Discover Kreuzberg

Kreuzberg brings together a variety of themes for a stay: at Viktoriapark, a waterfall and rocky terrain shape the landscape, while Görlitzer Park offers lawns for lounging as well as sports and playgrounds. There is also a museum about the district’s history, a public museum for modern art, photography and architecture, and places connected to Berlin’s history. If you’re looking for a hotel in Kreuzberg, these highlights can help you choose an area to stay in.

Parks and terrain in Kreuzberg

Viktoriapark encompasses Kreuzberg, Berlin’s highest elevation within the city, as well as a waterfall, Wolfsschlucht gorge and rocky, hilly terrain. This gives it a different landscape from Görlitzer Park, which offers lawns for lounging and several sports and playgrounds. If you’re choosing between distinctive terrain and a park with lawns, sports facilities and playgrounds, the two places offer different options to consider when planning your stay.

The history of Görlitzer Park also includes its origins: it was created in the early 1990s on the site of the former Görlitz railway station. You can understand the site both through its present-day lawns and playgrounds and sports facilities, and through the area’s former use.

Museums and history

The FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum documents the history of the district. The Berlinische Galerie, a public museum, is dedicated to modern art, photography and architecture. It has been based in the Kreuzberg district since 2004, in a converted former glass warehouse. If you choose your visits by subject, the district’s history and three clearly defined fields of art and design offer distinct options; the gallery building’s former use as a glass warehouse is also part of its history.

Another place connected to Kreuzberg’s history is the approximately 200 m-long remaining section of the Berlin Wall on Niederkirchnerstraße. It marked the border between the districts of Mitte (East Berlin) and Kreuzberg (West Berlin). While the FHXB documents the district’s history, this site provides a tangible historical reference to the former border between the two districts.

More park profiles in Berlin

Beyond Kreuzberg’s parks, Berlin offers other kinds of park experiences. Tiergarten is Berlin’s largest and most visited inner-city park, ideal for walks, outdoor activities and picnics. Tempelhofer Feld is a large public park where people picnic, sunbathe and play sports. Volkspark Friedrichshain offers sports and playgrounds, outdoor cafés and a barbecue area for summer days. Its landscape also includes two small artificial hills made from demolished World War II bunkers and rubble from buildings destroyed in the war. They offer views of central Berlin. The hills are called “Mont Klamott” and “Kleiner Bunkerberg.”

Discover more destinations: Friedrichshain, Köpenick, Bohnsdorf, Hohenschönhausen, Adlershof, Steglitz, Kladow, Lichtenberg

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