Things To Do in Berlin

Alternative Berlin tours shows a different side of the city than you will see on most postcards and tour guides. They are connected to many local organizations and artists and bring you closer to the alternative and artsy side of Berlin without lacking respect for the places you are shown. Read more ›

Explore the alternative side of Berlin

Alternative Berlin tours

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Oberbaumbrücke

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Formerly this iconic bridge marked the border between East and West and there was a time when it was closed to all civilians. The Cold War parties sometimes exchanged spies here. Today the bridge separates the districts of Kreuzberg and can be crossed by many means of transport (cars, metro, bike or walking). Read more ›

The city´s most picturesque bridge

Oberbaumbrücke

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Tiergarten

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What used to be the hunting grounds for noblemen of the Holy Roman Empire was turned into a huge park in the 19th century (without losing any of its size). The Tiergarten is the green lung in the middle of the city and there's more than enough space for everyone. And yes: Most of former Westberlin is on its other side. Read more ›

Berlin's Central Park

Tiergarten

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Reichstag Dome

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Walking up the shiny dome of the German parliament is one of the best opportunities to enjoy a free panoramic view of central Berlin. On top of Germany's centre of political power you have great looks of e.g. Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz and the Holocaust Memorial. Read more ›

On the rooftop of parliament

Reichstag Dome

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BiOriental Market

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Some might be tempted to call certain areas of Neukölln/Kreuzberg “Little Istanbul” because of its significant area of turkish population. One certainly can't help thinking of being in an authentic bazaar, walking across this fascinating, always packed street market - though it has the typical Berlin touch. Read more ›

Berlin´s Bazaar

BiOriental Market

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AquaDom

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"Hey, wanna see a huge fishtank" - might as well serve as a very outworn pick-up line, yet in this case we are indeed talking about a huge fishtank. 25 metres high, 12 metres wide and hosting about 1.500 fish. Plus an elevator on its inside. Read more ›

Fancy Fishtank Elevator

AquaDom

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Graffiti Wall of Fame

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Berlin is full of graffiti and most locals see it not as a nuisance but rather as an art form. In this piece of wall you see some of the most prominent icons literally drawn together in one place. The graffiti is set on the walls of Friedrichshain arthouse cinema Intimes. Read more ›

Street art condensed

Graffiti Wall of Fame

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Gärten der Welt

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an unexpected oasis

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this huge area contains several smaller "theme parks" such as Japanese Garden, Oriental Garden, Bible Garden, Renaissance Garden, etc. You can see typical plants and flowers from these regions. Also, there is a labyrinth and during summer concerts take place and several festivals such as Chinese New Year or Japanese cherry blossom festival. Read more ›

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Topography of Terror

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Topography of Terror is a free exhibition about police and state terror during the Nazi regime. On the site of the former Central Police Office of the Third Reich there’s a documentation centre which provides insightful information about the crimes committed by police and the SS in Germany and throughout Europe. Read more ›

Documentary centre of Nazi crimes

Topography of Terror

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Natur-Park Südgelände

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Romantic railway ruins

Natur-Park Südgelände

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Take a short walk from Südkreuz or Priesterweg S-Bahns and enter a parallel reality, where nature and sculpture have taken over an old railway siding. Crossing the bridge into the park feels like discovering a lost city deep in the forest, with only the rumble of a passing train to break the illusion. The 1e entry is excellent value. Read more ›

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Spreepark Berlin / Kulturpark Plänterwald

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Once upon a time, there was a huge amusement park along the river Spree. If you follow the Spree past the ‘Insel der Jugend’ in Treptower Park, you will all of a sudden see dinosaurs, weird creatures, pieces of fairground rides and finally a ferris wheel peeking out behind fences and trees that have grown to reclaim the abandoned amusement park. Read more ›

East Berlin's lost world theme park

Spreepark Berlin / Kulturpark Plänterwald

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Markthalle IX

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Opened in 1891 as one of 14 market halls built to supply Berlin with fresh groceries, this architectural gem has survived the war and then almost fell victim to dumping-price shops. A citizens' organisation recently decided to take over and it's slowly becoming THE place to go for conscious and fresh shopping. Read more ›

Groceries for the neighbourhood

Markthalle IX

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Fehrbelliner Platz

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Every day, with the peak happening on Sundays, Thai families gather in Preußenpark. They’ve been gathering for years, enjoying the sun and home-cooked Thai food. They are still doing that today, just with the very important improvement that you can enjoy their food too, since they offer it to buy with prices all below 10 Euros. Read more ›

Thai Park: The Thai food flash mob

Fehrbelliner Platz

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TV Tower

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Located in former East Berlin, this is Germany’s tallest building with 368 metres. The TV tower is the icon that locals most associate with their city (more than Brandenburg Gate) because you can see it from almost everywhere in the city centre. Although they do not go up many times because it is quite expensive. Read more ›

On top of Germany

TV Tower

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Tempelhof Field

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Stand on an airport runway

Tempelhof Field

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The Tempelhof Field an airport turned park, is one of best urban parks in Europe. Great for a picnic or BBQ. Bike/rollerblade/run down the runway at full speed! Rent a bike and cycle down to one of the parks three entrances and check out the allotment area. Read more ›

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Klunkerkranich

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The Berlin Bar on the roof

Klunkerkranich

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We love to go there because you can have a beautiful view on Berlin thanks to the big patio. The Klunkerkranich offers a different kind of activities: Garten, Market, Concert, Food and Bar, Parties with some good djs. Read more ›

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Görlitzer Park

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The most favourite spot of Kreuzbergers in summer. It used to be an old freight train station and became in the 1980s the park the area had needed so desperately. Locals love its rough charms and use it e.g. for barbecue, sunbathing or watching freaky and normal people doing frisbee and cross-golf. In summer nights there´s sometimes fire artistry. Read more ›

Kreuzberg´s meeting place

Görlitzer Park

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Landwehrkanal

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One of the most beautiful strolls you can take on a sunny day in Berlin is a walk along this liquid border of Kreuzberg and Neukölln. Start at the corner Ratiborstraße/Paul-Lincke-Ufer at the very Eastern end of Kreuzberg (or at Maybachufer/Neukölln) and walk all the way up until Carl-Herz-Ufer (close to metro Hallesches Tor or Prinzenstraße). Read more ›

Waterside Walk

Landwehrkanal

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Prinzessinengarten

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Located at a busy traffic roundabout in the middle of the start-up and hip entrepreneurial district, the Prinzessinengarten is an oasis for those having stared at a computer screen for too long - as well as everybody else. Read more ›

Urban gardening & relaxation

Prinzessinengarten

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Tempelhofer Park

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For a long time this huge area in central Berlin has been an airport. Some years ago locals voted in a referendum to stop plane traffic. In 2010 the so-called Tempelhofer Feld was opened as a park and ever since has been a paradise for barbecue parties, kite-flyers and cyclists. The park is opened when the sun rises and closed when it sets. Read more ›

The city´s biggest playing ground

Tempelhofer Park

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Kunstquartier Bethanien

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This beautiful building next to a popular park is one of the epicentres of the alternative art scene in Berlin. Once a hospital, now it accommodates galleries and studios for artist groups. There are rotating exhibitions by internationally acclaimed artists, many of which are free. Read more ›

A Mecca of alternative art

Kunstquartier Bethanien

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Freiluftkino Kreuzberg

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Picnic and a movie in a park anyone?

Freiluftkino Kreuzberg

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The open-air cinema in the Kunstquartier Bethanien is a locals’ favourite summer night meeting place. It is not only about seeing some of the greatest movies, but the overall setting is spectacular and a treat to take in. Doors open half an hour before the first screening, so check the program online. Read more ›

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Kreuzberg

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Berlin is flat as pancake and locals are in desperate need of a place where can get a bit of an overview - without paying for it, obviously. So everytime a Berliner feels like mountaineering he climbs up the hard way to 66 metres above sea level (Central Berlin´s highest natural elevation) and enjoys the view from the upper side of Viktoriapark. Read more ›

Central Berlin´s biggest "mountain"

Kreuzberg

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Carnival of Cultures

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Berlin's Ultimate Street Party

Carnival of Cultures

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Every year on Pentecostal weekend (May/June) Berlin's largest street party goes down in the heart of Kreuzberg on multiple stages. Most people come to see the parade going from Hermannplatz to the end of Yorckstrasse. Cultural organisations showcase music and dance performances on lavishly decorated trucks. Read more ›

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Berlin Wall Memorial

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The Berlin Wall Memorial is the central memorial site of the German division. It was built in a site where many people fled from the East to the West side of Berlin during the Cold War or died trying so. It is also the place where the division of Germany was peacefully overcome in 1989. Read more ›

The place where the wall fell

Berlin Wall Memorial

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Zionskirche

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This church in Prenzlauer Berg has a short but interesting history. It was a meeting point for oppositional groups under the GDR regime. In 1987 skinheads attacked visitors at a concert held in the church while the socialist police forces just stood by and watched. Read more ›

A church of resistance

Zionskirche

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Modersohnbrücke

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Enjoy the sunset like a local

Modersohnbrücke

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It's a bridge in Friedrichshain where the Berliner and the lovers are use to go in order to admire the sunset. They love it because it's quiet and has a spontaneous atmosphere. I never know if they will be some music or something else. Read more ›

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Badeschiff

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If you can't swim IN the river, how about swimming ON the river? Exactly the thoughts of the people who created this - frankly speaking VERY hip - location: A swimming pool on a boat on the river. Yep. Water surrounded by water. Read more ›

Boat on the river - for SWIMMING!

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Hamburger Bahnhof

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Here's where we go to see Warhol's Mao and we are proud of having him here! Otherwise there's Beuys and Liechtenstein and many other less prominent but nonetheless must-see exhibits within a building of fascinating architecture. Read more ›

Museum of the present

Hamburger Bahnhof

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Treptower Park

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Every Saturday we play Ultimate Frisbee - open for any age and experience level. Join in from 2-6pm at Treptower Park, we usually have 10-14 players from all around the world, therefore the game language is English. Since it is a lot of running, bring good shoes and lots of water. There is also a picnic most of the time going on. Read more ›

Saturday Ultimate Frisbee (reoccurring)

Treptower Park

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Waldhochseilgarten Jungfernheide

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Great open air experience

Waldhochseilgarten Jungfernheide

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Feels like a quick escape from the busy city. Climbing in the trees is fun, social and challenging. Pure nature, a lake to take a bath and typical German "Sommergarten" (summer garden) for a cold beer and hot snacks. Read more ›

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Nikolaiviertel

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Berlin, as you may have realized, is quite a modern city. But even Berliners sometimes like to indulge in former times and take a stroll to the area of Nikolaiviertel. Berlin was founded here around the year 1200 and it is the closest the city has to an old town. Unfortunately it was completely destroyed in World War II and only rebuilt in 1987. Read more ›

Berlin´s birthplace

Nikolaiviertel

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Deutsches Technikmuseum

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Why planes fly, why ships don't sink, why the railway is awesome and electronic cars are the future: Answers to these questions and many, many more are provided in this simply awesome museum in an extremely accessible manner. Read more ›

German engineering

Deutsches Technikmuseum

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal im Treptower Park

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Whatever your interests in old soviet war memorials are, this one reminds me more of a Jedi academy than anything else. It is so imperialistic, impressive and fantastic. Live long and prosper...wait, say what? Read more ›

Shoot a Star Wars Fan Film here

Sowjetisches Ehrenmal im Treptower Park

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Blacklight Minigolf

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One of the weirdest concepts in Berlin is actually located right inside popular Görlitzer Park. The harmless game of minigolf turns into an artsy underground event when you play on the blacklight-blurred lanes in the cellar of a former train station building. Read more ›

Minigolf goes psychedelic

Blacklight Minigolf

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Hasenheide

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Out of Berlin’s many beautiful parks, Hasenheide is the all-round talent. It has enough trees to provide a calm place to rest and it’s large enough for football games on the meadows. Other attractions include an open-air cinema, a minigolf course, a rose garden and even a small zoo. Read more ›

The park that has it all

Hasenheide

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Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof

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In this cementary many famous Berliners chose to have their final resting place. Poet/playwright Bertolt Brecht and philosopher Friedrich Hegel are among the best-known names that were buried here. There are many tombstones (especially from the 19th century) which are interesting examples of German artistic sculpture. Read more ›

Berlin´s celebrity graveyard

Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof

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Ramones Museum

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The Ramones museum is unique of its kind in the world and features cosy Café Mania at the entrance. You don´t have to visit the museum to enjoy a coffee or cheese cake in the café - although its 300 + exhibits are also interesting for those who aren’t Ramones fans. Read more ›

Gabba Gabba Hey!

Ramones Museum

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Street Food auf Achse

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Every Sunday now you can enjoy various street food highlights in P'berg's Kulturbrauerei, an old brewery that comes to life with numerous events and activities. In winter you have tents and open fire places to warm yourself up, in summer you have cool smoothies to cool you down. Read more ›

Diverse Street Food Market on Sundays

Street Food auf Achse

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Trabi Safari

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Trabant was East Germany’s standard car for more than 30 years. It ceased production in 1991 because it no longer met pollution and safety standards, but it quickly became a cult car. Trabi Safari gives you the opportunity to actually drive one while your guide sits in the back and explains the city to you. Read more ›

City tours in a cult car

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Checkpoint Charlie

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The Checkpoint itself is not the actual attraction (unless you are fond of fake Soviet soldiers) - however the municipality has been so kind as to erect a large and comprehensive overview of the Cold War history along the construction sites of Friedrichstraße right next to it. Read more ›

Outdoor history lessons for free

Checkpoint Charlie

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Maybachufer

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Lovely and vibrant promenade

Maybachufer

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Here you find the real mix – locals, newcomers, immigrants, tourists, families, couples, groups of friends, wallflowers; the poor and the rich. It's an authentic walk along old buildings, recognizing all the bright variety of people living in the city. Drive until Schönleinstraße or Kottbusser Tor, walk Maybachufer, Plan-Ufer, Paul-Linke Ufer. Read more ›

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Hemp Museum

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There are only four hemp museums in the world, and Berlin has one them (one of the other three is, you guessed it, in Amsterdam). Don't be mistaken though: this is not only about legalising cannabis. Here hemp is presented as a plant that has many more useful – and legal – qualities. Read more ›

Barely legal

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Marx-Engels Monument

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Today little is left of what made Berlin one of the capitals of the communist world. Among the last visible remainders are those larger-than-life statues of the authors of the Communist Manifesto. Few can resist to take a picture with them - they just look like two cute old grandpas desperate to tell you stories from the good old days of socialism. Read more ›

Meet communism´s grandfathers

Marx-Engels Monument

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Berliner Philharmonie concert hall

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Classical music & post-war architecture

Berliner Philharmonie concert hall

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Berlin's main concert hall built by architect Hans Sharoun (1960-1963) is universally regarded an emblem of the city for its excellent acoustic and exciting architecture. The main concert hall is round with the orchestra playing in the middle of the room. Every visitor is regarded equal, there are no special seats not even for the prime minister. Read more ›

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Wohnzimmerbar

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Super nice, comfortable and stylish bar. It has a cool vibe. Cool mix of locals and travellers... Maybe it's that retro vintage vibe, that grandma chic atmosphere, as well as the cavernous yet monastic underground restrooms. Probably the best place for a cool night with friends in that area of Prenzlauer Berg. This is a total gem! Read more ›

stylish bar with a sense of berlin

Wohnzimmerbar

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Krumme Lanke

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Take a dip in one of Berlin's lakes

Krumme Lanke

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Krumme Lanke is a great Berlin lake as it's easily accessible from the city, located at the end of the U3 U-Bahn line. It can get fairly busy on a hot summer's day, but buy a lilo drift out to the middle of the lake for some serious relaxing. Read more ›

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Ökomarkt am Kollwitzplatz

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They offer you a manifold selection of delicious and nice products. Most of the food (cheese, vegetables, herbs, meat, tofu) is organic grown or produced, especially those at the smaller Thursday-Market. You can have delicious and organic HQ food, especially the vegan lentil Dal on Thursdays and vegan spelt waffles. Or Tofu burgers on Saturdays. Read more ›

Farmers Markets Kollwitzplatz (Sat/Thu)

Ökomarkt am Kollwitzplatz

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Märchenhütte

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Fairy Tales - newly told!

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This is a great idea to spend a cold and dark winter evening. First, the place has a big fireplace and you can have some hot wine and other stuff to warm yourself while waiting for the show to begin. Second, the plays are really funny and worth watching! Read more ›

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Dunckerclub

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duncker is one of the oldest clubs in east berlin. No pretence, old school rock, notoriously notorious goth nights (monday!), cozy atmosphere and people dancing for themselves. the music and the whole vibe of the place is something special. Read more ›

no tears for the creatures of the night

Dunckerclub

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Blackriver Store Berlin

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With a fingerboard you can do all the tricks you can do with a skateboard – except you use your fingers instead of your feet. But don´t be mistaken: Though it looks cute, it´s a rather serious affair and not just a kids’ game. There are even World Championships. Read more ›

Skate with your fingers

Blackriver Store Berlin

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Humboldthain

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The Humboldthain is one of the few places we can drag our sleighs to in the winter and have some downhill fun. In the summer however it offers other pleasures: A rosegarden, a vineyard, a climbing wall (only for pros!) and fabulous views of the sunset. Read more ›

Views & history

Humboldthain

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Stasi - Die Ausstellung zur DDR-Staatssicherheit

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Not to be confused with the actual Stasi Musuem, this exhibition on the Ministry for State Security and its practices is much smaller, free of any devotional objects but painting an honest and revealing picture on the atrocities done for the sake of 'security' of the GDR. Read more ›

GDR history informatively compiled

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Meta Mate Bar

Krithika & Fabricio enlighten you with everything you ever wanted to know about mate and guarentee you’ve never tasted a mate like this! Meta Mate is a philosophy, a way of life dedicated towards mate. It is about morphing mate into many forms for afficionados. It’s about taking the time to enjoy the best mate of your life! Read more ›

They enlighten you with MATE!

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Saunabad

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This place exists f more than 15 years. The guests are a lovely mix of locals at any age, new Berliners :-) and tourists. the atmosphere is well balanced ... relaxing and inspiring. It's a good place to get in touch with sauna culture and the big topics. The garden is a green oasis – a jump into tranquility and relaxation... Read more ›

Lovely oasis in the middle of Berlin

Saunabad

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Brunnenmarkt Im Wedding

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In comparison to the rather diverse and a little bit more expensive street food market in P'berg's Kulturbrauerei, the food carts here are arranged on one long street and it can be a little cramped due to traffic near by. But do not let this turn you off! EVERY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH ONLY! Read more ›

Big Street Food Market on (some) Sundays

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Britzer Garten

The Britzer Garten is a great alternative if you want to escape hipsterism while taking a relaxing stroll. The charm of the place comes from the crowd – mostly authentic suburban inhabitants and some seniors. No-nonsense peeps who are really not interested in you. Read more ›

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When you really need a break from Berlin

Britzer Garten

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AKA Tattoo

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Edgy Tattoo Salon

AKA Tattoo

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A lot of people get tattooed in Berlin. And they all want to get the best quality. Well here it is. With guests from all around the world, it's been long established that there's only one place to get the coolest ink – it's AKA. Read more ›

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Surya Villa GbR

It's a rare find in a western city. When it's well below zero degrees Celsius in January and February in Berlin you feel the longing for a hot steamy bath, or better this place. It's one of a kind, you can spend half a day here and book programs (but well in advance!). Smiling people. Read more ›

Ayurveda spa and treatment facility

Surya Villa GbR

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Brewer´s Berlin tours

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These tours were started way back when The Wall divided Berlin, and still they are proudly run. Independent local experts give you the most comprehensive tours. Brewer´s guides give you some inside and unsuspected information. They are locals and work with small groups. Read more ›

City tours with a history

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Bouleplace am Landwehrkanal