthain offers a great view of Germany's capital but this Wedding park is also ideally suited for jogging and other activities.

The Chinese Garden in Marzahn is called Garden of the Recovered Moon and is the largest complex of its kind in Europe. In its center lies a 4,500 square meter lake named Mirror of Heaven, and a stone boat stands on its shore. Anyone looking for a backdrop for a marriage proposal that doesn't look like Berlin will find it here, behind the next moon gate.

Located on the RAW grounds in Friedrichshain, the Cassiopeia Sommergarten is a beer garden, open-air dancefloor, and cultural venue all in one, where regulars and international visitors gather under string lights.

The 55 hectares of the palace garden of Schloss Charlottenburg are place for all friends of historical garden architecture - it is the oldest still original park in Berlin and Potsdam!

Located directly at the Tiergarten lock in Charlottenburg, where excursion boats pass by on the Landwehrkanal, lies one of Berlin's most famous beer gardens. The Schleusenkrug combines beer garden culture with a true water view, a solid grill assortment, and a history dating back to the post-war era.

The St. Michaels Restaurant is idyllically situated in the Grunewald forest on Lake Hertha and serves an extensive breakfast buffet and an inexpensive table in the summer garden.

The Botanical Garden in Berlin-Dahlem shines with the splendid colours of fall. On a sunny autumn day, a walk in the outside area of the garden is amazing, save the tropical greenhouse for a rainy day.

Watching football with sand between your toes: Strandbad Wendenschloss in Köpenick transforms into Berlin's most relaxed open-air arena for the 2026 World Cup, right on Langer See. Water, beach chairs, and LED screen included.

Café Kiezkind at Helmholtzplatz has a heated indoor sandpit, making a visit possible even in November. Additionally, there's a large selection of toys and a book corner indoors.

Lots of water, lots of green – with an area of 210 hectares Großer Tiergarten is Berlin's second biggest park.

In the heart of Dahlem, where palms grow up to the glass ceiling and the air is heavy and warm, the Great Tropical House in the Botanical Garden awaits all those looking for a first date with a jungle atmosphere. Over 100 years of history, lianas hanging from the dome, and a climate that feels as if you've just traveled to a distant continent.

Right by the ferry terminal to Pfaueninsel, nestled between the Havel River and old trees, lies one of the most atmospheric excursion restaurants in Zehlendorf's southwest. The listed tavern captivates with its green inner courtyard, homemade cuisine, and expansive views over the river landscape.

If you are looking for a place to have a picnic in Neukölln far away from Tempelhofer Feld, you should take a look at one of Berlin's most beautiful garden parks - Körnerpark, where a café even offers a picnic basket rental service!

Where else in Berlin can you sleep in a retro caravan under the roof of a factory hall? The Hüttenpalast in Kreuzkölln, between Kreuzberg and Neukölln, is probably the most original hotel in the city: indoor camping with real charm, operating year-round.

A real roaring waterfall and with 66 metres of height the biggest natural elevation in Berlin's inner city are the features of Viktoriapark.

Located in the heart of Friedrichshain, on the legendary RAW grounds, the Open-Air Cinema Insel im Cassiopeia transforms warm summer nights into a true open-air cinema experience. Arthouse meets documentary film here, Jamaican BBQ meets beer garden atmosphere – all with the raw charm this neighborhood is known for.

Ballhaus Berlin in Chausseestraße in Mitte, with its original table telephones from 1936, is the ultimate flirting spot!

Europe's oldest Buddhist temple stands on the northern outskirts of Frohnau. The Buddhist House is located on a wooded hill, surrounded by a well-tended garden, and is so quiet that the city completely disappears for a few hours.

The James June summer garden on Karl-Marx-Allee in Friedrichshain is a heritage-protected piece of East Modernism that, after extensive renovation, will reopen in summer 2026 as a retro beer garden with a restaurant.

Far out in Müggelheim, where the Müggelspree flows through the forest, one of Berlin's most traditional waterside excursion restaurants has stood since 1897. Neu Helgoland is down-to-earth gastronomy with soul: water at the doorstep, chestnuts overhead, German cuisine on the plate.

The Humboldthain Club in Wedding stands for Berlin club culture with a neighborhood vibe, where techno and house meet table tennis, and the garden becomes the heart of the night on warm summer evenings.

The Gardens of the World in Marzahn feature over 20 country and theme gardens, including Chinese, Japanese, and Balinese gardens. The cable car runs over the Kienberg; a day ticket costs 9 Euros in summer, and 12.90 Euros with the cable car.

The Café am Neuen See is located directly on the shore in the Tiergarten, with hundreds of seats under old trees. In front are rowing boats that can be rented by the hour, and for many children, half an hour on the water is the main attraction.