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Things to Do in Berlin
| Name | Category | Location |
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Alexanderplatz
This bleak square, bordered by the train station, the Galeria... |
Squares | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Alter Markt
Once dominated by the city's baroque palace, Alter Markt was... |
Castles / Palaces | Potsdam |
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Anatre Feinkost
Within the first courtyard of Hackesche Höfe, Anatre Feinkost... |
Quick Bites | Mitte's Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg |
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AquaDom & Sea Life Berlin
These commercially run, giant indoor tanks showcase local marine... |
Zoos / Aquariums | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Bebelplatz
After he became ruler in 1740, Frederick the Great personally... |
Squares | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg
On a hill near Schloss Cecilienhof, the colonnaded Belvedere... |
Viewpoints | Potsdam |
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Berliner Dom
A church has stood here since 1536, but this enormous version... |
Religious Sites | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Berliner Fernsehturm
Finding Alexanderplatz is no problem: just head toward the 1,207-foot-high... |
Architectural Sites | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Berliner Rathaus
Nicknamed the "Rotes Rathaus" (Red Town Hall) for its redbrick... |
Government Buildings | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Berlinische Galerie
Talk about site-specific art: all the modern art, photography... |
Museums / Galleries | Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg |
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Bildungs- und Gedenkstätte Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz
The lovely lakeside setting of this Berlin villa belies the unimaginable... |
Museums / Galleries | Outer Berlin |
Brandenburger Tor 
Once the pride of Prussian Berlin and the city's premier landmark... |
Architectural Sites | Tiergarten and the Government District |
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Denkmal für die Ermordeten Juden Europas
An expansive and unusual memorial dedicated to the 6 million... |
Memorials / Monuments | Tiergarten and the Government District |
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Deutsches Historisches Museum
The museum is composed of two buildings. The magnificent pink... |
Museums / Galleries | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Deutsches Technikmuseum
A must if you're traveling with children, this musem will enchant... |
Museums / Galleries | Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg |
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East Side Gallery
This 1-km (½-mi) stretch of concrete went from guarded... |
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Friedrichstrasse
The once-bustling street of cafés and theaters of prewar... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
This site combines memorials and a museum and research center... |
Memorials / Monuments | Mitte's Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg |
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Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen
This concentration camp near the Third Reich capital was established... |
Museums / Galleries | Outer Berlin |
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Gendarmenmarkt
This is without a doubt the most elegant square in former East... |
Squares | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Hackesche Höfe
Built in 1905-07, this series of eight connected courtyards is... |
Architectural Sites | Mitte's Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg |
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Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart - Berlin
This light-filled, remodeled train station is home to a rich... |
Museums / Galleries | Tiergarten and the Government District |
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Haus der Brandenburg-Preussischen Geschichte
The region's history museum, the Haus der Brandenburg-Preussischen... |
Museums / Galleries | Potsdam |
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Holländisches Viertel
The center of the small Holländisches Viertel is an easy... |
Historic Districts / Sites | Potsdam |
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Jüdischer Friedhof
Walking across this quaint cemetery in the shadows of old chestnut... |
Cemeteries | Mitte's Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg |
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Jüdisches Museum Berlin
The history of Germany's Jews from the Middle Ages through today... |
Museums / Galleries | Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg |
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche
A dramatic reminder of World War II's destruction, the ruined... |
Religious Sites | Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin |
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Kaufhaus des Westens
The completely refurbished and modernized KaDeWe isn't just Berlin's... |
Stores / Malls | Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin |
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The Kennedys
John F. Kennedy, whose historic 1963 speech in West Berlin secured... |
Museums / Galleries | Tiergarten and the Government District |
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Kollwitzplatz
Named for the painter, sculptor, and political activist Käthe... |
Squares | Mitte's Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg |
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Kulturbrauerei
The redbrick buildings of the old Schultheiss brewery are typical... |
Industrial Sites | Mitte's Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg |
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Kulturforum
This unique ensemble of museums, galleries, and the Philharmonic... |
Museums / Galleries | Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg |
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Kurfürstendamm
This busy thoroughfare began as a riding path in the 16th century... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin |
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Märkisches Museum
This redbrick attic includes exhibits on the city's theatrical... |
Museums / Galleries | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Martin-Gropius-Bau
This magnificent palazzo-like exhibition hall dates back to 1877... |
Museums / Galleries | Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg |
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Mauermuseum-Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie
Just steps from the famous crossing point between the two Berlins... |
Military Sites | Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg |
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Museum Berggruen
This small modern-art museum holds works by Matisse, Klee, Giacometti... |
Museums / Galleries | Outer Berlin |
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Museum für Fotografie-Helmut Newton Stiftung
Native son Helmut Newton (1920-2004) pledged this collection... |
Museums / Galleries | Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin |
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Museumsinsel
On the site of one of Berlin's two original settlements, this... |
Museums / Galleries | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Neue Nationalgalerie
Bauhaus member Mies van der Rohe originally designed this glass-box... |
Museums / Galleries | Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg |
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Neue Synagoge
This meticulously restored landmark, built between 1859 and 1866... |
Educational Institutions | Mitte's Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg |
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Neue Wache
One of many Berlin projects by the early-19th-century architect... |
Memorials / Monuments | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Neues Palais
The Neues Palais, a much larger and grander palace than Sanssouci... |
Museums / Galleries | Potsdam |
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Nikolaikirche
Karl Friedrich Schinkel designed the Alter Markt's domed Nikolaikirche... |
Religious Sites | Potsdam |
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Nikolaiviertel
Renovated in the 1980s and a tad concrete-heavy as a result... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Opernpalais
The Opernpalais, next to the opera house and within the former... |
Quick Bites | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Pfaueninsel
Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm II whisked his mistresses away... |
Islands | Outer Berlin |
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Rathaus
A gilded figure of Atlas tops the tower of the old Rathaus, built... |
Government Buildings | Potsdam |
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Reichstag
After last meeting here in 1933, the Bundestag, Germany's federal... |
Government Buildings | Tiergarten and the Government District |
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Schloss Cecilienhof
Resembling a rambling, Tudor manor house, Schloss Cecilienhof... |
Castles / Palaces | Potsdam |
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Schloss Charlottenburg
A grand reminder of imperial days, this showplace served as a... |
Castles / Palaces | Outer Berlin |
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Schloss Charlottenhof
Schloss Charlottenhof is in the southern part of Sanssouci Park... |
Castles / Palaces | Potsdam |
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Schloss Sanssouci
Prussia's most famous king, Friedrich II—Frederick the... |
Castles / Palaces | Potsdam |
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Siegessäule
The 227-foot granite, sandstone, and bronze column is topped... |
Memorials / Monuments | Tiergarten and the Government District |
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Sony Center
This glass-and-steel construction wraps around a spectacular... |
Architectural Sites | Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg |
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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal
Built immediately after World War II, this monument stands as... |
Memorials / Monuments | Tiergarten and the Government District |
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St. Marienkirche
This medieval church, one of the finest in Berlin, is best known... |
Religious Sites | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Staatsrat
At Schlossplatz's south end is the brick-and-glass Staatsrat... |
Houses / Mansions | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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The Story of Berlin
You can't miss this multimedia museum for the airplane wing exhibited... |
Museums / Galleries | Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin |
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Tiergarten
The quiet greenery of the 630-acre Tiergarten is a beloved oasis... |
Parks | Tiergarten and the Government District |
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Topographie des Terrors
Before 2010, Topographie des Terrors was an open-air exhibit... |
Museums / Galleries | Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg |
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Tourist Info Center
Berlin Tourismus Marketing's main tourist office is hidden inside... |
Information Centers | Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin |
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Unter den Linden
The name of this historic Berlin thoroughfare, between the Brandenburg... |
Squares | Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz |
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Zoologischer Garten
Even though Knut, the polar bear cub who captured the heart of... |
Zoos / Aquariums | Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin |
