Gardens of the World

The Gärten der Welt began in 1987 with a Chinese garden and grew into a collection of gardens each built to the conventions of its tradition, generally with designers and craftspeople from the country involved: a Chinese scholar's garden with a lake and pavilions, the largest of its kind in Europe, a Japanese stroll garden, a Korean garden, a Balinese garden under glass, an Oriental garden with a courtyard, an English cottage garden and a Renaissance maze. A cable car built for the 2017 garden show crosses the park to the Kienberg hill and a treetop path. The site sits among the prefabricated housing blocks of Marzahn.

What you actually see

• The Chinese garden - the largest scholar's garden in Europe.
• The tradition-built gardens - each made with specialists from its country.
• The cable car - a 2017 lift crossing the park to the Kienberg hill.
• The setting - gardens among Marzahn's prefabricated housing blocks.

When to go

April to October; closing times shift with daylight and some gardens close in winter. The cable car runs year-round in fair weather.

Honest expectations

The site is large with a lot of walking. Some gardens close in winter. The cable car is a separate or combined ticket.

Nearby

Central Berlin lies west; Köpenick is south.