City: Pankow (Borough)
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The 7 Best Nature & Parks in Pankow (Borough), Germany
Berlin is an edgy city, from its fashion to its architecture to its charged political history. The Berlin Wall is a sobering reminder of the hyper-charged postwar atmosphere, and yet the graffiti art that now covers its remnants has become symbolic of social progress. Check out the Weltzeituhr (world time) Clock, topped by a model of the solar system, then turn back time by dining at the historic Zur Letzten Instanz, a 16th century restaurant that was frequented by Napoleon and Beethoven.
Restaurants in Berlin
1. Kollwitzplatz
2. Mauerpark
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,098 reviews
Situated in what was once the militarized “death strip” of the Berlin Wall (or Mauer) that divided East and West, Mauerpark is now a social, cultural, and artistic center of the city. Today’s Mauerpark is on land that ran between the two parallel walls separating East and West Berlin. With its observation towers, attack dogs, trip wires and armed guards primed to shoot anyone trying to escape to the West, it was known as the “death strip.” The park dates back to the early 1990s when local residents, noticing the rapid spread of self-seeded vegetation on the sandy strip of land, began planting trees and calling for the creation of a park. As a result, the city’s politicians included Mauerpark in the city’s bid to host the 2000 Olympics. Although Berlin’s bid for the Olympics was not successful, the plea to build Mauerpark was. In Mauerpark you can take a stroll, lie around, read, play on the swings, play boules and basketball, picnic in the birch grove, get involved in community gardening, go to the Rainbow Playground with the kids, watch musicians and performers in the amphitheatre, have a drink and a bite to eat in the outdoor cafes or hunt for bargains at the Sunday flea market.
Reviewed By AL_BNE_HBS - Frankfurt, Germany
love going there, especially with great weather on a Sunday. Lots of people, music, markets, graffiti, artists, film crews and other crazy stuff. You'll meet people from all over the world, so certainly worth a visit
3. Arnswalder Platz
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
4. Botanischer Volkspark Berlin
5. Buergerpark Pankow
6. Ernst-Thaelmann-Park
7. Abenteuerspielplatz Marie
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 4 reviews
