# Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany: what it is and when to go > Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is a natural history museum in Berlin, Germany (Museum für Naturkunde). Interests: Museums and art. The best time to visit is April to October and December. In June there are 16 h 34 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 26. It has articles in 30 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Germany: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museo-de-historia-natural/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-02 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Natural history museum in Berlin, Germany · Museums and art - **Local name:** Museum für Naturkunde - **Where:** Germany · Invalidenstraße 43, 10115, Berlin - **Best time:** April to October and December. - **Nearest airport:** BER Berlin, 21 km as the crow flies - **Opening hours:** Tu-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa,Su 10:00-18:00 - **Website:** [museumfuernaturkunde.berlin](https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/) - **Run by:** Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung - **Accessibility:** Wheelchair accessible - **Coordinates:** 52.53049, 13.37912 ## What it is and where Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is a natural history museum in Berlin, Germany (Museum für Naturkunde). It has articles in 30 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Germany: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. It is in [Berlin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/berlin/), where this site lists 144 more places to see, 1.6 km from the centre. Its coordinates are 52.53049, 13.37912; the nearest main airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER, Berlin), 21 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.53049%2C13.379115) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.53049%2C13.379115) - **Run by:** Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung - **Accessibility:** Wheelchair accessible It is one of the [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museos/) places in Germany. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is **April to October and December**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 7 h 56 | | February | Possible | 9 h 36 | | March | Possible | 11 h 31 | | April | Best time | 13 h 40 | | May | Best time | 15 h 31 | | June | Best time | 16 h 34 | | July | Best time | 16 h 08 | | August | Best time | 14 h 29 | | September | Best time | 12 h 23 | | October | Best time | 10 h 18 | | November | Possible | 8 h 25 | | December | Best time | 7 h 26 | In June there are 16 h 34 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 26. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Germany To enter Germany there are 6 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Germany checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Euro (EUR); plugs: Type C and F · 230 V · 50 Hz; emergencies: 112 · 110 police. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Hamburger Bahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hamburger-bahnhof-museum-for-contemporary-art/): Museum of contemporary art located in a former railway station in Berlin-Moabit · 531 m - [Invalids' Cemetery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/invaliden-friedhof/): Cemetery in Berlin, Germany · 575 m - [New Synagogue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nueva-sinagoga/): Synagoge in Berlin · 1.2 km - [Reichstag building](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/edificio-del-reichstag/): Seat of the German Bundestag and, before 1945, the eponymous parliament of the Weimar Republic · 1.3 km - [Reichstag dome](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/cupula-del-reichstag/): Addition to the Reichstag by Norman Foster 1995–1999 · 1.3 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Germany guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/). ## More in Germany: Museums and art - [Pergamon Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museo-de-pergamo/): museum building in Berlin, part of the Museumsinsel, presents the Vorderasiatisches Museum, the Museum für Islamische Kunst and parts of the Antikensammlung - [Deutsches Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museo-aleman/): museum of science and technology in Munich, Germany - [Town Musicians of Bremen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/los-musicos-de-la-ciudad-de-bremen/): fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm - [Alte Pinakothek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pinacoteca-antigua/): art museum in Munich, Germany - [Sachsenhausen concentration camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/memorial-sachsenhausen/): Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany (1936-1945) - [Neues Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/new-museum/): Name of one of the museum buildings on the Museum Island in Berlin, Germany Every Germany place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museos/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Museum für Naturkunde Berlin? It is a natural history museum in Berlin, Germany (Museum für Naturkunde in the local language). It has articles in 30 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Germany: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. ### When is the best time to visit Museum für Naturkunde Berlin? April to October and December. In June there are 16 h 34 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 26. ### How do you get to Museum für Naturkunde Berlin? The nearest main airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 21 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.53049%2C13.379115) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Germany is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Germany map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Hamburger Bahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hamburger-bahnhof-museum-for-contemporary-art/), [Invalids' Cemetery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/invaliden-friedhof/), [New Synagogue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nueva-sinagoga/). The rest is in [the Germany guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/538692583), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233098), CC0. More about Museum für Naturkunde Berlin on [Wikipedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_f%C3%BCr_Naturkunde_(Berlin)). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).