Sights
Popular Destinations for Excursions in North Potsdam: Biosphaere and Volkspark
The Biosphaere in northern Potsdam presents a unique opportunity to experience the world of nature.
Weberviertel - The Weavers’ Quarter
Romantic weavers' cottages and streets named Tuchmacher (Clothworker street), Garn (Yarn street), and Spindel (Spindle street) are reminiscent of the old weavers colony Nowawes. The colony was built upon request of Frederick II.
Neubabelsberg - The Exclusive Residential Colony New Babelsberg
A stroll through New Babelsberg reveals great architecture, glamour, and history in this exclusive residential quarter.
The Russian Colony Alexandrowka
The Alexandrowka colony was created in 1826-27 upon the request of Frederick Wilhelm III in memory of his deceased friend Czar Alexander I.
Holländisches Viertel - The Dutch Quarter
Residents and tourists are equally fond of the Dutch Quarter, which covers an area of four city blocks with about 150 houses built of red bricks in the Dutch style: unplastered, with white seams, shuttered windows, and sometimes, sweeping gables.
Babelsberg Filmpark
Discover the fantastic world of movies – in the Babelsberg Filmpark, the legendary heart of Ufa and Defa movie productions.
Krongut - The Crown Estate of Bornstedt
Only 400 steps from Schloss Sanssouci palace you will find a "small Italian village": the Krongut Bornstedt, which was once a country house belonging to the Prussian coronet. After painstaking restoration completed in 2001, the ensemble of buildings once again reveal their historic splendour.
Caution! Interactive!
Gimmicks, gadgets and some serious science at the "Exploratorium Potsdam"
While visiting the Exploratorium Potsdam, prepare yourself for some real miracles. Science is a real-life experience here, being both tangible and understandable. The roughly 100 exhibits to touch and play with are not only fun, but also educational at the same time. And the best part? Visitors are active particpants in this spectacle.
The Downtown
It will seem as though you are wandering back through time when you stroll around Potsdam's downtown. Arriving by boat or train, your journey begins right at the city's birthplace, the Alter Markt square. Here, at the site of Potsdam's oldest Havel river crossing, already stood a castle in early medieval times in order to safeguard the important trade route.
Palaces and Gardens
For a period of more than three centuries the best architects, landscape designers and artisan-craftsmen of their era worked under the orders of the Brandenburg and Prussian rulers, during which they built the Hohenzollern's residencies with their magnificent palaces, parks and gardens.
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