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Berlin became the capital city of reunited Germany in 1991 and is world-renowned for its numerous museums, international film festival, varied architecture and prestigious monuments such as the Brandenburg Gate. An important city due to its role in history, Berlin is also known for its cultural dynamism and, surprisingly, its green areas. It has more bridges than Venice, and you’re never far from water because of its numerous lakes and the Spree, the river that runs through it. In short, this city offers a great variety of activities for families, which you can enjoy at your own pace.
To discover, to understand, to wonder, and enjoy oneself, to marvel…So many entertaining opportunities to be enjoyed by the WHOLE FAMILY and which can be reached from your hotel in Berlin.
Novotel Berlin Am Tiergarten
To discover, to understand, to wonder, and enjoy oneself, to marvel…So many entertaining opportunities to be enjoyed by the WHOLE FAMILY and which can be reached from your hotel in Berlin.
Novotel Berlin Am Tiergarten
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118 artists painted a gigantic mural on the remains of the Berlin Wall. Known as ‘the East Side Gallery’, it’s the largest outdoor mural in the world.
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‘Natural’ areas of Berlin cover 30% of its total surface, making it one of the greenest cities in Europe.
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Berlin Zoo’s young polar bear, Knut, has attracted over 500,000 visitors, all moved by the story of the cub being rejected by his mother when he was born, leading to ‘Knutmania’!
Museums and exhibitions
The Story of Berlin
Located at the Ku’damm, this exhibition takes you on an amazing trip through the history of the city, its great events, and the influences on its development. From the city’s founding in 1237 to the fall of the Berlin Wall, you will travel through 800 years of the history of its inhabitants portrayed though images, sounds and artefacts. Modern design and sophisticated technology make this exhibition as fascinating as the city itself.
Kurfürstendamm – Tel: (+49) 30 887 20 100
Open Monday to Friday, from 9am to 8pm
LOXX Model Railway
Over 4km of rail, over 400 scale-model trains, and thousands of scale-model cars, lorries and people – this is an entertaining way to discover Berlin and its monuments ‘at a glance’! The miniature city even has a lighting system, and simulates day and night. Impressive, entertaining and fun for the whole family.
Grunerstrasse 20 – Tel: (+49) 30 447 23 022
Open every day from 10am to 7pm
Museum Island
Museuminsel features on the UNESCO World Heritage list. This island is packed with museums, all architecturally impressive, including the Altes Museum, the Bode Museum and the Pergamon Museum. The latter is unquestionably the jewel of the island and offers the most for a family outing. The museum’s astonishing height allows it to recreate enormous buildings copied from archaeological sites around the Mediterranean, taking you on a trip from Jordan to Turkey, and from Egypt to Greece.
Museuminsel, Am Kupfergraben – Tel: (+49) 30 209 05 577
Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm (Thursdays from 10am to 10pm)
Located at the Ku’damm, this exhibition takes you on an amazing trip through the history of the city, its great events, and the influences on its development. From the city’s founding in 1237 to the fall of the Berlin Wall, you will travel through 800 years of the history of its inhabitants portrayed though images, sounds and artefacts. Modern design and sophisticated technology make this exhibition as fascinating as the city itself.
Kurfürstendamm – Tel: (+49) 30 887 20 100
Open Monday to Friday, from 9am to 8pm
LOXX Model Railway
Over 4km of rail, over 400 scale-model trains, and thousands of scale-model cars, lorries and people – this is an entertaining way to discover Berlin and its monuments ‘at a glance’! The miniature city even has a lighting system, and simulates day and night. Impressive, entertaining and fun for the whole family.
Grunerstrasse 20 – Tel: (+49) 30 447 23 022
Open every day from 10am to 7pm
Museum Island
Museuminsel features on the UNESCO World Heritage list. This island is packed with museums, all architecturally impressive, including the Altes Museum, the Bode Museum and the Pergamon Museum. The latter is unquestionably the jewel of the island and offers the most for a family outing. The museum’s astonishing height allows it to recreate enormous buildings copied from archaeological sites around the Mediterranean, taking you on a trip from Jordan to Turkey, and from Egypt to Greece.
Museuminsel, Am Kupfergraben – Tel: (+49) 30 209 05 577
Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm (Thursdays from 10am to 10pm)
Zoos, aquariums, parks and gardens
Berlin Zoo
World-renowned for the number of animals it’s home to – over 1,500 – Berlin Zoo is THE family outing! Children and parents will be enchanted by the colours and the strange and clever lifestyles of exotic birds, big cats, lemurs, pandas, seals, okapis, bears, beavers – and so much more. Children always love feeding time, and they can even feed the farm animals themselves! The zoo also has an aquarium where you can find out everything you want to know about sharks, tropical fish and even piranhas.
Hardenbergplatz 8 – Tel: (+49) 30 25 40 10
Open every day from 9am to 6.30pm (5pm in winter)
Tiergarten Park
Berlin’s parks are a real part of the city’s way of life, and you’ll find Tiergarten Park right in the centre. Despite its name (meaning ‘animal garden’) it’s in the nearby zoo that you’ll find bears and lions, the park itself containing famous monuments such as the Bellevue Palace and the Reichstag. It’s the green lung of the city and a perfect place for parents and children to take a rest between activities.
Strasse des 17 Juni – Tel: (+49) 30 25 00 25
Open every day
Botanic Garden
Berlin’s Botanic Garden is one of the largest in the world, an entertaining and educational destination for the whole family. Its 43 hectares will bombard you with a profusion of colours and fragrances. Giant bamboos, water lilies, cacti and eucalyptus take youngsters and adults to the four corners of the world. In the Botanic Museum children can learn about how plants have evolved and how we have used their healing properties through the ages.
Königin-Luise-Strasse 6-8 – Tel: (+49) 30 83 85 01 00
Open every day from 9am to 4pm (November, December, January); to 5pm (February); to 6pm (March and October); to 7pm (September); to 8pm April and August; and to 9pm (May, June and July)
World-renowned for the number of animals it’s home to – over 1,500 – Berlin Zoo is THE family outing! Children and parents will be enchanted by the colours and the strange and clever lifestyles of exotic birds, big cats, lemurs, pandas, seals, okapis, bears, beavers – and so much more. Children always love feeding time, and they can even feed the farm animals themselves! The zoo also has an aquarium where you can find out everything you want to know about sharks, tropical fish and even piranhas.
Hardenbergplatz 8 – Tel: (+49) 30 25 40 10
Open every day from 9am to 6.30pm (5pm in winter)
Tiergarten Park
Berlin’s parks are a real part of the city’s way of life, and you’ll find Tiergarten Park right in the centre. Despite its name (meaning ‘animal garden’) it’s in the nearby zoo that you’ll find bears and lions, the park itself containing famous monuments such as the Bellevue Palace and the Reichstag. It’s the green lung of the city and a perfect place for parents and children to take a rest between activities.
Strasse des 17 Juni – Tel: (+49) 30 25 00 25
Open every day
Botanic Garden
Berlin’s Botanic Garden is one of the largest in the world, an entertaining and educational destination for the whole family. Its 43 hectares will bombard you with a profusion of colours and fragrances. Giant bamboos, water lilies, cacti and eucalyptus take youngsters and adults to the four corners of the world. In the Botanic Museum children can learn about how plants have evolved and how we have used their healing properties through the ages.
Königin-Luise-Strasse 6-8 – Tel: (+49) 30 83 85 01 00
Open every day from 9am to 4pm (November, December, January); to 5pm (February); to 6pm (March and October); to 7pm (September); to 8pm April and August; and to 9pm (May, June and July)
Kids’voyage’s special treats
The Berlin Wall Trail
Part and parcel of Berlin’s history, the Wall was a symbol of the Cold War and the East/West opposition. There are many ways to understand its significance during its heyday, but the best is simply to walk through the city! Parts of the wall have been preserved, for example on Potsdamer Platz and Mühlenstrasse. The line of the Wall can be traced on the ground, and the painted murals are symbolic reactions to this recent past. The most famous part is the East Side Gallery, while Checkpoint Charlie was the focus of one of the greatest confrontations of the 60s. A hands-on alternative to the museums covering this part of history.
Potsdamer Platz
Open every day
The Great Zeiss Planetarium
Ever dreamt of exploring space and the planets? Now you can – in the middle of Berlin! The Zeiss lets you discover amazing images of the sky with high-definition instruments. It also offers entertainment and relaxation for the whole family, an educational wonderland where you’ll get to know our universe and see superb historical instruments from the famous Zeiss factory. There are also shows aimed at children of all ages.
Prenzlauer Allee 80 – Tel: (+49) 30 42 51 652
Open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to noon; Wednesday from 9am to noon and from 1.30pm to 9pm; Friday from 9am to noon and from 7pm to 9pm; Saturday from 1.30pm to 9pm; and Sunday from 1.30pm to 5pm
DTMB (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin)
An extraordinary place with something for everyone. Understand and experiment with a vast array of technologies. Collections of planes, cars and trains compete with rocket parts, vacuum lamps – and a workshop making suitcases! Almost all sections hold interactive workshops which children love, one of the most popular being paper-making.
Trebiner Strasse 9 – Tel: (+49) 30 90 254 0
Open Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm; and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm
Part and parcel of Berlin’s history, the Wall was a symbol of the Cold War and the East/West opposition. There are many ways to understand its significance during its heyday, but the best is simply to walk through the city! Parts of the wall have been preserved, for example on Potsdamer Platz and Mühlenstrasse. The line of the Wall can be traced on the ground, and the painted murals are symbolic reactions to this recent past. The most famous part is the East Side Gallery, while Checkpoint Charlie was the focus of one of the greatest confrontations of the 60s. A hands-on alternative to the museums covering this part of history.
Potsdamer Platz
Open every day
The Great Zeiss Planetarium
Ever dreamt of exploring space and the planets? Now you can – in the middle of Berlin! The Zeiss lets you discover amazing images of the sky with high-definition instruments. It also offers entertainment and relaxation for the whole family, an educational wonderland where you’ll get to know our universe and see superb historical instruments from the famous Zeiss factory. There are also shows aimed at children of all ages.
Prenzlauer Allee 80 – Tel: (+49) 30 42 51 652
Open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to noon; Wednesday from 9am to noon and from 1.30pm to 9pm; Friday from 9am to noon and from 7pm to 9pm; Saturday from 1.30pm to 9pm; and Sunday from 1.30pm to 5pm
DTMB (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin)
An extraordinary place with something for everyone. Understand and experiment with a vast array of technologies. Collections of planes, cars and trains compete with rocket parts, vacuum lamps – and a workshop making suitcases! Almost all sections hold interactive workshops which children love, one of the most popular being paper-making.
Trebiner Strasse 9 – Tel: (+49) 30 90 254 0
Open Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm; and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm
Some good places for a family meal
Berliner Fernsehturm
Fancy a meal at a height of over 200 metres? This panoramic restaurant gives you exceptional views of Berlin and does two full rotations around the axis of the television tower every hour. Children love it!
Panoramastrasse 1A – Tel: (+49) 30 242 33 33
Open every day from March to October, from 9am to midnight; and from November to February from 10 am to midnight
Café Avril
Sunday is buffet day here, with a wide and varied menu. The rest of the week the restaurant offers Italian-style cuisine. There’s also a playroom and a special children’s menu.
Graefestrasse 83 – Tel: (+49) 30 62 73 53 98
Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 2am; and Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 2am
Cafe am Teutoburger Platz
Famous for its British ingredients, this restaurant is also known for its soups and ice creams. A great place to take the children, with many surprises in store.
Zionskirchstrasse – Tel: (+49) 30 4403 8577
Open in winter from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm; Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 6pm; and in summer from Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm; Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 7pm
KIDS' VOYAGE travel guides and NOVOTEL hotels in Berlin wish you an excellent stay.
Fancy a meal at a height of over 200 metres? This panoramic restaurant gives you exceptional views of Berlin and does two full rotations around the axis of the television tower every hour. Children love it!
Panoramastrasse 1A – Tel: (+49) 30 242 33 33
Open every day from March to October, from 9am to midnight; and from November to February from 10 am to midnight
Café Avril
Sunday is buffet day here, with a wide and varied menu. The rest of the week the restaurant offers Italian-style cuisine. There’s also a playroom and a special children’s menu.
Graefestrasse 83 – Tel: (+49) 30 62 73 53 98
Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 2am; and Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 2am
Cafe am Teutoburger Platz
Famous for its British ingredients, this restaurant is also known for its soups and ice creams. A great place to take the children, with many surprises in store.
Zionskirchstrasse – Tel: (+49) 30 4403 8577
Open in winter from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm; Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 6pm; and in summer from Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm; Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 7pm
KIDS' VOYAGE travel guides and NOVOTEL hotels in Berlin wish you an excellent stay.