Parents

Berlin from the Water: A boat trip on the Spree is one of the most beautiful ways to discover the capital together. From the Government District to Museum Island and the East Side Gallery, you glide relaxed through Berlin-Mitte and see the city from a perspective simply impossible from the riverbank.

The famous 'Sixth Floor' at KaDeWe on Wittenbergplatz in Schöneberg is Berlin's culinary superlative: Spanning approximately 7,000 square meters, Europe's largest delicatessen department brings together oysters, champagne, truffles, and over 34,000 products under one roof. An excursion that connects generations and provides conversation for the entire evening.

The Schlosspark Theater in Steglitz is Berlin's most charming private theater: Director Dieter Hallervorden has been staging comedies, readings, and concerts that appeal to all generations – from nephew to grandmother – in the neoclassical building since 2009.

At Jolos Kinderwelt children from the age of 1 year can play and enjoy themselves on 1500 square metres of games and playing. Children's train, bumper cars, bouncing castle, chairoplane, tube slides, wave slides, ball pool, climbing nets, crawling tunnel and a maze make it hard to decide where to play first.

Where Beethoven meets Berlin nights: The Philharmonie at the Kulturforum in Tiergarten is home to one of the world's most renowned orchestras. Spending an evening here with parents or grandparents means experiencing classical music in a hall that is itself an architectural marvel.

In the museum village Düppel families can undertake a trip back into the Middle Ages!.

During the winter holiday workshops at the Berlin children's circus Cabuwazi, holiday children can really let off steam again in 2019.

Berlin's cheapest city tour operates as a regular service: BVG Bus 100 connects Charlottenburg and Mitte on a route that passes the Reichstag, Victory Column, and Brandenburg Gate. Not a tourist bus, but real public transport at the regular ticket price.

The tour on Bus 100 is most likely Berlin's best-known secret for entertaining your family when they visit. And totally right so! For as little as the cost for a single fare ticket, you get the entire tourist programme!

Friedrichstraße in Berlin-Mitte is one of the capital's most famous shopping streets, combining city history with a unique shopping experience. Between Checkpoint Charlie and the Friedrichstadtpalast, fashion stores, chocolate specialists, and the renowned cultural department store Dussmann line the boulevard. Those who stroll here don't just shop; they experience a piece of Berlin.

Café Einstein Unter den Linden in Berlin-Mitte is Vienna's answer to the grand boulevard of the German capital: a coffee house with history, Austrian cuisine, and the relaxed self-confidence of a place that knows it doesn't need trends.

Hidden in the Brussels neighborhood of Wedding is one of Berlin's most versatile green spaces with a playground that appeals equally to children of various age groups: water play, climbing courses, and hammocks on a sunbathing lawn make Zeppelinplatz a true neighborhood meeting point.

One of Berlin's most imaginative playgrounds awaits in Volkspark Friedrichshain, right on the border with Prenzlauer Berg. Tipis, totem poles, and wobbly bridges transform this expansive adventure playground into a world of its own. Both young and old will find their territory here.

The indoor playground at Tempelhofer Hafen is great fun for young and old – including a 3D black light miniature golf court and a laser tag arena.

The cozy ceramic café Colour Your Day in Berlin-Friedenau invites you to creative ceramic painting.

Männekieken is a Charlottenburg-based second hand shop catering for expecting mothers looking for maternity clothes as well as for families with babies and children.

Babybeach Berlin combines playful fun with soothing salt inhalation, delighting little explorers. Children spend time in salt-enriched air, nebulized as an aerosol, offering a playful way to inhale, while parents can enjoy the relaxed café corner.

The Nikolaiviertel in Berlin-Mitte is Berlin's oldest city center: cobblestones, narrow alleys, and pastel-colored houses make a stroll here a journey into medieval Berlin. Anyone looking to spend a historically rich yet relaxed day with parents or relatives will find exactly what they're looking for here.

The indoor playground of Kinderkiste Lankwitz is all about farm life. The climbing area is totally made out of wood and reminds of a stable for cattle.

For Easter, the Intercultural Rose Scent Garden in Gleisdreieck Park in Kreuzberg transforms into a place for families: On Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, there will be searching, celebrating, and communal cake eating, while the park itself provides the perfect backdrop with its sprawling meadows and old railway relics.

These tours take you from Charlottenburg to Berlin-Mitte into the Roaring Twenties, when the imperial capital seethed between vaudeville glamour and social awakening. Those looking for a program with real depth for parents or relatives will find history brought to life here.

A play house, cars and a climbing rack with attached slide - the Spielzimmer ("Play Room") is a true children's paradise.

Actors like Jasmin Tabatabai or Claude-Oliver Rudolph, as well as Bloodhound Gang bassist Evil Jared, feel just as comfortable at Bonfini as do hip students or parents with children.

Located on Schlüterstraße in Charlottenburg, not far from Ku'damm, SETs has been winning over regulars and curious visitors alike for years. This modern café is known for relaxed brunching with creative cuisine that delights parents and relatives too.

Organic juices, self-made cushions, home-made waffles and cake from organic eggs - this café offers a family-like atmosphere with a special flair and lots of space to play for the kids.