Botanic Garden Berlin
Botanischer Garten Berlin
Large European botanic garden in Dahlem, covering 43 hectares with about 20,000 plant species and a century-old glass greenhouse.
The Botanic Garden Berlin lies in the southwestern district of Dahlem, covering about 43 hectares with roughly 20,000 plant species. Plants are arranged by geographic region, including sections for the Alps, the Himalayas and North America, along with an Italian-style garden and a medicinal plant garden. The centerpiece is the Great Tropical Greenhouse, completed in 1907, whose steel-and-glass dome houses giant bamboo and tropical trees. It is worth visiting in winter too. The garden also has a Botanical Museum. Admission is about €10, and it is open daily from 9:00 until dusk. Take S1 to Botanischer Garten or U3 to Dahlem-Dorf, then walk about 10 minutes. It can be combined with the Dahlem museum district.
Opening hours
Daily 09:00 until dusk (varies by season)
Nearby sights
- Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
- Kurfürstendamm & KaDeWe
- Berlin Zoological Garden
- Charlottenburg Palace
- Victory Column & Tiergarten
- Gemäldegalerie
- Potsdamer Platz
- Tempelhofer Feld