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Berlin Botanic Garden

Known locally as Botanischer Garten Berlin

A major botanical collection with historic glasshouses, broad landscaped grounds and excellent rainy-day flexibility.

Berlin Botanic Garden A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Typical visit
2 hours 30 minutes
Setting
Mixed
Region
Berlin and Brandenburg
Last checked
13 Sep 2026

Why visit

A major botanical collection with historic glasshouses, broad landscaped grounds and excellent rainy-day flexibility.

What you will see

  • Great Tropical House.
  • Global plant collections.
  • Landscape garden.

History

The garden developed from older Berlin botanical collections and was established at Dahlem around the turn of the 20th century as a major research and public garden.

Photographs

A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · full attribution on the image credits page.

Visitor tips

  1. 1

    Use the glasshouses if the weather turns wet.

  2. 2

    Allow at least two hours—this is not a small city garden.

About Berlin and Brandenburg

Capital landmarks, Prussian palace landscapes and the waterways of Brandenburg.

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