Big Parks and Gardens in Berlin, 2 of 10: Großer Tiergarten


The Tiergarten is a 210-hectare former royal hunting ground turned landscaped park, with woodland paths, meadows, ponds and the Victory Column at its center. A large playground sits in the southeastern corner near Potsdamer Platz.
Kids can cycle the long avenues or kick a ball on the lawns. Café am Neuen See runs a lakeside beer garden in summer, and in some winters the small lakes freeze hard enough to skate.