Discover Eberswalde

Eberswalde offers several distinct points of interest for a stay: the zoo, the family garden, the Eberswalde Museum and attractions related to the Finow Canal. If you are looking for a hotel, you can first consider which of these interests will shape your trip. Alongside the zoo and park attractions, there is local and regional history, as well as activities on and by the water. These different highlights can help you plan your stay in Eberswalde around your own interests.

Zoo and Family Garden

Eberswalde Zoo is open every day of the year, from 9 a.m. until dusk. The opening hours were updated on June 25, 2026; check them again before your trip. The zoo has ten adventure playgrounds, a petting zoo and a children's safari. For kindergarten and school groups, the ZooSchule (Zoo School) teaches basic zoological knowledge and ecological connections in an age-appropriate way.

The Eberswalde Family Garden is a 17-hectare park offering leisure and recreation. Visitors can explore the underground service tunnels by pedal boat. The observation platform on the Montage-Eber crane is 28 meters high. Visitors can also play disc golf on 14 courses. The Family Garden therefore combines a large park with a range of specific activities, from pedal boating to disc golf.

Local and Regional History

The Eberswalde Museum is housed in the historic Adler Pharmacy, the city's oldest half-timbered building. Its permanent exhibition covers the history of the building, the city and the region. Topics include industrialization in the Finow Valley and forestry education and research in the 19th century. The museum also displays a full-scale replica of the Eberswalde Gold Treasure. In this way, the history of the building is connected with topics ranging from the city's past to regional developments.

Finow Canal, Canoeing and Cycling

The Borsig Hall is located at the Eisenspalterei on the Finow Canal, directly opposite today's Eberswalde Family Garden. The Finow Canal is 42 kilometers long, has twelve historic locks and is considered Germany's oldest artificial waterway still open to navigation. A cycling route runs along the canal. The Eberswalde canoe tour is 9.5 kilometers long and takes about four hours, including passage through four locks. Its distance and approximate duration give you a concrete guide if you plan to include this tour in your stay.

Further afield in Barnim

In the wider travel destination of Barnim, the district's cycling network is 610 kilometers long in total. Cycling in Barnim Nature Park is a visitor activity there, and the many swimming lakes in Barnim offer opportunities for recreation. The 143-kilometer “Around the Schorfheide” circular hiking trail passes through Barnim Nature Park. For specific cycling tours, it is worth checking the current route. These regional attractions complement the highlights described in Eberswalde with cycling, hiking and recreation by the water.

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