Berlin

Adlon Day Spa

One of the best spas in town, next to the Brandenburg Gate in the Adlon Hotel.

Artemis

When the unpredictable weather in Berlin isn't favourable to explore the city's cultural gems, Artemis makes up for it with its wellness facilities. Aimed at relaxation, no children or electronic devices are allowed to make a full disconnection from real world worries possible. Amenities include indoor and outdoor (heated) swimming pools and saunas, whirlpools, cinemas, and so on. Lunch and dinner are included in the entrance fee. Bring €1 coins for the lockers. Open year round.

11:00-05:00 daily·€90 for a day pass

Babylon

Great cinema with a large program of non-mainstream movies. They have a working cinema organ, which is also played every Saturday for free midnight screenings of silent movies.

Movies are around €7-9; some movies are free

Babylon Kreuzberg

Also non-mainstream movies in this small cinema built in the 1950s.

Badeschiff

An old cargo ship hull converted to a fresh-water swimming pool, anchored permanently on the river Spree. Provides a nice opportunity to swim on the Spree, without swimming in the river, which is far too polluted. There is a bar with disco DJ music next to the pool. In winter time, the pool is covered against the weather.

entrance free, charges for drinks

Badeschiff

An old cargo ship hull converted to a fresh-water swimming pool, anchored permanently on the river Spree. Provides a nice opportunity to swim on the Spree, without actually swimming in the river itself, which is far too polluted. A bar with disco DJ music is situated just next to the pool. In winter time, the pool is covered against the weather.

entrance EUR 8, requires pre-booked time slot, charges for drinks

Basketball

Alba Berlin, known as The Albatross are consistently among the best basketball teams in Germany, and one of the best in Europe. Their erstwhile dominance of the German league has been challenged by the upstart Bayern Munich basketball division flush with cash from the soccer division of the same club. Expect a fierce atmosphere and a packed hall for games against Munich or their traditional rival Bamberg. With fans crazier than most in the NBA, Albatross games at the o2 World arena are an exciting way to take in one of the world's greatest sports.

Bearpit Karaoke

Karaoke Sundays

Open-air karaoke at the amphitheater in Mauerpark where the bravest can show off to the incidental audience.

Berlin Tour by public bus line 100 and 200

The 100 and 200 bus lines are just ordinary bus lines, but they pass by many of Berlin's famous landmarks. Both run every 5–10 minutes between S+U-station Zoologischer Garten and S+U-station Alexanderplatz. All BVG tickets are accepted.

€4.00 single or €11.20 day ticket

Berliner Ensemble

Theater am Schiffbauer Damm

Contemporary theatre. The theater was founded by Bertolt Brecht after the war in what was then East Berlin.

Berliner Philharmonie

The Berliner Philharmonie is a concert hall with 2,440 seats in Berlin-Tiergarten (constructed from 1960 to 1963 and designed by Hans Scharoun) and the home of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. It is a famous building with outstanding musicians. Reservations are recommended, but cheaper tickets are usually available 2–4 hours before the concert if not sold out. Every Tuesday (September to June) at 13:00–14:00, there is a free lunch concert; come early. In the winter, late-night concerts (22:30 or 23:00) are a bargain and often have more avant-garde or unconventional formats. The Kammermusiksaal (Chamber Music Hall) was added later in 1984–1987 as a venue for smaller concerts with 1,180 seats. It is linked to the foyer of the Philharmonie. Both buildings are located in the Kulturforum area.

Britzer Garten

A 90-hectare garden and former national garden show place (1984); public park with great flora and big playgrounds for kids; popular amongst children and seniors on weekends.

Brotfabrik

This institution, literally the "bread factory" has been converted into a cultural space hosting various theater, cinema and art events

Chamäleon Theater Berlin

Located in the stunning Hackesche Höfe in the Berlin-Mitte quarter, the Chamaeleon Theatre offers exciting cross genre variety and music shows.

CineStar Original

The "CineStar Original" cinema located inside the Sony Center at the Potsdamer-Platz shows only movies in original version (e.g. in English, without subtitles).

Der Kegel

At this outdoor climbing area which is on the RAW Gelände you can do rope climbing at a cone-shaped high-rise bunker from World War II, called the Kegel (cone). The venue also offers an indoor and outdoor bouldering area. In the Kegel shop you can rent or buy climbing gear and book rope climbing or bouldering courses. In summer, there is also an open-air cinema and a beergarden right next to the Kegel.

Mon–Fri 09:00–23:00, Sat Sun 10:00–23:00·Day ticket €7, rope climbing after 15:00 €5, kids €4

Deutsches Theater

German Theatre

Classical theater with impressive line up of actors and directors. Some events have English subtitles.

East Side Gallery

The Wall

The longest stretch of the Berlin Wall that is still standing. It has been painted by street artists and has several famous art pieces. (If you want to see the wall in its original condition, see the Gedenkstatte Berliner Mauer in Wedding.)

Free

FEZ Berlin

Pionierpalast Ernst Thälmann

While the former Palast der Republik in Berlin-Mitte has been demolished in favor of the reconstruction of the Berliner Schloss, its counterpart for kids, pupils and "young pioneers", the Pionierpalast Ernst Thälmann can still be seen at the Volkspark Wuhlheide. The large building complex which was built from 1976 to 1979 is a contemporary testimony for architecture in the socialist German Democratic Republic and of the 1970s. It included a cosmonaut training center, a large indoor swimming pool, a theater, restaurants, event locations, and a launch site for model rockets. Today it is called FEZ Berlin and the usage as a center for kids, the youth and families remains the same, with most of the original facilities such as the indoor swimming pool and the space flight training center still in place.

Mon-Fri 08:30-16:00, Sat Sun 12:00-17:00

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark

A soccer and American Football stadium with track and field facilities which has been host to several important competitions in the past, including German Bowls (finals of the German American Football League) from 2012 to 2018.

Friedrichstadt-Palast

Europe's Show Palace

Berlin's biggest show with over 100 artists on the biggest theater stage in the world.

Tickets: €16.90-104.90

Fähre F24

Paule III

Make a crossing with the only human-powered ferry run by Berlin's public transport company BVG. The F24 is operated with a rowing boat, and you can use your valid BVG ticket or buy a ticket on site. It needs 12 strokes of an oar to cross the Müggelspree river.

May-October 11:00-19:00, crosses the river as often as needed

Greenwich Promenade

Relaxing lake-side strolls on 'Greenwich Promenaid', a path named after Reinickendorf's twin town of Greenwich, London.

Grips Theater

Famous children's theatre with a light political touch, European recognition for the musical Linie 1.

Großer Tiergarten

Berlin's largest park. In the summer and on weekends you will see loads of families with their barbecues.

Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler (HfM)

Berlin Academy of Music

The HfM offers many concerts by their students and other professional musicians. The concerts are held at various venues of the HfM, such as at Charlottenstr. 55, 10117 Berlin or at the address from this listing.

Many concerts are free

Ice hockey

The Berlin Eisbären (Polar Bears) play this fast, exciting and very physical sport during the winter. The excitement is heightened by the singing and chanting of the crowds, who are fueled by the copious quantities of wurst and beer available.

Kabarett Theater Distel

Cabaret and comedy, political satire in German. Their home venue is in the Admiralspalast.

Kant Kino

One of the few old cinemas (founded 1912) left in Berlin's western city. Mostly non-mainstream European movies.

Kastanienallee and Oderberger Straße

Nice streets with lots of little shops and cafes to sit outside in the summer and watch people pass by.