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Nightlife DIRECTORY
Among its many artistic claims,
Berlin is also the techno Practical Junction Bar Südblock Olympiastadion
capital of Europe, with over a Information Gneisenau Str. 18. Admiral Str. 1–2. Olympischerpl. 3.
million devotees celebrating Tel (030) 694 66 02. Tel (030) 60 94 18 53. Tel (030) 306 88 100.
the genre at a number of Hekticket Mercedes-Benz Arena ∑ suedblock.org Trabrennbahn
annual festivals. Theaterkassen Mühlen Str. 12–30. Tel Clärchen’s Ballhaus Mariendorfer Damm 222,
Two of the best clubs for Hardenbergstr. 29d. (030) 20 60 70 80. August Str. 24, Mitte. Tempelhof.
techno lovers are Tresor and Map 2 B4. Karl Olympiastadion Tel (030) 282 92 95. Tel (030) 740 12 12.
Berghain, situated in a former Liebknecht Str. 12. Olympischerpl. 3 Berghain Children’s
power plant. The best DJs in Map 5 D1. Tel (030) 30 68 81 00. Am Wriezener Bahnhof, Activities
town can be heard here. Tel (030) 230 99 30. Frederichshain.
Columbia Theatre is a concert ∑ hekticket.de Passionskirche Tel (030) 29 36 02 10. Berliner
venue featuring touring rock The reconstructed medieval settlement at the Museumdorf Düppel Marheineckepl. 1. Columbia Theatre Bäderbetriebe
Tel(030) 69 40 12 41.
bands, so the look and style of Classical Music Columbiadamm 9–11, Tel (030) 22 19 00 11.
the place changes with each Spectator Sports playgrounds and many animal Quasimodo Kreuzberg. Berlin Story Bunker
performance. If it is a good As a rule, Berlin’s sports teams enclosures. Small children will Deutsche Oper Kanst Str. 12a. Map 2 B4. Schöneberger Str. 23a.
old-fashioned disco you are tend to be among the country’s love the Kinderbauernhof Bismarck Str. 35. Tel( 030) 318 045 60. Gretchen Tel (030) 26 55 55 46.
Obentraut Str. 9.
looking for, with happy tunes best, and rank highly in each of Görlitzer Bauernhof, which Tel (030) 34 38 43 43. Schlot Map 5 D1.
and a little less techno, the their respective leagues. Hertha has a collection of domestic Invaliden Str. 117. Tel (030) 25 92 27 02. Circus Cabuwazi
Tel (030) 544 90 150.
Far Out is the place to go. BSC’s football matches take animals. In addition, Berlin’s Komische Oper Tel (030) 448 21 60. ∑ gretchen-club.de ∑ cabuwazi.de
There is also a new place in the Olympiastadion museums are well set up for Behren Str. 55–57. SO36
generation of clubs offering and Alba Berlin’s basketball children. The Deutsches Map 1 F4. Oraniens Str. 190. Far Out Deutsches
a sleek combination of games are on at the Mercedes- Technikmuseum (see p85) Tel (030) 47 99 74 00. Tel (030) 61 40 13 06. Joachimstaler Str. 15. Map Technikmuseum
Trebbiner Str. 9.
restaurant, lounge, dance Benz Arena. For international allows children to take part in Konzerthaus Berlin 2 B5. Tel (030) 31 01 96 29.
floor and event centre. Each events it is usually best to book all kinds of experiments, while Gendarmenmarkt. Tempodrom Felix Tel (030) 544 90 150.
Möckern Str. 10.
night there is a different, in advance. the Ethnologisches Museum Map 4 B5. Behren Str. 72. Horst-Dohm-
often themed, party, or simply Lovers of horse racing prepares special exhibitions Map 4 C2. Tel (030) 74 73 70. Map 4 A2. Eisstadion
a relaxed lounge occasion. have two tracks to choose for children. A visit to the Tel (030) 203 09 21 01. Tel (030) 31 01 96 29. Fritz-Wildung-Str. 9.
The top three locations are from in Berlin. Trabrennbahn in Museumsdorf Düppel is an Philharmonie & World Music Golgatha Tel (030) 29 03 11 36.
Puro Sky Lounge, at the top Mariendorf is open all year and excellent way to show a child Kammermusiksaal Duden Str. 48–64. FEZ Wuhlheide
of the Europa Center, the the races held here are strictly life in a medieval village and Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1. Hirschfeld Bar Tel (030) 785 24 53. Str. zum FEZ 2.
exclusive Spindler + Klatt commercial. Galopprennbahn the Puppentheatermuseum Map 3 F3. John-Foster-Dulles- Tel (030) 53 07 10.
and House of Weekend. Hoppegarten, on the other offers a chance for children to Allee 10. Map 3 F2. Hoppetosse Kinderbauernhof
Eichen Str. 4.
Tel (030) 397 87 0.
Other clubs, such as Felix, hand, has a much more take part in minor Tel (030) 25 48 89 99. Tel (030) 69 51 89 42. Görlitzer Bauernhof
welcome a well-to-do clientele friendly, approachable feel. performances. Staatsoper Unter Havanna Wiener Str. 59b.
to contem porary pop music. Another option is one of den Linden Haupt Str. 30. House of Weekend Tel (030) 611 74 24.
By contrast, SO36 attracts a Children’s Activities the city’s many lively circuses, Unter den Linden 7. Tel Tel (030) 784 8565. Alexander Str. 7. Museumsdorf Düppel
more alternative, hip and such as Circus Cabuwazi, or, (030) 20 35 44 55. Kulturbrauerei Map 5 F1. Clauert Str. 11.
young urban crowd. People of all ages are catered if it is sport that your child Schönhauser Allee 36, Tel (01520) 24 29 31 40. Tel (030) 802 66 71.
During the summer, you for in Berlin, and children are enjoys, it is possible to swim Music Festivals Prenzlauer Berg. SchwuZ
can dance to pop music in no exception. Visit Berlin can in many rivers, lakes and, of Tel (030) 44 35 26 14. Rollberg Str. 26. Planetarium am
Insulaner
the open air at Golgatha offer details of special children’s course, swimming pools (the Pop Kultur Wild at Heart Tel (030) 577 02270. Munsterdamm 90.
in Kreuzberg’s Viktoriapark. discounts for many different Berliner Bäder betriebe ∑ pop-kultur.berlin Wiener Str. 20, Kreuzberg. Sophienclub Tel (030) 790 09 30.
Gretchen is one of the best activities. The Zoologischer hotline offers useful Tel (030) 611 92 31. Sophien Str. 6.
places in town for non-techno Garten is very popular, with its information). Also, each Jazzfest Berlin Tel (030) 282 45 52. Puppentheater-
dancefloor music, while lovers district has its own ice-skating Multiple venues. Classical and museum
of soul and reggae should rink, but the Eisstadion Berlin Tel (030) 25 48 90. Modern Dance Spindler + Klatt Karl-Marx-Str. 135.
Tel (030) 687 81 32.
Köpenicker Str. 16–17.
head for the lively Yaam. For Wilmers dorf is by far the Hebbel Am Ufer Map 5 F3.
anyone looking for something best, whilst FEZ Wuhlheide Rock, Pop & Jazz Hau 1: Stresemann Str. 29; Tel (030) 319 88 1860. The Story of Berlin
a little more intimate, the offers a special daily Hau 2: Hallesches Ufer 32; Kurfürstendamm
romantic atmosphere of programme for kids. A-trane Hau 3: Tempelhofer Ufer Tresor 207–208.
Sophienclub might be The Story of Berlin is a fun Pestalozzi Str. 105. 10. Map 4 B5. Tel (030) Köpenicker Str. 70. Tel (030) 88 72 01 00.
worth investigating. way to experience the history Map 2 A3. 259 00 40. Tel (030) 69 53 77 20. Visit Berlin
Those who enjoy dancing of Berlin in a multi-media Tel (030) 313 25 50. Tanzfabrik Yaam Tel (030) 25 00 23 33.
should head for Clärchen’s exhibit, and the Berliner b-flat Möckern Str. 68. An der Schillingbrücke 3. ∑ visitberlin.de
Ballhaus in Mitte, which offers Grusel kabinett (Chamber of Dircksen Str. 40. Tel (030) 786 58 61. Tel (030) 615 13 54. Zeiss-Planetarium
a different style each evening – Horrors), part of the Berlin Tel (030) 283 31 23. Prenzlauer Allee 80.
either salsa, tango, swing, Story Bunker, is suitably scary. Nightlife Spectator Sports Tel (030) 42 18 450.
cha-cha or disco. The Zeiss-Planetarium or Badenscher Hof Puro Sky Lounge Galopprennbahn Zoologischer Garten
The city also has a vibrant the Planetarium am Insulaner Jazzclub Europa-Center, Hoppegarten Hardenbergpl. 8,
LGBT scene. SchwuZ, Berghain offer kids the opportunity to Badensche Str. 29. Tauentzien Str. 9–12. Goetheallee 1. Charlottenburg.
and Südblock are among the Flamingos in the beautiful explore the universe in a fun, Tel (030) 861 00 80. Tel (030) 26 36 78 75. Tel (03342) 389 30. Tel (030) 25 40 10.
best venues. Zoologischer Garten yet educational, way.
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