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
Use the glasshouses if the weather turns wet.
- 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.
Open the Germany guide
A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0