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The Squash House on Vulkanstraße in Lichtenberg has nine squash courts, three badminton courts, four bowling lanes, and a sauna. 45 minutes of squash cost 10 Euros per person in the morning, and 14 Euros in the evening and on weekends.

Groove in Focus in Neukölln teaches Hip-Hop and Afro Dance for adults, focusing on freestyle rather than choreography drills. Classes run on Mondays at Neuköllnische Allee and Tuesdays at Mehringdamm; no prior experience is needed.

In the historic Art Nouveau ballroom of the Hackesche Höfe in Mitte, the Chamäleon shows what contemporary circus truly can do: acrobatics, dance, and stage art merge into poetic shows unknown to classical vaudeville. For Sunday dates, the same lower prices apply as during the week.

The Bröhan Museum in Berlin-Charlottenburg is a place where art and winter ambiance harmoniously come together. Here, visitors discover the beauty of Art Nouveau and Art Deco while finding inspiration in warm rooms on cold days.

The Stadtbad Neukölln, built in 1914, is modeled after ancient thermal baths, featuring a dome, skylight, and a round plunge pool. Reinhold Kiehl was the architect, and the ensemble is a protected monument. Swimming is possible in a 25-meter and a 19-meter hall. For indoor sports when it rains, there's a sauna area with hourly infusions.

Europe's largest indoor climbing park is located in five halls of a former cinema in Hellersdorf: fourteen courses between three and twenty meters high, a 40-meter zip line, and a 12-meter free fall. Children can climb from 1.10 meters tall, the youngest from 3 years old. As an indoor activity for children in Berlin, this is the most athletic option.

Since 1896, Treptower Park has been home to Germany's largest and oldest public observatory, featuring the 21-meter-long Great Refractor, the world's longest movable refracting telescope. In the Museum of Celestial Studies, a 283-kilogram iron meteorite can be touched, with free admission. Children's programs are available from 5 years old, offering amazing technology even without a clear sky.

The urban apes bright site is located in Naumannpark in Schöneberg, just a few minutes' walk from S-Bahn station Südkreuz. Inside, you can boulder on free-standing blocks across 800 m², while outside, Berlin's largest outdoor bouldering area and a beer garden await.

The Berlin Botanical Garden in Dahlem showcases approximately 20,000 plant species across 43 hectares; in autumn, maples and oaks glow in the North American section. If it gets too cold outside, the Great Tropical House from 1907 awaits with giant bamboo reaching 26 meters high. For autumn activities in Berlin, this means: Indian Summer and tropical warmth with a ticket for 10 euros.

On Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee in Charlottenburg, instead of sand, natural organic salt covers the floor, and the air is enriched with 14% brine. Children dig and build as if at the beach; a session lasts approximately 45 minutes and requires a pre-booked appointment. Among indoor activities for children in Berlin, this is the quietest, suitable even for babies.

Mikku Ceramics, located at Oderberger Straße 3 in Prenzlauer Berg, has been offering pottery courses for wheel throwing and hand-building since 2014. The beginner's wheel throwing session costs 85 Euros, including clay, glaze, and firing.

Potsdam's hands-on museum, known as Extavium until April 2024, features over 80 interactive exhibits from physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science. Children can dock at the ISS, watch chocolate kisses expand in a vacuum, and build mouse mazes. Experiment courses are available for ages 5 and up. For indoor activities with children, the short trip from Berlin to Potsdam is well worth it.

TanzSuite dances on the 13th floor of PlaceOne at Strausberger Platz, with panoramic views over Berlin and its own Panorama Dance Bar. Since 2003, over fifty courses per week have been offered here, from Standard and Latin to Salsa and Discofox to Lindy Hop. As an indoor sport in the rain, the trial lesson in most courses is free.

At the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz, ten themed areas and two rides are spread out. The MINILAND shows Berlin made from more than 2.5 million LEGO bricks. Additionally, there's the NINJAGO climbing area, the Dino Dig, and a 4D cinema. Adults are only admitted when accompanied by a child, clearly making this indoor activity in Berlin for families.

The trampoline park on Allee der Kosmonauten in Marzahn features trampolines on the floor and walls, plus a Foam Pit, Ninja Course, Dodgeball Zone, and basketball hoops. In the VALO Arena, up to six people can play Virtual Reality without glasses or vests. For indoor sports on rainy days, only one condition applies: jump socks are mandatory.

The German Museum of Technology at Gleisdreieck in Kreuzberg showcases steam locomotives, airplanes, ships, and historical computers on the grounds of the former Anhalter freight station. Admission is free for those under 18, and for everyone on Fridays from 13:00.

The hall on Böttgerstraße at Gesundbrunnen has existed since 2002: around 2,200 square meters of climbing area, about 300 routes and walls up to 15 meters high, plus a bouldering area up to 4.50 meters grip height. Auto belay devices for top-roping and lead climbing make indoor sports possible even alone in the rain, without a partner at the other end of the rope.

Sunday morning on Museum Island, with chamber music by the Staatskapelle Berlin: The museum concerts at the Bode Museum in Mitte combine a classical matinee with sculpture art and café culture to create one of the city's most atmospheric Sunday programs.

On 13,000 square meters of indoor space in Wuhlheide, FEZ-Berlin combines a swimming pool, a children's hands-on museum, a cinema, and the Astrid Lindgren Stage with three venues. In the orbitall space center, children aged eight and older train in a replica of the space station. For indoor sports when it rains, the swimming pool is the core of the facility.

On two floors on Rudolfstraße, there are 18 pool tables, three snooker tables, five dartboards, and three poker tables, separated into smoking and non-smoking areas. Billing is per minute per table, regardless of how many people are playing. Indoor sports in the rain are possible here without a closing time; the house never closes.

Vux on Wipperstraße in Neukölln has been a purely vegan café with Brazilian roots since 2009. Cakes, cupcakes, and bagels come from their own bakery, along with açaí and passion fruit smoothies, bao buns, and gluten-free cakes. Perfect for a rainy autumn day in Berlin: hot coffee and cake just a few steps from the historic Richardplatz.

Especially in gloomy weather, people enjoy meeting friends for an evening game of billiards.

The magic of the Orient resonates in Charme-d-Orient in Berlin Buckow like in a thousand and one nights, with fairytale decor, natural healing methods, and beauty treatments for a relaxing wellness day of a different kind.

Float away with spa and wellness in Berlin Schöneberg into an oasis of well-being and experience the ultimate relaxation at tranxx - Floating Spa & Massage World.

The best recipe against a cold is: don't get wet. The tiny umbrella specialty shop "Der Schirmmacher" in Steglitz has been ensuring this for decades.