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Tiergarten

Berlin's great central park, with beer gardens, lakes and the golden Victory Column at its heart.

Open
Always; the column's platform has set hours
Price
Free; paid for the Victory Column
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Grosser Stern, 10557 BerlinDirections
Getting There
Bus 100 or 200 to Grosser Stern, or Tiergarten station (S-Bahn).

Why Go

Once a royal hunting ground, the park stretches from the Brandenburg Gate to the zoo. The Victory Column, topped by a gilded goddess, celebrates Prussia's wars of the 1860s and 1870s.

Its 285 steps lead to a viewing platform over the park.

Nearby in Berlin

Gemäldegalerie13 min walkReichstag23 min walk · Must-SeeBrandenburg Gate23 min walk · Must-SeeMemorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe24 min walk · Must-See

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