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Attraction · Berlin · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Botanischer Garten in Berlin

Botanischer Garten is an attraction in Berlin, Germany. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 170 m you'll find a bench and a water point.

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Audio tour · Botanischer Garten

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You're standing at the Berlin Botanical Garden, one of the largest botanical gardens in the world. Across roughly forty-three hectares, it grows around twenty-two thousand plant species. It belongs to the Free University, so this is a working research garden too.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Jan 09:00-16:00; Feb 09:00-17:00; Mar 09:00-18:00; Apr 09:00-20:00; May-Jul 09:00-21:00; Aug 09:00-20:00; Sep 09:00-19:00; Oct 09:00-18:00; Nov,Dec 09:00-16:00
Admission
Paid
Wheelchair
Partly accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Frequently asked questions

When is Botanischer Garten open?

Jan 09:00-16:00; Feb 09:00-17:00; Mar 09:00-18:00; Apr 09:00-20:00; May-Jul 09:00-21:00; Aug 09:00-20:00; Sep 09:00-19:00; Oct 09:00-18:00; Nov,Dec 09:00-16:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is Botanischer Garten wheelchair accessible?

Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 170 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Botanischer Garten, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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