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Nature is closer than you think in Berlin, one of Europe's greenest capitals, ringed by forests, lakes and rivers. From the Grunewald to Tempelhofer Feld and the city's many parks, nature offers space to walk, swim, cycle and breathe.
This overview gathers Berlin locations for nature, from large forests and lakes to parks, gardens and nature reserves. Some focus on hiking and wildlife, others on swimming, picnics and quiet green escapes.
Browse the places below to find the best nature spots in Berlin, compare options and opening hours, and plan your visit.
Between Fläming and Spreewald, in Baruth/Mark, lies an entire village under monument protection. The Baruther Glashütte Museum Village, as Germany's best-preserved glassmaking site, is one of Brandenburg's most fascinating excursion destinations for families who truly want to touch history.
The traditional Kaffeehaus Zeltinger in green Frohnau offers breakfast all day long.
In the museum village Düppel families can undertake a trip back into the Middle Ages!.
Fall is crime time. Just in time for those longer nights, the improVisaion theatre Paternoster starts its popular crime story dinner series, this time in the Ellington Hotel in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
In Münchehofe, Brandenburg, in the heart of the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park, an organic dairy literally shows how milk, butter, and cheese are made. Families can watch the ongoing production through glass walls. Located about 70 km south of Berlin, this excursion destination combines curiosity and fresh air on one site.
In Grunewald, directly on Teufelssee in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin's oldest preserved waterworks is full of life: The Ökowerk Berlin combines nature conservation, environmental education and genuine outdoor experiences into an excursion destination that captivates children and families alike.
During the Easter holidays, Ökowerk offers a spring workshop for children aged 7 to 12.
Freiluftkino Hasenheide is one of Berlin's most charming open-air cinemas, hidden in Volkspark Hasenheide, right in the neighborhood between Neukölln and Kreuzberg. It offers a daily program for everyone, from children's films in the afternoon to arthouse evening films under the stars.
After an extensive session of window shopping with the family on Kurfürstendamm, the café at the Literaturhaus is the right spot to wind down.
Tempelhofer Feld is Europe's biggest inner city park with ample space for inline skating!
An indoor activity for rainy days and an exciting family trip can be had at the SEA LIFE Center with the AquaDom near Alexanderplatz.
Where city kids suddenly groom ponies and sniff campfire air: The Groß Briesen Riding and Adventure Farm is located in the Hoher Fläming Nature Park, about an hour southwest of Berlin, and is one of the most beautiful excursion destinations in Brandenburg for families with children.
BunBo – The BungalowBoat is Brandenburg's leading provider of floating holiday homes on the waterways around Berlin. At five locations, including Zernsdorf south of the capital and Plaue near the Havel river, city life can be exchanged for a fireplace, hammock, and water views – all without a boat license.
Many Berliners know the Schwartzsche Villa from various cultural events. In the in-house café of the Schwartzsche Villa you can have a wonderful breakfast in the summer garden.
A journey through nature in a handcar is a small sporting adventure with friends or the whole family.
About 50 kilometers southwest of Berlin, the treetop walk in Beelitz-Heilstätten invites you on an excursion to Brandenburg that spectacularly links history and nature. Up to 23 meters high, you float through treetops and past decaying ruins above the roofs of one of Germany's most photographed lost places.
The NABU Blumberger Mühle Nature Experience Center in the Blumberger Mühle district of Angermünde is the multimedia heart of the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve in the Uckermark. Where a building in the shape of a hollow tree stump meets osprey views and bog turtles, a weekend trip to Brandenburg becomes a true nature experience.
Explore Berlin and its vicinity riding a Vespa scooter - isn't that the epitome of summer?
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 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.
Those who want to discover Berlin and Brandenburg from the water will find the perfect fleet in Niederlehme near Königs Wusterhausen: Nautilus Houseboat Charter rents modern designer houseboats, most of which are license-free, with panoramic glazing and a spacious terrace for up to six people.
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.
Enjoy the smell of freedom and nature while playing with some furry companions or going for a ride at the countryside outside of Berlin.
Located directly on Lindenstraße in Köpenick, ALS Boat Rental offers motorboats, houseboats, rafts, and canoes ready to explore Berlin's waters. Enjoy a license-free journey on the Dahme, Müggelspree, or Müggelsee: Your easy start into Berlin's water life begins here.
Directly at the Spandau lock, opposite the Citadel, lies one of Berlin's most central boat rental services. The Altstadthafen Berlin-Spandau is the starting point for tours on both the Havel and Spree, with a fleet ranging from cozy pedal boats to fully equipped houseboats.