

Since 1992, a 1912 Spiegeltent has stood in Wilmersdorf, where cabaret, chanson, and comedy meet table seating. The BAR JEDER VERNUNFT combines dinner and stage so naturally that they belong together.
40 Locations
Few cities wear their history like Berlin, where the historic and the modern sit side by side on almost every street. From Prussian palaces to Cold War relics, the historic here spans centuries of dramatic change. This overview gathers Berlin locations steeped in the past.
Museum Island, the boulevards of Mitte and the palaces of Charlottenburg preserve the grand old city, while the Wall memorials and Cold War sites tell the twentieth century story. Old breweries, ballrooms and Kneipen keep everyday history alive, and guided tours join the dots. The layers of the past are always close to the surface.
Browse the venues below to find the historic side of Berlin, from palaces to Cold War sites.


Since 1992, a 1912 Spiegeltent has stood in Wilmersdorf, where cabaret, chanson, and comedy meet table seating. The BAR JEDER VERNUNFT combines dinner and stage so naturally that they belong together.



















Hidden in a backyard on Wriezener Straße is an 1889 ballroom with chandeliers, a walnut dance floor, and Gründerzeit furniture. Since 2022, Ballhaus Wedding has once again been a cultural venue in the Soldiner Kiez, offering tango evenings, poetry slams, improv theater, and concerts.


A Chinese pagoda from 1770 in Sanssouci Park, plus baroque costumes and dinner with Frederick the Great: The Drachenhaus restaurant and café combines Prussian history with cuisine that takes the location seriously.

The building on Nollendorfplatz opened in 1906 as the Neues Schauspielhaus, is a listed building in Berlin, and features a 14-meter-high main hall with Murano glass chandeliers. For a birthday celebration in Berlin, options range from a private room in the old Emperor's Box to a hall for 850 guests, with in-house technology and kitchen.



The brick tower from 1900 stands on the Lindwerderberg above the Obersee, the highest natural point of Alt-Hohenschönhausen. Below it is a bar with a semi-circular counter, gallery, and terrace overlooking the water, opposite the Mies van der Rohe House. As a birthday venue in Berlin, it is rented in eight-hour blocks for approximately 50 guests.



The Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg is a piece of Berlin history with industrial charm in a brick look. Since the "Sommermärchen" (Summer Fairy Tale) of 2006, the spacious inner courtyard has been one of the city's most famous public viewing venues.

Uncle Philipp's Toy Workshop on Choriner Straße buys, repairs, rents, and sells toys. Below the store in Prenzlauer Berg is a small GDR Toy Museum with around 5,000 objects.





Follow the path of the Berlin Wall and discover a major part of Berlin’s history by foot or by bike.



In the Arminius Market Hall in Moabit, three courses and artistry alternate, with cooking done openly in the hall. The Berliner Schlemmer Varieté turns the menu and the stage into a continuous evening.


Heimathafen Neukölln performs in the historic ballroom of the Saalbau on Karl-Marx-Straße, beneath golden stucco and in front of a red velvet curtain. The program features original plays about Neukölln, concerts, poetry slams, and discussion evenings.

Since 1884, Zauberkönig has been selling magic, joke, and puzzle items, making it Berlin's oldest specialty store of its kind. In Neukölln's Schillerkiez, you'll find magic sets and card tricks, as well as courses and shows in its own magic cabinet.






Berlin's oldest brewpub, located opposite Charlottenburg Palace, will once again be called Luisenbräu starting in spring 2026, after operating as Lemke am Schloss for nearly twenty years. The operator remains Brauerei Lemke. The Luisenbräu Kellerbier, with 4.9 percent alcohol, is traditionally served in a 0.2-liter stein, and a 'Beer Meter' with ten glasses is available for 19.90 Euros.





Since 1992, the family-run Georgbraeu brewery on the Spree riverbank in the Nikolaiviertel has been brewing its unfiltered light and dark beers according to the German Purity Law, plus seasonal beers from Maibock to Pale Ale. Both standard varieties are only available here at the brewery. Among Berlin's breweries, it boasts the most beautiful terrace by the water, along with Eisbein and Haxe from the kitchen.

Behind the gas station at Schlesisches Tor, an embankment leads down to the Flutgraben, where a wooden structure from the 1930s stands: formerly the boathouse of a Spree fisherman, today the Freischwimmer with a fireplace room, pier, and its own island garden. As a birthday location in Berlin, it accommodates groups from twelve up to 400 guests.



At Kantstraße 106 in Charlottenburg, Harry Lehmann has been selling perfume by weight for decades. Over 70 in-house fragrances are available, filled into simple bottles or containers brought by customers.

The Britzer Mill, located at the edge of Britzer Garten, is a Dutch windmill from 1865 and is the only Berlin mill that still grinds flour using wind power. Civil weddings can no longer be held here, but there is the 'Vermehlung' (milling ceremony) performed by the miller. As a wedding venue in Berlin, this is the most unusual ceremony after the civil registry office.

Behind the sandstone facade on Gerichtstraße in Wedding lies Berlin's first crematorium. Since 2013, it has become the silent green Kulturquartier, offering concerts, film programs, and exhibitions in the cupola hall and the underground concrete hall.



Locanda 12 Apostoli is located in a historic hunting lodge directly on Grunewald Lake, which Emperor Wilhelm I inaugurated in 1871. The property includes a summer garden, a large beer garden, and a forest playground that parents can keep an eye on from their tables.




Beer was served at Pfefferberg on Schönhauser Allee as early as 1844. Today, Thorsten Schoppe brews seven of his own varieties there, from the tart Bergpils to the alcohol-free Bergstrasse. Half a liter costs a uniform 5.50 Euros, and a brewery tour with tasting costs 29 Euros. Among Berlin's brewpubs, it is the only one operated as an inclusion business.

The school gym from 1954 on Holteistraße is now a 280-square-meter hall with original parquet flooring, ladder rungs on the walls, and nearly seven meters of ceiling height, plus a 1,200-square-meter summer garden. As a birthday location in Friedrichshain, the venue hosts celebrations for around 75 guests or more, with a total capacity of up to 500.

Steglitz Manor House on Schloßstraße is one of the few surviving early Prussian Neoclassical buildings in Berlin. David Gilly designed it around 1800, and Heinrich Gentz completed it in 1803 for the statesman Carl Friedrich von Beyme. As a wedding venue, it offers a rare advantage: ceremony, celebration, and photos are all under one roof.



The Spandau Citadel is a 16th-century Renaissance fortress, at the center of which stands the Juliusturm (Julius Tower), Berlin's oldest secular building. Ceremonies are held in the Prince's Room of the Commander's House or in the Gothic Hall. As a wedding venue in Berlin, it offers ceremonies, a banquet hall, and open space behind a moat.

From November 13th to December 22nd, 2025, the RAW-Gelände in Friedrichshain transforms daily into a historical Christmas market, enchanting young and old with authentic crafts, medieval culinary delights, and a spectacular program. Those longing for a Christmas market with a rustic atmosphere, artisanal diversity, and great attractions for children will find an excellent destination here.






Winterfeldt Schokoladen on Goltzstraße in Schöneberg sells chocolates and pralines in a former pharmacy from 1892. The goods are displayed in original wooden drawers, and the small café offers Italian-style hot chocolate.

In a former vacuum cleaner factory on Hobrechtstraße, GDR caravans and self-built wooden huts have occupied over 600 square meters of hall space since 2010. One hall can be booked exclusively for about twelve to fourteen guests, and workshops accommodate up to 30 people. As a birthday location in Neukölln, this means indoor camping with overnight stays.