We mainly ended up here because I wanted to see the Soviet War Memorial. The park is along the…read moreriver. There wasn't many people around. If you want to find some solitude, this would be the place to go.

Treptower Park is admittedly not a place I frequent so often, especially considering how close I…read morelive to it. However, it is a place that I am fond of and enjoy every time I am there. In particular, its location on the water is a major positive. There is almost always a cool breeze and plenty of things to see, such as people on boat cruises. The wide expanse of green lawns means that there are plenty of people picnicking, studying, or playing frisbee, but it never tends to be overcrowded - another plus point in my book. The park is also home to a beer garden (Das Zenner), a former amusement park (Spreepark), the Soviet War Memorial, rose gardens and fountains, and it leads over to the Insel der Jugend, another interesting place to check out. All in all, a great place to relax and take it easy without worrying about the crowds.

This is one of my favorite parks in Berlin. Every time my friends came to visit, I will always…read morebrought them here and they love it. Myself, I come here really often, especially when the weather is good. It's really a great place. The Park itself is really for the public. there are no charging or anything. and it offer a lot. there are children playground, pingpong, swings, skateboard/bike/basketball playground and so on. you can hang out with friends or small walk with family. Of course you can also come here alone for training and jogging. you may also find some cool street graffiti, you can see the the train going around, kinda remind me a bit New York, very urban and modern. The location is also really nice, very close to Potsdamer Platz. Not difficult to find. So when you feel like it, just pay a visit.

One of the best places to enjoy walking, biking, or simply lying in the green under the sun…read more This is going to be my second favorite park in the city after Treptower Park

Love this park for morning running and afternoon walks. It s…read morenear my apartment and it's very large and beaitiful.

Awesome park with large green spaces to use as you wish, whether it be BBQ or to relax at a…read morerestaurant/bar. Great for summer days with a beer on the grass.

A gem of a park in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin! We had been wandering around Berlin by foot and…read morebike for days, and I was exhausted! We decided to take a little break from touristing around Berlin to read our books in Viktoriapark! And it turned out to be one of my favorite places we explored on our short trip to Berlin! Viktoriapark opened in 1894 and contains a famous Berlin landmark - a cast iron monument dedicated by King Frederick William III of Prussia to the liberation wars fought at the end of the War of the Sixth coalition against France in the course of the Napoleonic Wars. The park also contains a beautiful (but totally artificial) waterfall that begins at the foot of the monument and continues down the hillside to the intersection of Grossbeerenstrasse and Kreuzbergstrasse. We walked along the paths running parallel to the waterfall to the top where the monument is - and stopped several times to take pictures of the beautiful park. After we reached the top, we walked to the open field area just off the monument where hundreds of people were reading, playing with dogs, playing Frisbee, drinking, smoking, etc. It definitely seemed like a place where young locals spend time on the weekend! The park is beautiful! Definitely worth exploring - and I found relaxing and reading my book to be the perfect break from touristing around the city! I highly recommend exploring the park if you're looking for a relaxing break from being a tourist!!

A true getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. Spend the day hiking around the park,…read moreadmiring the monument of 1821 dedicated by King Frederick William III of Prussia to the liberation wars, and losing yourself by the waterfall. This park has it all. Don't forget to sit back and enjoy a couple of drinks at the cafe and beer garden while wandering around. I love this place!

Well. I knew there was a seedy underside to Berlin somewhere - and here it is. As part of my study…read moreof public spaces in Berlin for my thesis, Gorlizter Park was on my list. Its a big park, with a lot of parts. The north end is surrounded by hipster hangouts, a very nice church tower and an Ubahn station. Lots of people coming and going. There is also a hill with a swimming pool buried in the middle of it. One side has a glass jewelbox viewing window, the other side a particularly ugly curved concrete facade that looks to be left over from the GDR days. One would hope that the bulldozer will one day remove that hideous blot of concrete. There are 3 old buildings nearby that seem to be relics of a railroad past. Nice structures - one is a restaurant (Das Edelweiss) and one is marked 'clubhouse'. They are simply covered in graffiti. Sad really. There is an odd concrete construction facing the restaurant that seems to be either the worst designed amphitheater ever, or a failed fountain that now kinda serves that purpose. Not sure. Odd. Graffiti is an epidemic here. For some reason the lower half of the park has this yellow brick wall in many places that simply invites spray paint. There are no police to be seen. Lots of people out with strollers and dogs, even on a drizzly weekday late afternoon. Older folks walking about - and - drug dealers. I was warned in advance - but the blatant nature of the activity was rather surprising. Above Oppelner Strasse is mostly open and/or active recreation. Below, towards the river, is designed to offer a more 'natural' green experience. There is a strange depression in the middle that serves no purpose, and at Oppelner is a fountain that was inoperative. Perhaps due to the season. Dunno. Heres the strange thing: Right at the entrance, on either side of the fountain, are two grottos with benches and heavy vegetation/shielding for these spaces - its as if the designers ASKED the pot dealers how to set it up best for them and they did. Absolutely the dumbest thing I have ever seen in a park. One guy on a bike was simply convinced I was his newest customer. He gave up after two or three entreaties. It seems he was a runner for the dudes hanging in the grotto - I saw him going there and off again a couple of times. Clearly, attitudes about drugs are more relaxed here, but this park suffers greatly I think from the obvious disorder of street level drug sales and graffiti. Even with all that, given the location and size of the park, I'm guessing that in summer its a very busy place.

This is not a park to bring your children to play. Not at all. Berlintronix's review basically got…read moreit spot on. Görlitzer park does have an interesting history though, which I suppose contributes to it's current crappiness. It was the former site of Görlitzer Station, which connected West Berlin to East Germany, which after the wall was put up obviously became somewhat pointless, so they tore down the (beautiful) remains of the bombed-out station and half-heartedly turned the space into this park. In the centre of the park is the remains of an underground tunnel that lead into the station. It seems kinda weird that they just left it here. At the west-most end of the park is an indoor swimming bath, and outside next to it is a half-demolished water park. I don't quite understand what happened here, as it can only possibly have been built 30-40 years ago, but it looks like the ruins of some ancient civilisation. Weird. All in all a crappy place to bring children, but an interesting place to visit. I recommend checking out the cafe/bar Das Edelweiss which is at one end of the park.

One of the better parks in Berlin. In contrast to most area green spaces, there is relatively…read morelittle graffiti, piles of trash, ongoing drug deals, and other scenes of people embarrassing their mothers. Even better, the playground structures are interesting and in great shape. Sure, the ground is mostly sand, but there are a few areas off to the side with regular dirt/grass or wood chips. The benches are also about 80% usable, which might be a record for Berlin. The park as a whole has several different paths, some quieter than others, and lots of little surprises of nature around every corner - a pond, a Swiss restaurant, a rose garden, an amphitheater (sadly one of the more notable spots of graffiti is here). The park is along the Teltow Canal as well, so connects directly to other green spaces. The surrounding neighborhood has many of smaller restaurants and ice cream stands.

My park! Best place for picnicking and enjoying the sun during the summer or even spring (granted…read morespring is nice like this year). It is calm, nice, local and gives you a lot of positive energy. Go early in the morning and you barely see so many people... it is the best time to just wander around, meditate or just enjoy the beauty of the scenery, or go in the afternoon and enjoy the sun on the grass with others with a glass of wine or not... to me, it is the best place in Berlin to get some sun and just relaaaaax!! Till soon....

Weinberg park is a pleasant enough place. Much prettier than Mauerpark, it's a great place to spend…read morea warm summer day. A lots of Berliners seem to agree - it can get packed during the summer months. During winter however, there's really no reason to go here unless you want to buy drugs. Apparently there are more dealers here than any other park in Berlin. Pretty amusing considering the police station across the street.

A gorgeous park, tucked away in a residential area of Pankow…read more I was walking around the area a few months back and accidentally stumbled upon the park. It is simply breathtaking. A beautiful water fountain, surrounded by a bed of flowers, greets you as you walk in. Just behind that you come to a vast field, perfect for a weekend picnic, sunbathing, or simply relaxing. To the right is a small sausage imbiss, which I definitely recommend, and just adjacent to that is a cozy outdoor restaurant/cafe that neighbors a small but pretty rose garden. Now, if that doesn't sound amazing enough, the far left of the park has a fenced in area with goats! GOATS! And they're the cutest/friendliest goats you'll ever meet! I highly recommend venturing out to this park. In my opinion it's the best park in all of Berlin.

This is a beautiful and well kept park. There is a quiet little river full of ducks, they came…read morerunning right up to us looking for food. There is plenty of space for activities and many interesting statues. There is a also a nice little snack bar with beer and ice cream. Here you can find some adorable little cabana chairs to relax in. On top of it all there is an enclosure filled with goats. I don't understand it exactly but I love it!