Leisure

The Arsenal is the repertory cinema located in the Film Museum on Potsdamer Platz and one of the movie theatres of the Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale.

They are without any doubt the most popular ambassador of former East Germany and now present on all Berlin pedestrian crossings - the Ampelmann, the little human figure you see on traffic lights.

Preussenpark is a multifunctional sports and leisure location in Berlin Steglitz.

Nestled away in the forest under pine trees you will find the bathing beach Kleiner Müggelsee.

Wakeboarding or water skiing? Fans of both water sports get their money's worth at Water Ski Park Zossen!

If you like to watch movies in their original version, you will love the Odeon!

Friedrichhain's East Side Gallery is with its 1.361 metres the longest open air gallery in the world and at the same time the longest piece of the Berlin Wall still standing!

The Wittenau Sports Center in Reinickendorf offers courts for tennis, badminton, squash, and table tennis.

All year round, it's high tennis season at 'Spok', the sports and cultural center in Pankow.

Climbing at BergWerk.Berlin is incredibly fun: Europe's largest indoor climbing park offers over a hundred exercises across ten courses at heights of up to 25 meters, catering to all age groups and skill levels, from children to climbing professionals. Those who climb here experience pure adventure with a speed zip line and fun obstacles.

The Reichstag houses Europe's biggest plenary hall with 1.200 square metres!

The summer pool Freibad Grünau is located on the Dahme, to be exact on the shores of Langer See.

The first Gutenberg Bible was printed on hemp paper, van Gogh painted of course with hemp oil colours and even plastic sandals can now be made from refined hemp oil.

Spacious, clean relaxing greens, a romantic pond with swans swimming on it, the famous Märchenbrunnen (Fairy Tale Fountain) and lots of clam spots for lovers and families alike make the the 49 hectares of Volkspark Friedrichshain the ideal picnic location!

Monster Ronson's Ichiban Karaoke at Warschauer Brücke in Friedrichshain is cult.

In the basement of the Berlin TV Tower, one of the city's most curious museums is located: BODY WORLDS displays real human bodies as plastinated artworks. Anatomy, health, and the big questions of life across 1,200 square meters.

Plänterwald is a forest on the banks of the river Spree in Berlin-Treptow and home to the former amusement park Spreepark.

A day trip combined with a picnic is a visit to Pfaueninsel ("Peacock Island") in Berlin. Here you can enjoy your picnic surrounded by the name-giving peacocks but also other animals, water buffaloes for example.

Next to other cultural-social institutions, Kulturfabrik Moabit is also home of the Filmrauschpalast cinema.

Berlin's Weltballon is among the world's biggest helium-filled balloons. The sensation of floating in mid-air is however just an illusion: the balloon is secured to the ground with a strong steel cable. During the rise, the pilot will answer all your questions about the sights of Berlin.

The Museum Island is the biggest univeral museum in the world!

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

Cooking a 3-course meal in different apartments and meeting nice people – that's the principle of jumpingdinner.

Cruising along in the Rummelsburg Bay with a pedal boat or rowing along, rent a grilling-boat or jog past the Soviet War Memorial - this park of 90 hectares in Eastern Berlin offers a number of distractions.

Bürgerpark Pankow is the ideal destination for a summer trip with friends or family to enjoy the green of the city, a picnic or a trip to a beer garden.