Tropical Islands
A tropical resort inside a hangar built for airships, big enough to hold the Statue of Liberty upright.
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The hall was built between 1998 and 2000 for CargoLifter, a company developing a large freight airship; it is three hundred and sixty metres long, two hundred and ten wide and one hundred and seven high, one of the largest free-standing halls in the world, big enough to contain the Statue of Liberty standing. The company went insolvent in 2002 and the hall was bought and converted into an indoor tropical resort, opened in 2004: a rainforest with several thousand real plants, lagoons, a beach, water slides, and a temperature held around twenty-six degrees year-round. Part of the roof is a transparent membrane passing ultraviolet light.
What you actually see
- The airship hall - a 107-metre-high building made for a failed cargo airship.
- The indoor rainforest - several thousand real plants under one roof.
- The constant climate - around twenty-six degrees whatever the season outside.
- The UV roof - a membrane section passing ultraviolet light.
When to go
Year-round; it is open twenty-four hours and people stay overnight in tents and cabins inside. Winter weekends are busiest, when the contrast is greatest.
Honest expectations
It is a commercial water park, not a nature attraction. Prices are high and extras are charged separately. Weekends and holidays are crowded.
Nearby
The Spreewald lies east; Berlin is north.
What to pack for Tropical Islands
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.