The sun, moon and distant worlds are also very close in Berlin! Our capital city is an impressive science hub in many respects – and Berlin is also a world-leading location for stargazing. There are several observatories and observatories in the city that will take you to distant galaxies and explain everything about space. We show you the best planetariums in Berlin!
Zeiss Major Planetarium
The Zeiss Major Planetarium is the largest planetarium in Central Europe! Located right next to the Prenzlauer Allee S-Bahn station, this impressive building invites you to stargaze. In a planetarium hall with over 307 seats, you can make yourself comfortable in armchairs and watch the sky without any disturbing clouds. The planetarium even has a movie theater where you can learn all about astronomy, biology, chemistry and medicine.
There are programs suitable for children as well as guided tours on complex scientific topics for the technically minded. The wide range of activities also includes concerts, plays and lectures. From the black hole to the northern lights – you can experience the starry world here like nowhere else!
📍 Location: Prenzlauer Allee 80
ℹ️ Info: You can find the program here
Wilhelm Foerster Observatory
The Wilhelm Foerster Observatory has a large telescope, the “Bamberg Refractor”, through which you can observe celestial objects. During the day, these include the waxing moon and the Venus plant. If you visit the planetarium in the dark, there is of course even more to see: Various planets, stars and even galaxies are just waiting to be discovered by you.
The observatory offers guided tours that vary in length depending on age. Take part in an observation night or watch a solar eclipse – on the Insulanerhügel in Schöneberg you can get closer to the Berlin sky than ever before.
📍 Location: Munsterdamm 86, 12157 Berlin
ℹ️ Info: You can find all dates here
Archenhold Observatory
The Archenhold Observatory in Treptow is a planetarium of superlatives. The observatory is the oldest and largest in Germany! With a focal length of 21 meters, it also has the longest movable refracting telescope in the world. Due to its 130 tons, this telescope is also nicknamed the “sky cannon”.
Albert Einstein gave his first public lecture on the theory of relativity in the observatory’s large lecture hall in 1915. Today you can observe the sky through the telescope and try out various other observation devices. It is one of the planetariums in Berlin that you should definitely not miss.
📍 Location: Alt-Treptow 1, 12435 Berlin
ℹ️ Info: You can find the entire program here