Treptower Park

A little bit out of the center of town, but some parts of Treptower Park are the most attractive of any green space in Berlin. The park is quite huge, but lots of it is woods. The green parts run along the Spree, and Treptower Park is the place to pick up one of the tour boats that go up and down the river. If you walk far enough through the park, you’ll pass a riverside beer garden (which sadly also contains a Burger King) and eventually arrive at the Insel der Jugend and the high bridge to it from the park. There’s a tiny bar in the woods here, and places for kids to mess around. The Insel der Jugend’s large and grimy main building is a sort of youth center and often has bands and film programs.