Berlin Things to Do

 213 Reviews   Since our last visit to Berlin the Reichstag building had acquired its glistening new dome, the work of Norman Foster. As an admirer of his work, and a fan of “new meets old” architecture, I was keen... 

 153 Reviews  BERLIN The Berlin Wall was a "must see" while in Berlin and with a good local friend we went to see the "East Side Gallery" A section that is really colourful and had been painted in different... 

 111 Reviews  When I go away on holiday I enjoy a visit to the cinema to catch up on the latest films. It’s a good place to give your feet a rest after a hard days walking and the prices tend to lower than the UK.... 

 209 Reviews  I like night-time pics, especially if object of shooting is as photogenic as Brandenburg Gate is. Day-time photos depend alot of the weather conditions, it has to be nice, clear and sunny day in order... 

 110 Reviews  The TV Tower offers a great view of Berlin but be aware that it gets extremely busy and is best to go early morning or late evening. We got there for around 10am and it took us about an hour to... 

 133 Reviews  Staatsoper was commissioned by King Frederick II of Prussia in 1741, designed and built by Georg von Knobelsdorff as the first and the oldiest structure on Babelplatz. At that time it was called... 

 76 Reviews  Berliner Unterwelten run a tour of an underground World War 2 bomb shelter located at the Gesundbrunnen Underground railway station. As you walk down the steps to this deeper than usual for Berlin... 

 125 Reviews  The Berliner Dom is one of the most important churches in Berlin. The Berliner Dom is located on Museum Island, at the Karl-Liebknecht-Straße. The church was built between 1894 and 1905. During the... 

 117 Reviews  Bode Museum was designed by architect Ernst von Ihne and completed in 1904. Originally it was called Kaiser Friedrich Museum but was renamed in honour of its first curator Wilhelm von Bode in 1956.... 

 147 Reviews  Altes Museum (the Old Museum) is one of several musuems situated on Museum Island. The Museum was built between 1823 and 1830 by the notorious architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in his notorious... 

 100 Reviews  The Alexanderplatz, popularly known as Alex, is a square and traffic intersection in the eastern part of Berlin. Each day more than 300,000 people. The square is located in the Mitte district and... 

 86 Reviews  There excist interesting story regarding name of the square, its current name is derived from theRegiment Gens d'Armeswho had their stables here from 1736 to 1773. Starting from 1777 the square was... 

 86 Reviews  Berlin Zoo (Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten) is a quirk of history. It was once a suburban stop on the Berlin Metro, but after the separation of the city into East and West parts, it became the... 

 116 Reviews  Kaiser Wilhel Memorial Church, coloquially called Gedachtniskirche, is located in Kurfurstendamm avenue and is one of the city trade marks of Berlin. The original church was built in 1890 by order of... 

 56 Reviews   There are several places in Berlin where stretches of the once infamous Wall remain. Some are left much as they were, one at least showing the signs of destruction caused by the assault by local... 

 62 Reviews   The most visible and most impactful element of the Holocaust Denkmal if the Field of Stelae, described in my other tip. But that is no ordinary memorial, lacking as it does any inscription, dates,... 

 55 Reviews  The exhibition part of the museum is without doubt very interesting. It is a kind of the chronicle of the Jewish community in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present. You can see there objects of... 

 47 Reviews  “Die Welt” is not just “The World”. It is the name of one of Berlin’s and Germany’s major newspapers. This name is printed on the world’s largest captive balloon, filled with helium, and actually... 

 56 Reviews  Do you feel like getting away from the remnants of 20th century history to the early days of the Electors of Brandenburg? Charlottenburg Palace is the place to visit. It's the largest palace in... 

 71 Reviews  Fernseturm (Tv Tower) at Alexanderplatz, with its height of 368 metres is among the tallest structures in Europe. It is part of WFGT, World Federation of Great Towers. The tower was constructed... 

 35 Reviews  The Kurfürstendamm or simply Ku'damm is Berlin's most popular shopping street. Stretching for 3.5 km (2 miles) westwards from the Memorial Church it is a wide boulevard flanked by shops, hotels and... 

 55 Reviews  Berlin had ambitions to became the Rome of the Protestants, therefore The Cathedral (Berliner Dom) with its four turrets and the facade in the style of Italian Renaissance look very much alike to St.... 

 28 Reviews  The Hackesche Hoefe are eight interlinking courtyards at the heart of the new Berlin that give a whole area its name and host a wide range of entertainment and culture - day and night. The courtyards...