Things to do in Friedrichshain

Explore Berlin and learn about the city’s history and sights via audio commentary, available in several languages. Experience the beauty of the forests, parks, gardens, rivers, and lakes that cover nearly a third of the city. This city has witnessed many groundbreaking historical events. See the corresponding sites, as well as the city's most famous streets and squares, with your ticket for this hop-on hop-off tour. The Classic Route gives you the chance to see all the main sights of the city, including the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, and the East Side Gallery, to name just a few. The Trendy East Berlin & Wall Route gives you the chance to explore Rotes Rathaus, Oranienburger Strabe, East Side Gallery and much more! Classic Tour Stops: 1) Tautzienstrasse 2) KaDeWe 3) Lutzowplatz 4) Potsdamer Platz / Hist. Ampel 5) Gropiusbau 6) Checkpoint Charlie 7) Gendarmenmarkt 8) Neptunbrunnen 9) Alexanderplatz 10) Lustgarten 11) Unter den Linden / Friedrichstrabe 12) Brandenburger Tor 13) Reichstag 14) Hauptbahnhof 15) Siegessaule 16) Zoo / Elefantentor 17) Cafe Kranzler 18) Kurfurstendamm 236 Trendy East Berlin & Wall Tour 1) Rotes Rathaus (Neptune Fountain) 2) Oranienburger Strabe / Krausnickstrasse 3) Bernauer Strabe (Cafe Bar Central) 4) Mauerpark, Bernauer Strabe 45 5) Park Inn Hotel, Alexanderplatz 7 6) Karl-Marx-Allee (Computerspielemuseum) 7) East Side Gallery (Mercedes-Benz Arena) 8) Ostbahnhof (Intercity Hotel) Choose the Tour of Lights bus tour to enjoy the city's annual light festival and enjoy a tour aboard an open-top bus with live commentary.

Embark on an unforgettable journey through Berlin with a flexible hop-on, hop-off open-top bus tour. Dive into the heart of the city at your own pace onboard our panoramic sightseeing buses uncovering Berlin’s iconic landmarks such as the Museum Island, the Berlin Palace, Ku'Damm, and the historic Checkpoint Charlie. With two extensive bus routes covering the entire city, you can visit must-see attractions like the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag, known for its striking glass dome. Enhance your experience with a 48-hour ticket option which includes a delicious currywurst (a sausage with curry sauce) and a fascinating 1.5-hour walking tour focused on the Third Reich. Upgrade your experience by picking the 48-hour ticket option which also includes an unforgettable panoramic evening tour showcasing the remnants of the Berlin Wall and taking you to the vibrant neighbourhoods of Prenzlauer Berg and Kreuzberg. For a unique perspective, add a 1-hour boat tour along the Spree River to complete your Berlin adventure (only available April to October). The stops for the bus tours are: Red Line • Alexanderplatz • Rotes Rathaus • Museum Island • Friedrichstrasse • Brandenburger Tor / Brandenburg Gate • Reichstag • Hauptbahnhof • Haus der Kulturen der Welt • Bellevue Palace • Siegessäule / Victory Column • Kurfürstendamm / Ku'Damm • KaDeWe Department Store • Lützowplatz • Kulturforum • Potsdamer Platz • Remnants of the Berlin Wall • Checkpoint Charlie • Gendarmenmarkt Blue Line • Alexanderplatz • Frankfurter Allee • East Side Gallery • Ostbahnhof

The Berlin WelcomeCard, available as a 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6-day option, offers a great, cost-effective means to explore the city in-depth. Travel on public transport in fare zones Berlin ABC and receive exclusive discounts of up to 50% with many participating partners. Whether you're taking a city tour or visiting a museum, theater, or restaurant, when you use the Berlin WelcomeCard, you can see all Berlin has to offer at an amazing price. You'll also receive a pocket-size travel guide with lots of tour suggestions and insider tips. Each WelcomeCard includes free transport for up to 3 children between 6 and 14 years old. Children under the age of 6 generally travel for free. Enjoy discounted rates for the following activities and attractions: • Sightseeing tours • Guided city tours • Bike tours • Boat rides • Various attractions • Museums • Theater/stage performances • Palaces • Restaurants & bars  • Shopping & souvenirs • Fun, sport & relax Visit sights and attractions, such as the following: • Berlin Dungeon • Olympiastadion Berlin (Olympic Stadium) • Berlin Dom  • German Spy Museum • Madame Tussauds Berlin • Legoland Discovery Centre Berlin • Tierpark Berlin • Anne Frank Center • Charlottenburg Palace • Comedy tour Berlin • German Opera • Friedrichstadt-Palast • TimeRide Berlin • TV Tower • Botanical Garden • German Historical Museum, German Museum of Technology • Asisi Panorama „Die Mauer“ • Panoramapunkt • DDR Museum • Fork & Walk Tours Berlin • and many more! And of course, you should not miss the following free sights and locations when visiting Berlin: • Brandenburg Gate & Unter den Linden • Reichstag & German Parliament (pre-booking required) • Checkpoint Charlie • East Side Gallery • Gendarmenmarkt • Kurfürstendamm • Potsdamer Platz & Alexanderplatz • Berlin Wall Memorial

THIS TOUR IS BARRIER-FREE! - More information here: https://www.solarwaterworld.de/schiffstouren/barierrefreiheit-handicap/ Start and end point is our harbour. Wheelchair users can book for the price of a senior. An accompanying person must purchase a normal ticket. Dogs are welcome. Maximum number of passengers: With only a maximum of 36 passengers, you can experience this exclusive highlight tour through Berlin. With a more informal atmosphere on our catamaran, exploring the city is twice as much fun. Tour description: Experience Berlin on an environmentally friendly boat tour on the emission-free solar catamaran and glide silently along the Spree through the capital. The solar-powered ship combines the exclusive ambience of a yacht with environmental friendliness. Let Berlin's highlights pass you by in a relaxed manner. The tour starts directly at the Oberbaumbrücke at the harbour of Solarwaterworld AG, in Friedrichshain Kreuzberg Experience the highlights of the city in an exclusive atmosphere. On the approx. 2.5-hour tour, we pass all the sights of the city that are visible from the water and spoil you with information, drinks and snacks. We pass the impressive Oberbaum Bridge and glide past the world-famous East Side Gallery. Immediately afterwards comes a highlight of the trip, the lockage of the Suncat 46 through the Mühlendamm lock. The next section of the journey takes the solar-powered ship further westwards down the Spree. Here you will see the world-famous cultural heritage site of Museum Island and the government district of Berlin with the Reichstag and the Federal Chancellery. Not much further on, the main railway station becomes visible,Berlin's architectural showpiece. The catamaran continues westwards to the House of World Cultures, or as Berliners say: to the ‘pregnant oyster’, where the ship turns around and returns to the harbour of Solarwaterworld AG. There is no public address system on the ship, as is usual for city tours; you will learn everything you need to know via audio guides. It is available in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Russian. No loud engine noise will disturb you as you explore Berlin by water. Solarwaterworld AG reserves the right to deploy all of its ships for this tour or to exchange ships. All our boats are solar electric catamarans

Make the most of Berlin’s top sights and transport connections with a Berlin WelcomeCard (AB). It’s the perfect way to travel, especially if you’re staying in the inner city of Berlin. Journey through the city between transport zones A to B in a cost-effective and stress-free manner. Valid for between 48-hours right up to 6 days, the Berlin WelcomeCard is one of the most flexible all-in-one access cards available. You'll also be given a pocket-size travel guide with lots of tour suggestions and insider tips.  Choose from many participating partner attractions, including Madame Tussauds and the TV Tower and receive exclusive discounts of up to 50%. From theaters and museums to city tours and restaurants, the card lets you experience Berlin’s cultural highlights at amazing prices. Each WelcomeCard includes free transport for up to 3 children between 6 and 14 years old and children under the age of 6 generally travel for free. You can also enjoy discounted rates for the following activities and attractions:     • Sightseeing tours • Guided city tours • Bike tours • Boat rides • Various attractions • Museums • Theater/stage performances • Palaces • Restaurants & bars  • Shopping & souvenirs • Fun, sport & relax Visit sights and attractions, such as the following: • AquaDom & SEA LIFE Berlin • Berlin Dungeon • Olympiastadion Berlin (Olympic Stadium) • Berlin Dom  • German Spy Museum • Madame Tussauds Berlin • Legoland Discovery Centre Berlin • Tierpark Berlin • Anne Frank Center • Charlottenburg Palace • Comedy tour Berlin • German Opera • Friedrichstadt-Palast • TimeRide Berlin • TV Tower • Botanical Garden • German Historical Museum, German Museum of Technology • Asisi Panorama „Die Mauer“ • Panoramapunkt • DDR Museum • Fork & Walk Tours Berlin • and many more! And of course, you should not miss the following free sights and locations when visiting Berlin: • Brandenburg Gate & Unter den Linden • Reichstag & German Parliament (pre-booking required) • Checkpoint Charlie • East Side Gallery • Gendarmenmarkt • Kurfürstendamm • Potsdamer Platz & Alexanderplatz • Berlin Wall Memorial

THIS TOUR IS BARRIER-FREE! - More information here: https://www.solarwaterworld.de/schiffstouren/barierrefreiheit-handicap/ Start and end point is our harbour. Wheelchair users can book for the price of a senior citizen. An accompanying person must purchase a normal ticket. Dogs are welcome. Maximum number of passengers: With only a maximum of 36 passengers, you can experience this exclusive highlight tour through Berlin. With a more informal atmosphere on our catamaran, exploring the city is twice as much fun. Tour description: Experience Berlin on an environmentally friendly boat tour on the emission-free solar catamaran and glide silently along the Spree through the capital. The solar-powered ship combines the exclusive ambience of a yacht with environmental friendliness. Let Berlin's highlights pass you by in a relaxed manner. The tour starts directly at the Oberbaumbrücke at the harbour of Solarwaterworld AG, in Friedrichshain Kreuzberg Experience the highlights of the city in an exclusive atmosphere. On the approx. 2.5-hour tour, we pass all the sights of the city that are visible from the water and spoil you with information, drinks and snacks. We pass the impressive Oberbaum Bridge and glide past the world-famous East Side Gallery. Immediately afterwards comes a highlight of the trip, the lockage of the Suncat 46 through the Mühlendamm lock. The next section of the journey takes the solar-powered ship further westwards down the Spree. Here you will see the world-famous cultural heritage site of Museum Island and the government district of Berlin with the Reichstag and the Federal Chancellery. Not much further on, the main railway station becomes visible,Berlin's architectural showpiece. The catamaran continues westwards to the House of World Cultures, or as Berliners say: to the ‘pregnant oyster’, where the ship turns around and returns to the harbour of Solarwaterworld AG. There is no public address system on the ship, as is usual for city tours; you will learn everything you need to know via audio guides. It is available in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Russian. No loud engine noise will disturb you as you explore Berlin by water. Solarwaterworld AG reserves the right to deploy all of its ships for this tour or to exchange ships. All our boats are solar electric catamarans

No need to queue: just jump into your very own Trabant and chug away through Berlin. Join your fellow cardboard-comrades in convoy, and see the capital like you've never seen it before during this Trabi Safari. After a short introduction to the mysteries of the two-stroke engine and manual gearbox, your adventure can begin. Take a trundle back in time, in your much-loved vehicle, over the cobblestones of Berlin. After your second hair-raising corner, you'll have caught the Trabi-fever, and never want to get out again. Though all good things must come to an end, you'll get your very own Trabant driver's license as a souvenir of this unique experience. Pass by popular Berlin sights during your tour, including Potsdamer Platz, the Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, the Berlin Cathedral, the Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall), the TV Tower, East Side Gallery, the Oberbaum Bridge, and Checkpoint Charlie. Tip: Why not follow up your tour with a trip to the Trabi Museum at Trabi World.

Experience a special East Side boat cruise, 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Besides numerous sights in the old and new center of Berlin, see also the recent changes in the area surrounding the East Side Gallery. The roundtrip boat cruise starts at the pier by the old stock exchange building, near the Hackersche Höfe. Relax onboard the boat as you listen to detailed information in English and German and enjoy a delicious food service (own expense). After passing by the cradle of Berlin – Mühlendamm Lock – the tour continues on past Radialsystem V, an energy forum, Berlin Ostbahnhof and the Mercedes Benz Arena. Pass under the Oberbaum Bridge into the east harbor with its many new residents including Universal Music, MTV, Coca Cola, and Label 1 and 2. You will also pass by the Badeschiff at Arena Treptow and the Molecule Man sculpture. Journey back to Berlin-Mitte and see the Nikolaiviertel, the palace construction site, and the Humboldt Forum. The famous Museum Island begins at the Berlin Cathedral. Pass under the Weidendammer Bridge to reach the area around Friedrichstrasse with the Schiffbauerdamm, the Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears), and Friedrichstrasse station. Cruise past the government district where you will see the Reichstag building and the Federal Chancellery. You will also see the most modern railway stations in Europe from the water – Berlin Central Station. Pass by Bellevue Palace – the seat of the Federal President – before heading back to the starting point, the old stock exchange building.

Discover Berlin’s iconic sights on an enchanting evening tour aboard an open-top double-decker bus. Sit back and relax as we guide you through majestic landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, and the Berlin Wall Memorial, all beautifully illuminated after dark. Immerse yourself in the city’s vibrant energy as we explore trendy districts like Prenzlauer Berg and Kreuzberg. Perfect for all interests, this tour combines history and culture with insightful commentary in English and German. Our expert live guide shares fascinating stories behind the landmarks and insider tips for exploring Berlin after the tour. Experience the magic of Germany’s capital with us! Sights you will see on the route: • Alexanderplatz • East Side Gallery • Oberbaum Bridge • Kreuzberg • Museum Island • Berlin Palace • Unter den Linden • Brandenburg Gate • Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) • Friedrichstadtpalast • New Synagogue • Berlin Nordbahnhof • Berlin Wall Memorial • Mauer Park • Kulturbrauerei • Prenzlauer Berg • Volksbühne

Join an exciting pub crawl in Berlin where you can experience the city's busy evening. Discover how lively two of Berlin's most popular areas are. Visit a variety of bars, each one giving you a different taste of Berlin's lively bar scene. Along with your guide, hit the streets of Mitte and Fredrichshain to check out a variety of popular spots, including cool drink bars, shisha lounges, rock and steampunk venues, and pulsating electro clubs. Everything is available for everyone. You can skip the line to get into one of the city's best clubs at the end of the night. Get taken right into the middle of the city's nightlife without having to wait. One-of-a-kind experiences are guaranteed because paths change every night.