Calling all Berlin Final Four visitors! We’ve spent countless hours researching so you don’t have to. We’ve created an ultimate guide, bursting with a whopping 100 recommendations in Berlin! From must-see attractions to hidden gems, local events, and insider tips, we’ve got you covered.
We continue our Ultimate Berlin Guide with the Top-5 Berlin Day Trips, for those who want to escape the busy urban scene of Berlin for an entire day.
- Potsdam: A UNESCO-listed city bordering Berlin and head of the former Prussian Empire, Potsdam is perfect for a day or even half-day excursion, easily reachable by public transportation.
Don’t neglect to visit the famous Sanssouci Palace, built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace.
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Hd6BEr1nAobjzwSG7
Website: www.spsg.de/schloesser-gaerten/objekt/schloss-sanssouci
- Leipzig: Discover Leipzig, a picturesque town with a lot to offer. See for yourself why it is called the City of Music, and learn more about Bach’s life on a visit to the museum. It is reachable in less than 1.5hrs from the Berlin central train station.
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uLAVCRE6HN6yPBKd7
- Beelitz Heilstätten: A former Sanatorium, now completely dilapidated and overgrown with trees. Today, you can walk through the canopy on a treetop walk. You can go inside some parts of the former hospital today on a guided tour
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wwmbMf1iwPeXQnMk8
Website: www.baumundzeit.de
- Rhododendron Park Kromlau: Kromlauer Park is a hidden gem, visited by a very small number of foreign tourists and is home to the Rakotzbrücke, also called Germany’s Devil’s Bridge for the legend behind it that the devil helped build it in exchange for the first living soul to cross it once completed.
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NrmgVq8kGimEpGpN7
Website: www.kromlau-online.de
- Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve: The Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve north-east of Berlin features an impressive cultural landscape with about 240 lakes, thousands of moors and extensive meadows and fields. Generations of humans have left their mark on the diverse landscapes.
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xhkZWMD1vvqbTivH7
Website: www.schorfheide-chorin-biosphaerenreservat.de
