Planten un Blomen is a very beautiful park where you can spend a few hours people watching or to…read morehave a picnic. We were here recently on a sunny Saturday afternoon and there were plenty of flowers in bloom. You can also see the Heinrich Hertz Tower from the park. Highly recommend to visit the park on sunny day and/ or during the spring season.

Really enjoyed exploring this park. It was overcast but pleasant. No fee to enter and park was…read moresmall enough to see everything in under 2 hours. We entered right near a train stop and had no trouble finding that exit again when we left. Separate areas included rose gardens, a duck pond and Japanese gardens. The flowers were quite lovely and the view of the landmark antennae spiral was very nice. There are some cafes around the park and paid restrooms. There's also a playground and grassy areas to relax. The park wasn't too crowded, probably because it was a cooler day with some sprinkles.

You can't get cheaper than free, and so it's hard to be anything less than happy with a visit to…read morethe Botanic Gardens in Planten und Blomen. It's great on a cold winter's day because everything is so nice and tropical in there - the heating costs must be enormous! However, unless you're massively into plants, then it's not that interesting. My favourite bits were the insect-eating plants, and the cactus room.

A small piece of jungles in the middle of Planten and Blumen. Exciting, if you are big fan of flora…read moreund fauna. Otherwise this place is not really big - two tropical rooms and one filled with cactuses. I was attracted mainly to cactus part of the garden. Basically you can get trough in like 10 min. But its entry free, so if you are in Planten und Blumen you should definitely give this place a try.

Like flowers? Like Dahlia flowers in particular? If you answered yes to those two questions, then…read moreyou'll love the Dahliengarten. Otherwise it's merely a very pretty way to spend 20 minutes. It wouldn't surprise me if this is the world's largest collection of different Dahlia species - there certainly are a lot. At one end there's a little shop selling icecream, and the other end gives you access to Volkspark.