What to see in Berlin

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Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor)

The Brandenburg Gate, which served as a symbol of division during the Cold War, now stands as a testament to Germany's reunification. Its designer, Carl Gotthard Langhans, was inspired by the Acropolis in Athens when creating the stunning...
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Parliament Building (Reichstag)

The iconic Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany has been through a lot since being built in 1894- it has been burned, bombed, rebuilt, and buttressed by the Berlin Wall. It was then given a modern makeover by famed architect Norman Foster,...
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The Holocaust Memorial

Opened in 2005, this football-field-sized memorial designed by American architect Peter Eisenman features 2711 concrete columns resembling sarcophagi that stand in silent tribute across an undulating landscape. Visitors are free to enter the...
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Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom)

The marvelous Italian Renaissance–style former royal court church (1905) serves three purposes: house of worship, museum, and concert hall. Its extravagance can be seen in the exuberant gilding and the marble-and-onyx altar as well as the...
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Museumsinsel (Museum Island)

Explore a treasure trove of artifacts from Europe and beyond at Berlin's Museumsinsel (Museum Island). Five grand museums capture diverse cultures and historical periods, spanning 6000 years of art, sculpture and architecture. Located on the...
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Tränenpalast

The Palace of Tears, once a glass-and-steel border-crossing pavilion during the Cold War, was a place filled with sadness as East Berliners had to say goodbye to family and friends visiting from West Germany. This exhibit, featuring original...
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Neue Synagoge Berlin-Centrum Judaicum (The New Synagogue)

The iconic gold dome of the Neue Synagoge serves as a powerful reminder of the revitalized Jewish community in Berlin. Though the original building dates back to 1866 and was then the largest synagogue in Germany, it now functions as Centrum...
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Checkpoint Charlie

Once a potent symbol of the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie has now fallen prey to the tourist industry and become a tacky attraction. On the plus side, visitors can explore a free open-air exhibit that commemorates various events in Cold War...
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Alexanderplatz

Affectionately called "Alex" by Berliners

Named for Russian Tzar Alexander I during a visit, Alexanderplatz is one of Berlin's busiest squares. Once an ox market, the architecture and uses of the square have changed over time. Renovation...
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Potsdamer Platz

In the late 90s, Potsdamer Platz made its grand return, in what was Europe's largest building project. Renowned architects such as Renzo Piano and Helmut Jahn were instrumental in the urban renewal that brought the area back to life. What was...
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Pergamonmuseum

The Pergamonmuseum, one of Berlin’s most visited and controversial historical attractions, is a palatial three-wing complex that transports visitors to the ancient worlds of Babylon, Greece, Rome and beyond. With around 800,000 visitors each...
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Television Tower (Fernsehturm)

The TV Tower, Germany's tallest structure, which soars 368m high, is just as iconic to Berlin as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. On clear days, visitors can soak in breathtaking vistas from the observation deck (203m) that has a bar, or from the...
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Schloss Charlottenburg

Charlottenburg Palace showcases the former glory of the Hohenzollern dynasty, which ruled over the region of Berlin from 1415 to 1918. Initially just a small summer residence, it became an exquisite baroque building overflowing with luxurious...
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Gendarmenmarkt

The Gendarmenmarkt is an elegant square enveloped by two stunning cathedrals—the French-style Dom and the German-style Deutscher Dom—and embellished by the grandly porticoed Konzerthaus concert hall. Named in honor of the 18th-century Prussian...
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Siegessäule

At the Grosser Stern roundabout at the center of the huge Tiergarten Park, five roads intersect like the arms of a starfish. At the center stands the grand Victory Column, commemorating 19th-century Prussian military accomplishments and topped...
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Unter den Linden

An iconic boulevard in Berlin

Unter den Linden is a great boulevard located in the central Mitte district of Berlin. It's a very picturesque area that's named for the trees that line the mall's pedestrian walkway. This area was developed...
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Zoologischer Garten & Aquarium

Berlin's zoo is a unique and noteworthy attraction – not only is it Germany's oldest animal park, having been established in 1844, but it is also the most diverse in terms of species, and the most popular. Its current star attractions are two...
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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

The West Tower of what was once a majestic neo-Romanesque church became the only remnant of it after Allied bombing in 1943. Now functioning as an antiwar memorial, this quiet and dignified reminder of the past is situated in the middle of hum of...
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Stralau

Birthplace of yachting in Germany

Stralau is a scenic part of Friedrichshain, on a peninsula between Spree and the Rummelsburg Lake. It's a highly developed area, with many residential buildings, yet preserving somehow a bit of the past...
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Viktoriapark

Escape from the hustle and bustle of the city into the tranquil and picturesque Kreuzberg Hill Park. Enjoy the views from its 66m-height, and explore its vineyard, idyllic lawns, cascading waterfall and the renowned Golgatha beer garden.
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Schloss Schönhausen

This palace, nestled in a delightful park, packs a lot of German history into its small size. In 1740, the Prussian noble family's country estate was turned into a summer residence for Frederick II's estranged wife, Elisabeth Christine. After her...
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Volkspark Friedrichshain

Berlin's oldest public park has been offering a welcome respite from city life since 1840, but only since the late 1940s has it become hilly. War debris was heaped up here at the time to form two mounds, the higher of which is Mont Klamott and...
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Park am Nordbahnhof

The Park at North Station

The Park am Nordbahnhof is a 5.5 hectares public area, developed by Grün Berlin GmbH in 1995. The park was designed by Berlin-based landscape company Fugmann & Janotta. Due to insufficient funds, the...
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Bahnhof Berlin-Grunewald

In memory of the people who were deported from this station

Bahnhof Berlin-Grunewald is a railway station of the Berlin S-Bahn, served by line S7 and S5. The platforms and the building designed by architect Karl Cornelius are protected...
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Jüdisches Museum Berlin (Jewish Museum Berlin)

Set in a building designed by the esteemed Daniel Libeskind, Berlin's Jewish Museum offers a fascinating chronicle of two thousand years of Jewish history in Germany. Here, visitors can explore the community's cultural contributions, holiday...
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DDR Museum

This fascinating museum provides a unique look into the day-to-day life of the people living in socialist East Germany. From the collective potty training techniques to the low engineer wages to the favorite pastime of nudist holidays, visitors...
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Neues Museum

For over sixty years, the Neues Museum in Berlin had been inaccessible to visitors, its ruins serving as a reminder of the destruction caused by World War II. But, in 2009, the neoclassical building underwent an extraordinary transformation,...
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Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie

Remembring the events around the Berlin Wall

From the escape instruments used by East Germans to photos and documents related to the construction of the wall, the Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie takes a deep look at the theories and...
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Gemäldegalerie (Picture Gallery)

A visit to this museum is an absolute must for art lovers. Boasting one of the world's most exquisite collections of European art, it houses about 1500 masterpieces from the 13th to the 18th century – from Titian, Dürer, Hals, Vermeer,...
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Topographie des Terrors

At the site where the Gestapo headquarters and SS central command, among other feared Nazi German institutions, once stood, a compelling exhibit now chronicles the stages of terror and persecution they imposed, while putting a face to their...
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Mauerpark

Mauerpark, despite its lack of leafy trees and vibrant lawn, has grown to become a much-loved oasis - in part due to its Cold War history, with a small portion of the Berlin Wall still standing. Every Sunday, the park comes alive with a bustling...
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Museum für Naturkunde

Do fossils and minerals get your heart racing? Then you'll want to check out Tristan, the T-Rex, whose skeleton is one of the most well-preserved in the world. Along with the 12-meter-high Brachiosaurus branchai, he's the star attraction at this...
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Altes Museum

The impressive neoclassical Old Museum boasts a Pantheon-inspired rotunda, accessed by a magnificent curtain of fluted columns. Within its walls lies a treasure trove of antiquities split across two floors. On the ground floor, sculptures, vases,...
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Ramones Museum Berlin

The Ramones' legacy lives on in Berlin, as evidenced by this eclectic collection of memorabilia. Stop by to find Marky Ramone's drumsticks and Johnny Ramone's jeans among signed album covers, posters, flyers, photographs, and other souvenirs. You...
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Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt

Otto Weidt, a broom and brush maker, showed tremendous courage in standing up to the Nazi terror. He managed to save many of his deaf and blind Jewish employees by arranging false papers, bribing Gestapo officials, and even hiding people in the...
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Martin-Gropius-Bau

The prestigious Gropius-Bau exhibit space, designed in the Italian Renaissance style and featuring intricate mosaics, terracotta reliefs and an airy atrium, is renowned for its high-quality art and cultural exhibitions. From David Bowie...
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Bode Museum

The State Museums of Berlin's Schloss Museum on Museumsinsel presents a magnificent collection of European sculpture ranging from the early Middle Ages to the 18th century. Valuable masterpieces by artists such as Tilman Riemenschneider,...
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Bröhan Museum

This museum shines a light on the applied arts from the late 19th century up to the start of WWII, with a special emphasis on the art nouveau collection, which includes period rooms, porcelain and glass art from England, France, Germany,...
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Berlinische Galerie

This unique art gallery, located in a converted glass warehouse, provides a great opportunity to examine Berlin's art from 1870 to present day. The ground floor houses several temporary displays, while visitors can ascend two floating staircases...
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Die Sammlung Berggruen: Picasso und Seine Zeit (The Berggruen Collection: Picasso and His Era)

Stunning private art collection

With an awesome eye for detail and an appreciation for art, Die Sammlung Berggruen: Picasso und Seine Zeit (The Berggruen Collection: Picasso and His Era) began as the private collection of art and antique...