Berlin Bear Hunt: The Bears Worth Finding, in Walking Order From Where You Are
Pick where you start and how long you have. A map of Mitte puts the bears worth a detour in walking order, from the 1928 bear fountain to the old bear pit and Knut, with the one thing to do at each.
Skip the souvenir-shop bears. These are the ones where the city and its animal actually meet.
Choose a start and a time, then step through the bears on the map.
What the tool shows
Pick where you start in central Berlin and how much time you have. A map of Mitte puts the bears worth a detour in walking order, nearest first, and only as many as fit your time: the crowned bear on the Lustgarten street sign, the 1928 Bärenbrunnen on Werderscher Markt, a Buddy Bear on Friedrichstraße, the old bear pit in Köllnischer Park and Knut the polar bear in the natural history museum.
How to use it
Choose your start: the World Clock, Hackescher Markt, the Lustgarten, the Brandenburg Gate or Friedrichstraße station.
Choose about 45 minutes, about 90 minutes or half a day.
Step through the bears with Next bear: each card says what you are looking at, whether it is outside or needs a ticket, and the one thing to do there.
Bears that do not fit your time are listed underneath, with how far away they are.
Where the facts come from
Opening hours and admission come from the Bärenzwinger and the Museum für Naturkunde websites, the fountain dates from the Berlin sculpture database Bildhauerei in Berlin, and the coat of arms history from the Berlin Senate. Walking times are straight-line distances times 1.3 at 4.5 km/h, so treat them as a guide. Checked on 3 November 2026.