Mahlow Things to Do

The first section of Schloßstraße is characterized by beautiful bourgeois houses with turrets and ornate gabled roofs. Yet it is the most famous section between the Bierpinsel and Forum Steglitz. Even though Schloßstraße cannot... more

Located close to Müggelsee Lake, Rübezahl would make the perfect end to a day spent relaxing at the beach or exploring the surrounding forests and hills or Müggelturm. Summertime activities include lavish brunches and barbeque... more

Not many people associate Berlin with densely foliaged forests and crystal clear lakes. Yet the city is richly endowed with both, particularly in the south-west, where several idyllic lakes - of which Wannsee is the largest - s... more

Built during tumultuous 1930s, this church was nicknamed "Nazi-Church" for many years. During the war, it was badly damaged by Allied bombs and was in relative disrepair when the American forces took it over as part of their ga... more

As well as being the largest forest within city limits, Grunewald is also an up-market residential area full of beautiful villas built by merchants, scientists and artists who flocked to this leafy district in the mid 19th cent... more

Inside the alternative factory Ufa-Fabrik e.V., in the heart of Berlin Tempelhof, there is a children's farm, open all week except Mondays. The farm keeps ponies, wild pigs, ducks, geese and hens, two ferrets, rabbits and guine... more

Karl Marx Strasse in Berlin's Neukölln neighborhood witnesses the maximum turnout during the annual 48 Stunden Neukölln festival, for which this street is famous. But besides this festivity, there are ample opportunities to kee... more

Erected in 1994, this memorial commemorates all the Jews who were deported from the district of Steglitz to the concentration camps in Eastern Europe between 1942-45. The list contains the names, addresses and dates of birth of... more

Founded by free-thinking members of East Berlin's Humboldt Universität who could not come to terms with socialist dictates, the Free University became a refuge for academics fleeing communism in the early days of the Cold War.... more

Steglitz's Restaurant Tower known as Bierpinsel is strangely reminiscent of the bridge of an aircraft carrier, rising up from the city motorway which connects with Schlossstraße, one of Western Berlin's busiest shopping streets... more