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At Potsdamer Platz in Mitte, Lane7 Bowling Berlin combines nine boutique bowling lanes with a complete entertainment bar under one roof. If you get hungry after a strike, the menu features burgers, sharing platters, and full feasts. No other place in Berlin makes it so clear that bowling here is just the beginning of the evening.

Berlin's first full-body cycling studio is located directly at Checkpoint Charlie in Mitte and combines indoor cycling with targeted strength training units into a 45-minute full-body workout. Candlelight, driving beats, and specially trained rideXperts make every session a sweat-inducing feat of strength.

Berlin's wackiest experience pub has been located in Charlottenburg since 1971: Das Klo on Leibnizstraße, just around the corner from Ku'damm, serves beer in urinal bottles, sends tables flying into the air, and greets its guests with a jet of water. Those who enter here know what's coming. Mostly, at least.

The Computer Games Museum in Friedrichshain is the world's first museum of its kind, taking visitors on a journey through 70 years of gaming history. Over 300 playable exhibits, an arcade hall, and changing special exhibitions make Sundays an experience for all generations.

Bowling fun in the southeast of Berlin: The TowerBowl in Altglienicke (Treptow-Köpenick) combines 8 freshly renovated lanes with a full-service gastronomic offering - from crispy stone-oven pizza to juicy Tower Burger with double meat and coleslaw.

Near Kurt-Schumacher-Platz in Reinickendorf awaits Berlin's largest laser tag arena: Laser4 captivates everyone looking for plenty of action with its almost 3,000 square meter mega-arena, atmospheric neon world, and state-of-the-art equipment.

Prenzlauer Berg, 16 Brunswick lanes, and over 30 years of bowling history on Storkower Straße: BowlHouse Berlin is one of the oldest bowling venues in the city and serves hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and hot dogs at the table.

At the FEZ in the Wuhlheide birthday groups shoot a film of their own: frame by frame in the animation studio with figures from the props store, or in the green box in front of a green wall with costumes and props. A GPS treasure hunt with puzzles through the woods of the Wuhlheide and a whole cinema hall with a film of the groups choosing come on top.

In Neukölln, on Nobelstraße, escape room fans dive into four themed rooms based on 80s movies: Ghost-Blasters, Back To The Beginning, Nakatomi Tower, and The Strange Thing. The operator of 80s Movie Escape runs three other Berlin locations with a total of 16 rooms and a game on the Müggelspree – returning customers are rewarded with a dedicated bonus program.

The sports center at Kamenzer Damm in Lankwitz combines five indoor sports in one place: ten badminton double courts with sprung floors, three squash courts, two table tennis tables, a tennis hall with carpet flooring, and four double bowling alleys with their own bar. This offers the widest selection for indoor sports during rain in South Berlin.

The Labyrinth Children's Museum is located in a heritage-protected assembly hall from 1890 in Wedding, where matchstick machines were once assembled. Spread across approximately 1,000 square meters, Talentopia features seven areas, from a construction crane and a control center to a material bar. Among Berlin's children's museums, it is one of the oldest; since 1997, it has welcomed over 1.7 million guests.

At Schleusenufer 4 in Kreuzberg, adidas shows what fitness looks like when a sports brand gets serious: The adidas SPORTS BASE BERLIN combines a weight room, outdoor areas, community runs, and its own kitchen across 1,500 square meters. Those who sweat here do so with like-minded people and professional coaching.

The Sportcenter Wittenau on Wittenauer Straße operates without a club or membership: simply book a court, show up, and play. The roof over the tennis courts can be opened in good weather, and the sprung floor is modeled after the surface of the Australian Open. Among Berlin's tennis courts, this is the most straightforward option in the north.

In Kreuzberg, just a few minutes' walk from Anhalter Bahnhof, a second-hand bookstore with thousands of books hides on Stresemannstraße - which is the lobby of the Miraculum Premium Escape Room Theater. Behind it, four themed rooms await: Magistra Miraculorum, Frankenstein, The King of Dreams, and The Golden Phoenix. For those who want more, the outdoor adventure Aurora's Magic Cube offers a journey across Berlin.

In Prenzlauer Berg, right on Prenzlauer Allee, Final Escape Berlin awaits with six elaborately staged theme rooms: Robot Paranoia, Prison Break, Last Human, The Puppeteer, The Ghost Ship, and Bloody Awakening. The sets were built by film professionals, and the offerings extend far beyond the escape rooms – with tailor-made packages for school classes, corporate events, and bachelor parties.

In Mitte, directly on Zimmerstraße at Checkpoint Charlie, House of Tales offers five themed rooms - from "One Night in Hong Kong" to "The Executioner" and "The Curse of the Pharaoh" to "Checkpoint Charlie" and "The Illuminati Obsession" - each with 60 minutes of playtime starting from 37 Euros per person. What sets this provider apart: In addition to the live escape rooms, there are four outdoor city rallies through Berlin, two online escape games, and a Versus Game for two teams of 8 to 14 people, accessible directly at Kochstraße underground station.

Spok sport und kultur in Niederschönhausen is Pankow's large sports center, about a minute away from the Nordendstraße tram stop. Seven red clay courts are outdoors, and two carpet courts are indoors year-round. If you're looking for a tennis court in Berlin without club membership, simply book an hour here and play.

BergWerk.Berlin occupies the halls of a former multiplex cinema inside the Helle Mitte shopping centre and calls itself the largest indoor climbing park in Europe. Fourteen courses run from the mini section up to 25 metres below the roof, and a 40-metre speed zip line crosses the shopping arcade. For climbing in Berlin in any weather, this is the biggest address.

Illuminati Escape Room Berlin is located in a factory courtyard on Abbestraße in Charlottenburg, opposite the Berlin University of the Arts. Four rooms tell a shared story about a secret society, played for 60 minutes in groups of 2 to 9 people.

In the former bathhouse of Beelitz-Heilstätten, families immerse themselves in rooms of light, sound, and large-format projections. Many installations react to movement and gaze, allowing children to set the art in motion themselves.

In Charlottenburg, hidden in a factory backyard on Abbestraße opposite the University of the Arts, Illuminati Escape brings together four themed rooms spanning 340 square meters - from a Macao casino to the Alien Grill and Cyber Attack. All four missions are linked by a common story about a secret society and a quantum computer, and each team gets its own Game Master who adjusts the difficulty during the game.

Located on the third floor of the Alexa Shopping Center in Berlin-Mitte, Strike Lanes Lounge Bowling, with its 20 Brunswick lanes, significantly raises the bar for bowling nights in the capital. If you get hungry between frames, grab chips & dips or snack boxes directly at your lane.

For over 50 years, Das Bowling Studio in Charlottenburg has been the go-to place on Kaiserdamm for serious fun on 18 competition-ready lanes. Plus, enjoy homemade pasta, pizza, and pan-fried dishes served directly at your lane.

Berlin's biggest indoor New Year's Eve Party with 13 floors takes place at Prenzlauer Berg's Kulturbrauerei.

A holiday activity that is fun in any weather and offers an eventful family outing – SEA LIFE near Alexanderplatz.