t Family enjoying a stroll through the Tiergarten park in central Berlin
Berlin may be marketed as a youthful and entrepreneurial city, but it’s also a fantastic destination for families. It offers a multitude of green spaces and waterways for relaxing between activities, inspiring and interactive museums and plenty of family-friendly restaurants and cafés.
t Family enjoying a stroll through the Tiergarten park in central Berlin
Among the many popular family activities in Berlin are two zoos (plus an aquarium) and the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre. You can also take the fast elevator ride up the Fernsehturm for panoramic views of the city and a slice of cake in the revolving restaurant.
From chatting to robots and sending notes via pneumatic tubes at the Museum for Communication, to deciphering machines and negotiating the laser maze at the Spy Museum, Berlin has plenty of hands-on fun. Kids can even get interactive with German history by enjoying a (virtual) drive in a Trabi at the DDR Museum and make their own physics experiments at the Museum of Technology’s Spectrum Centre.
Wherever you’re based in the city, you’ll never be far away from one of Berlin’s magnificent parks, whether it’s the sprawling and central Tiergarten, neighbourhood parks like Volkspark Friedrichshain, or the historical and vast Tempelhofer Feld.
Whether winter or summer, there is always something fun to do outdoors. In summer, enjoy a boat ride along the Spree, a stroll or picnic in one of the city’s unique parks, or try your hand at some karaoke in the Mauerpark. In winter lace up your iceskates and head to one of the many lakes dotted in and around the city, or make use of numerous sledging hills.
Unique to Berlin, Kindercafés (children’s cafés) were created with both children and parents in mind. They merge safe play areas with a seating area selling drinks and snacks. Many also have information boards on local events and some sell nappies and even second-hand toys and children’s clothing.