Monument

The Großer Tiergarten spans 207 hectares between the Brandenburg Gate and the Zoological Garden, making it Berlin's largest park. Peter Joseph Lenné transformed the old electoral hunting ground into a landscape park starting in 1818; today, the Victory Column, English Garden, New Lake, and Bellevue Palace are located within it. No other park in Berlin covers so much at once.

The Theater an der Parkaue in Lichtenberg is one of the largest state theaters for young audiences in Germany, operating three stages and two studios in a listed former secondary school. The program starts with children aged three and up, complemented by clubs, workshops, and its own children's advisory board.

A white moated castle in the Spreewald, quietly combining history and hospitality: The Schlosshotel Fürstlich Drehna near Luckau welcomes its guests with a princely ambiance, 52 hectares of landscape park, and a wellness area that defies monument protection.

Schloss Neuhardenberg in the Oder-Spree Lakeland is arguably Brandenburg's most stylish place for a break: Prussian classicism by Schinkel, one of Germany's most beautiful landscape parks, and a wellness area with sauna, steam bath, and massages, just about 65 kilometers east of Berlin.

The bike tour through Tempelhof - Schöneberg collects Berlin history in a short distance: the town hall with the Freedom Bell and Kennedy's balcony, the disused gasometer from 1910, the heavy load-bearing body made of 12,000 tons of concrete, and at the end, the Tempelhofer Feld with over 300 hectares. It's also flat and completely urban.

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.

Bernhard Sehring, architect of the Theater des Westens, built the villa in 1903 for the Habel brewing family; since 1988, the Starke Art Foundation has been located there. Three banqueting halls accommodate 170 seated guests, and the garden with magnolias and pagodas can host up to 350. As a romantic wedding venue in Berlin-Grunewald, it is one of the few houses without mandatory caterers.

Choriner Straße is one of Berlin's pure Gründerzeit photo spots: Ten apartment buildings are listed as historical monuments, the oldest dating from 1864, and the enclosed block-edge development creates long vistas with stucco facades and archways. Two monument ensembles extend into this area. Photography is done from the sidewalk; courtyards and stairwells are private.

Köpenick Baroque Palace was built between 1677 and 1690, and the Palace Café is part of the ensemble on the island in the Dahme river. In the warmer months, up to 120 guests can celebrate here, weatherproof. The wedding package with buffet starts at 41 Euros per person. For a romantic wedding in Berlin, this means: ceremony by the water, registry office 150 meters away.

Schaubude Berlin is the city's production house for puppet and object theater and operates in a listed department store building from 1929 on Greifswalder Straße. Puppets, materials, and everyday objects are on stage. Many plays are aimed at children aged three and up and last around 45 minutes.

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.

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 ICC is the largest among Berlin's photo spots: approximately 313 meters long, almost 40 meters high, with a silver-gray aluminum facade, a protected monument since 2019, and closed since 2014. Interior viewings are only possible during rare special openings. From the outside on Messedamm, the main work of high-tech architecture can be photographed at any time.

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.

The Gasometer Berlin Schöneberg combines two Berlin photo spots in one: the green steel framework from 1910, 78 meters high and a listed building, and the round glass building that has been inside it since 2024. The rooftop terrace at 66 meters offers a 360-degree view of the city, but it is only accessible as part of a guided tour.

In the hilly Upper Lusatia, near Bautzen, the Romantik Hotel Schloss Gaußig welcomes its guests in a Palladian-Classical castle from the year 1700. Only 16 rooms, a 30-hectare landscape park, and an exclusive spa make this castle hotel one of the most private wellness retreats in the Berlin area.

Knight's castle meets lakeside idyll: The 4-star superior hotel The Lakeside Burghotel in Strausberg, on the edge of the Märkische Schweiz, combines English castle ambience with a 700 m² wellness oasis right on the doorstep of Berlin.

The Le Corbusier House on Flatowallee is one of Berlin's photo spots for architecture fans: 17 stories, around 55 meters high, exposed concrete on stilts, brightly colored loggias, and internal streets without daylight. It is Le Corbusier's only building in Berlin. Exterior shots are free, but inside, residents' house rules apply.

Tomasa in Villa Kreuzberg utilizes the gardener's house, built by Hermann Blankenstein and Fritz Haack in 1892 during the construction of Viktoriapark. To this day, the pumps for the Kreuzberg waterfall run in the cellar. Breakfast is served in the large inner courtyard next to the petting zoo, and a covered pergola protects from rain. Breakfast amidst greenery here includes the park right next door.

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 bourgeois house from 1567 was moved stone by stone to Märkisches Ufer in the sixties; its Rococo rooms remained. The Bel Etage measures 185 square meters and accommodates 120 guests at tables, with a rental fee of 2,580 Euros. As a romantic wedding venue in Berlin-Mitte, the Ermelerhaus offers civil ceremonies upon request.

Hof Windlicht behind the Kulturfabrik on Lehrter Straße accommodates around 100 guests between old brick walls and the tracks of the long-distance railway. For over three decades, the volunteer association Filmrausch Moabit has been showing original versions with subtitles, its own series like Reel Love and Gamerausch, as well as surprise films with free admission.

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.

Pankow-Niederschönhausen Palace Park is one of Berlin's green photo spots: 30 hectares of landscaped park by Peter Joseph Lenné along the Panke, plus a walled garden from the 1950s with a tea house, rose garden, and a six-meter-high fountain. Admission is free, tripods are allowed, but drones are prohibited. A bridge in the middle of the park is currently closed.

The manor house from 1706 is located in a 1.8-hectare park with a historic manor farm in Britz. Celebrations take place in the 220 square meter Ox Stable with up to 100 guests; the package costs 165 Euros per person and includes the wedding night. For a romantic wedding in Berlin-Neukölln, an 1880 Viennese Landau carriage is available.