Nature and Parks in Berlin

"The fairly bleak former Eastern suburb of Marzahn doesn’t draw many visitors from the center, but when it does, it’s usually in summer and because of these gardens. Opened in 1987 as part of the city’s 750th birthday celebrations, they were opened in direct competition with West Berlin’s botanical gardens. Today, however, they’re nicely complementary, featuring gardens themed by country or continent: Japan, China, Italy, and Bali, for example. There are also plenty of other things to enjoy in the park, from playgrounds to public sculptures, and the photogenic Chinese tea pavilion is well worth checking out, as is the Japanese garden during the annual cherry blossom festival." - MATADOR_NETWORK