Tempelhofer Airport

 Not Many cities can claim that they've turned an old unused airport into a massive Park in the middle of a City.

Tempelhof Airport (check Wikipedia article to know more about it) was closed in 2008 and the space was made free for people to walk, play football, windsurf, kitesurf, barbecue, .... even gardening.

This is a perfect place to spend the day biking, running, doing wind sports, or just laying down in the grass.

The landing strips still have the paintings on and some of the traffic signs and road names are preserved.

There are also couple of planes exhibited.

 

I'm not sure if there is a way to get closer to them, but both models that I've seen are behind a fence. 

Random people seem to gather there for soccer games, specially on the week ends.
Apparently there park starts getting busier and more interesting during spring ans summer.

There is a BBQ area but I did not check it yet. I might update this post by summer when I can personally check that out.

Wind sport lovers will find this place awesome. Grab anything that creates wind resistance plug it into a board with wheels and here you go, you got a land version of any famous wind activity such as windsurfing and kytesurfing. 

Its amazing to see the people on the picture below performing up to 1.5 meters, or maybe more, jumps with this equipment and falling into hard ground.

 

 Inline skating, biking,... just name it and it can be done there. The landing strip are fully available for any sport and there are massive patches of grass for the ones who prefer soft ground for running, jumping, ....

There is also a funny garden on the side closest to Neukoln. Apparently locals created they own patches of garden to grow some stuff. All the garden and furniture is made from recycled materials and  second hand furniture. Very original. Looking forward to walk through during spring time when flowers bloom. 

Best time to visit:

You can visit the park all year long but best timing is spring and summer. Keep in mind that the park closes at night. The schedules changes depending on the months. The official website shows the opening hours.

Getting there:

There are several access points to the Park.See map below. You can get off at any of the following U Bahn and S Bahn Stations. 

U6: Paradestr

U6, S41,S42: Tempelhof 

U8: Leinestr

More Information:

Official site: http://www.tempelhoferfreiheit.de

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Tempelhof_Airport
Address: Tempelhof Airport (THF), Mühlenstraße 15-17, 12247 Berlin (see Google Maps Link below)