Pros: kids love it (kids from 3-7, for sure). Small so easy for parents to keep eyes on kids…read more Nicely set up theme and each theme has activities. Loved each of them. They are very creative. The outdoor had also small but a good set up (making an insect and ramp to walk on). All activities with English instruction. Staffs are very kind. Have a nice steps to sit and have snacks. Coffee was quite nice. Cons: too many people in the afternoon around 2-3pm and on. Raining prevented one nice outdoor activity so it was a bit unfortunate. Recommendation: be there early. Pack some snacks for kids.

The name and pictures online are quite deceiving. This is a cramped and dirty place made for kids…read morebetween 4-8 years old. Parents even have to pay full price to sit on the stairs and watch their kids. The bathrooms stink like rotten diapers. When I think of labyrinth, I think of a maze..there is no maze..just pieces of wood nailed together that kids can walk through. We took 5 kids here from age 7-12 and they were all board after 10 minutes. There is a sign that items get stolen. No one pays attention to who comes and goes. Never will return.

AMAZING!!! Took 2 hours to get through the museum. Very hands on so good for families or something…read moreto do on a rainy day. If in Berlin don't leave without stopping here. Avoid Sundays if you can, it gets fairly busy and crowded.

What a beautiful museum with all kinds of displays. Most description cards are in German and…read moreEnglish. Allow at least 3-4 hours. They have a nice cafe too.

Open 9am to 9pm daily, 365 days a year, this museum is small but a fun, interactive and educational…read moreexperience featuring the history, culture, and daily lives of people during the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) (or in English--German Democratic Republic, GDR). I arrived on a Sunday evening around 7:30pm, and stayed almost until they closed at 9pm. That proved a good time to go since there were only about a dozen other visitors in the museum in that duration. Tickets are €13.50 for full price, €8.00 for discounted tickets for students, disabled, military in service or veterans, and recipients of certain unemployment benefits + 7% VAT. Kids under 6 are free. Tickets are available online or in person; when I was there, there wasn't a line. Inside the museum isn't large, kinda like the size of a large retail store. They really pack it in with tons of information about the life and times of people living during the East German socialist era. From providing background on the political shift post WWII, there's information on how social and economic policies affected everyday transactions--commuting to work, grocery store purchases, print/audio/film media, school courses and extracurriculars, vocations, community events and organizations, military service and leisure activities. They do this with a gamut of interactive displays--there are countless cupboards and drawers that can be opened to display descriptions and memorabilia from that era, or other hands-on elements. Anything from replicated excerpts of magazines and newspapers, recreated canned food labels, audio recordings of propaganda, history on the government officials, to the toys children used to play with, recipes for commonly eaten food, etc... The recreation of a DDR apartment with different rooms--foyer, living room, dining and kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, plus a couple full sized cars that you can sit in--really helps to rewind the clock for visitors to comprehend how life was like. Would definitely recommend a visit! I left feeling very creatively educated on DDR times. Gift shop and bathrooms are available. Parking is available via nearby structure, also reachable by public transit S/U-bahn, bus or tram.

Very interesting museum, but its inside a small location. They did a good job packing it with…read moreinformation, but many of the exhibits require you to open doors or slides to get the descriptions. If its packed full of people, then it gets super awkward trying to look over people's shoulders, etc. But, the history is super fascinating, and the displays are a look into the life of a GDR citizen, which has disappeared once the wall came down. Cool stuff, but go on a less busy day to get the full vibe out of the place.

I saw their infos online with my friends the other day. Since I alway very interested at the nature…read morescience, It didn't really took me long to decide to come here have a look. I am so glad I did. This museum is BRILLIANT! The museum not only huge, also offers so much more than I ever expected. I spent hours here until they closed and yet there are still things that i haven't see. Probably because I spent so much time in certain areas. In this museum they have couple different theme go around, such as Dinosaurs & Fossils, Geographic,Rocks and Crystals, Astronomy, Animal Specimens, Birds and Inserts, The Wet Collections and so on. For me, which interested me the most, of course the dinosaurs and fossils area. I am also a big fan of Astronomy. They don't really have a huge collection about this, but sure very creative and entertaining. The room for Animal specimens was pretty awesome. I also spent lots of time there, took many pictures and read a lot. The Wet Collection was totally stunning! I was really amazed by the whole thing. it was like the bank that store the human knowledge. Amazing and kinda creepy. The museum has quite a long history itself. And the ticket only cost 6 euro ( for adults).Really cool price for such marvelous museum. For sure, I will visit again. Thumbs up!

We visited this museum on a recent trip to Berlin. This was my son's pick. He loves dinosaurs. This…read morewas one of the best dinosaur exhibits I have ever seen. Not only do they have like the longest dinosaur fossil in the world, but they have these amazing viewfinders that you look through and the dinosaurs come to life. You can see how the dinosaur moved and how it ate. It was really cool and my son was absolutely obsessed with it. They had this very weird room with animals in jars. I've never seen anything like it and I was a little bit grossed out by it but my kid thought it was cool. They also have the biggest collection of taxidermy that I've ever seen. I very much enjoyed the Exhibit on Darwin and natural selection. It was really fun to learn about zebra stripes. The space part of the museum was cool. And throughout the museum there were numerous panels in English but unfortunately, the video in the space portion was only in German so we didn't totally understand what we were watching. It was fun watching nonetheless. I don't expect everything to be in English. Overall, a great family friendly pick. We spent about 2-2.5 hours here and they do offer family ticket prices which were very reasonable.

Very interesting and my kids played here for hours - great structure in the middle and various…read morecrafts to do. There was an exhibition on First Nations in Canada that hit close to home Great cafe for adults that my wife and myself hung out in and could see the kids from there

Not only for kids, and families but for the very playful and curious amongst us…read more Have a trip through the history of fairy tales. From red riding hood, to Hänsel and Gretel. Or watch the puppets perform these stories for you. You can have a break into the "almost all" organic food Cafe, which is typical for the area of prenzlauer Berg. The Musuem is pretty tiny, but with imagination and creativity you can spend hours in there, if you pay attention to the details.

We thoroughly enjoyed this trip. It offered a lot of information about Anne, her family, and other…read morepeople they knew. We loved that it was interactive. You could select photo panels that you felt were most important to display for visitors who come after you. We also loved the writing/drawing interactive prompts, prompting visitors to write letters to the future, make memorials, and report antisemitism. The audio provided in your native language in videos was very much appreciated, and it was helpful to use as you walked through. Multiple people could listen at once, or you could listen alone without bothering anyone else with the audio tool provided. I highly recommend visiting this museum for reflection on the stolen life of this child, Anne Frank, and to reflect on what is happening in our own countries and lives now.

Nice little museum hidden in an eclectic alleyway up on the third floor. The alleyway walls are…read morecovered with murals, with a lovely mural of Anne Frank in front of the museum entrance. Provides a timeline of Anne's life on one side with a timeline of happenings in Germany on the opposite wall. At the time of our visit, they had facsimiles of the diary and her baby book on loan from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. There are additional interactive displays, and a movie, if you have the extra time to spend. Admission is 5 Euros for adults. Note they do have a student rate, although the rate wasn't posted.

Free admission. Located in the old SS headquarters. Sections of the original Berlin Wall is here…read moreand you learn the history of the building and the horrific things that occurred during this time frame. This is a sad but educational museum. The hanging displays outside will take a good 2 hours to read and digest. Make sure to find the start and work your way forward, I started at the wrong end. Then after you finish outside go inside the museum to learn more. If you don't like to read, audio tours are available. I learned a lot about Siemens and VW involvement during this era. Shocking! Bathrooms: downstairs and very clean Facility: very clean We came in the winter, it was very cold so dress appropriately.

This is one of several museums in Berlin focusing on the history leading up to, during and post the…read moreHolocaust, World War II, the Nazi atrocities committed against Jews, minorities, LGBTQ and disabled peoples. The museum is located on land that used to be a former gestapo headquarters, along a long section of the Berlin Wall still standing in the city center, now outfitted with exhibits related to the museum as well. The interior of the museum consists of a chronological installation of the rise of Nazism, the both a subversive and swift movement that resulted in mass persecution, incarceration and annihilation of millions of people. They took a lot of care to include photos, images of documents, charts and diagrams of different elements of the Nazi movement, the main perpetrators of atrocities, while also highlighting the lives of those affected, suffering, and killed. The atmosphere inside was somber, though in a way hopeful--if you visit a location like this, (hopefully) you came to respect and learn, be saddened and moved by the past, and be compelled to stand for never again allowing this to happen.* It's terrific that this museum is open 10-8pm daily, and is free of charge. It shows commitment to being accessible and sharing this important story. Audio guides available in different languages. Almost all the displays were in both German and English. Bathrooms available downstairs, there is a library and education center downstairs as well. *I hope this also moves people to take a look at what's going on in the world thru different lenses and perspectives, as there are currently many injustices and oppressive practices less publicized by or more quickly cycled out of the American media. I hope this also prompts individuals to ask whether their own beliefs and actions could result in causing prejudice, hatred or mistreatment toward others not like themselves, and be more accepting of others.

Small but fun. We…read morehad difficulty getting in with our US passports and CDC cards. They made us go to a pharamcy and get the German QR code. This happened nowhere else on our visit to Germany and clearly violates the German rules (which a different pharamcy gave us a copy of). So if you are a US citizen, just know you may have some hassle getting in. Once in, it was fun trip down memory lane. I got to see if I am still any good at Space Invaders, which I used to be great at. Spoiler alert: I'm not! Many old (now free after you pay your admission) computer and video games to play. Fun for a couple of hours. Children will enjoy it.

The idea of the place sounds kindof dumb, but it's pretty well presented. Not the greatest…read moredescriptions of everything, but they have a good collection of games from the beginning of the form, and a couple of fun surprises: some rare consoles from the GDR; old games you can play (such as the amazing Crazy Taxi); and exhibits of artistic indie games. Perfect for families of all ages, but this being Germany, they had one game for 18+ called the Painstation, where you could shock each other to see who can take it the longest. Wacky, wacky, wacky.

I finally made it to Zeiss planetarium after years of passing by but never actually visiting…read more We came here for a show about the planets with our son. It was a bit different than I expected (a lot of talking and Q&A with kids, as opposed to a show where you sit back and watch some narration), but he seemed to enjoy it. The facilities are nice and the projector is cool! I would like to see another show here, but perhaps one that's a little more "advanced" and for enjoyment more than school groups.

A nice way to pass some time & also learn something :) I took my friends son ( 6 years old) and he…read morereally liked it. The program was appropriate for the age group, and I even found myself picking up some new knowledge! He wants to go back for the planet program and I will gladly take him there again.

Really fun interactive game design installations - extremely kid-friendly, all exhibit signage was…read morein English as well as German, and English-speaking staff members were very helpful and cheerful. Virtual reality, motion capture, facial recognition etc. software incorporated into amusing games and try-it-yourself demos. My tech-savvy kids (8 and 11) were very entertained for two solid hours on a cold afternoon in Berlin. Definite thumbs up. Credit cards accepted at the museum, but if you are looking for a snack afterwards, the nearby grocery cafe did not accept American credit cards - best to bring Euros in cash.

From the owner: Das Game Science Center ist Deutschlands erstes Zukunftsmuseum und zeigt auf über 300 m²…read moreAusstellungsfläche 20 innovative Anwendungen von interaktiven Technologien. Ziel des im September 2014 eröffneten Museums ist es, allen Alters- und Interessensgruppen einen Überblick über den Stand der interaktiven Technik zu geben und sie für die Zukunft von Interaktion zu sensibilisieren. So wie sich die Technologie immer weiterentwickelt, so befindet sich auch die Ausstellung in ständigem Wandel. Es lohnt sich also, regelmäßig vorbei zu kommen und nach neuen Exponaten in der Ausstellung Ausschau zu halten. Neben der regulären Ausstellung finden zudem auch immer wieder Sonderausstellungen statt.