Guides
The Stalinallee was East Germany's flagship building, meant to represent the new country
The Karl-Marx-Allee is a monumental socialist boulevard built by the German Democratic Republic between 1951 and 1964 in Berlin. First named Stalinallee, the boulevard was a flagship building project for East Germany's reconstruction after World War II. It was designed by the architects Hermann Henselmann, Hartmann, Hopp, Leucht, Paulick and Souradny...
Five museums in one day!
Berlin has so much to offer that it is sometimes hard to keep track of everything. The Museum Island Tour enables visitors in one day to explore the most worthwhile exhibits that the five Museums (on the island) have to offer. 1999 the UNESCO added the Museum Island, with its impressive and unique examples of architecture and its cultural significance,...
A grand tour of Berlin, Germany! See the highlights of Berlin with this wonderful walking tour
This grand tour of the center of Berlin shows off all of the famous and important sights. You will see all of the highlights between the Tiergarten and Alexanderplatz including the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Unter den Linden, Museum Island with its famous museums, the red town hall, the TV tower, Alexanderplatz and much more. There is no better...
From the Wall Memorial at the north to Checkpoint Charlie at the south
The Berlin Wall split the city from Aug. 13, 1961, to Nov. 9, 1989. West Berlin became a walled-in island surrounded by the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Berlin was the hot spot of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and a spot of personal tragedy. Families were spilt and more than 100 people died attempting to flee.
Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Soviet + Holocaust Memorial, Führer Bunker, the Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Jewish Museum...
Berlin - the hotspot of the twentieth century. From the Third Reich, over the divided city and the cold war to the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification of Germany. All in one city. Berlin is really rich of landmarks of the history and the traces of the different chapters are visible. Find the past and get an impression how Berlin starts the 21st...
The Berlin districts Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain boast graffiti, paintings, paste-ups and stencils
From the 1970s to 1989 the west side of the Berlin Wall was home to graffiti, paintings and wall newspapers. Since the reunification of Germany, Berlin has become home to a community of international street artists. The area's ramshackle buildings and blind walls gave rise to a vibrant street art scene. It has become oneof Europe's street art strongholds. A...
Discover the culture capital of west Berlin and the new development and modern reconstruction it has to offer
Potsdamer Platz is one of the more lively districts in west Berlin, with many new developments in recent years. You can find more museums than you can see in a day, a very modern Sony Center Complex with theaters, malls, restaurants and reminders of the Berlin Wall all within a couple of minutes. Almost all of Potsdamer Platz was destroyed or heavily...
Traces of a dictatorship, World War II and the Holocaust
The Third Reich is the common term for the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945. A dictatorship ruled by Adolf Hitler and his party, the National Socialist German Workers' Party: NSDAP (in German, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei). Berlin was the capital, seat of the Chancellery and Reich Ministries, and home of the people who orchestrated...
Chic shopping, bombed-out churches, Tiergarten Park and a rhino or two
Charlottenburg is the commercial center of West Berlin, known for its high-end shopping and classy cafes. But the neighborhood's proximity to Berlin's wondrous park, the Tiergarten, means that after you've maxed out on consumer decadence, you can rejuvenate in a leafy sanctuary--preferrably by sipping a frothy beverage in one of several classic...
Berlin has become an electrifying international cultural scene, with a 21st-century brand of unpolished glamor.
Berlin is a city that has risen, fallen and dusted itself off so many times in the past centuries that it could be called a Stehaufmännchen (a Weeble; it wobbles but it doesn’t fall down). Sprawlingly large, home to 3.4 million and still divided—at least mentally—along east-west lines nearly two decades after German unification, Berlin still...
A budget-minded take on Germany’s cool, artsy capital.
Berlin has cold-war mystique, ambitious contemporary architecture, and booming gallery and restaurant scenes. With its cosmopolitan, east-meets-west edginess, it’s no wonder the city has become the cultural capital of central Europe; a destination that continues to attract creative types and in-the-know travelers.
Trendy stores and an unexpected Dutch quarter
Most people come to Potsdam to see the famous Sanssouci Park (French for "without worries"), where you can wander among gorgeous Prussian architecture and sculptures in a refreshing green space. But maybe you've already left your cares at Sanssouci Park or perhaps you'd rather reduce your stress by shopping instead of wandering among trees and flowers....
Trips
We walked by a lot of things including Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, a church, and the location of the fist synagogue. After that we went to get some lunch (Waffles and beer).
A walk around Potsdamerplatz to see some buildings and memorials.
Today I went to see Knut, the kleine eisbaer (who is now pretty big). The Berlin zoo has more species than any other zoo in the world.
We got some brats from the grill walker, went to Alexanderplatz, and then headed over to a museum to see some dinosaur skeletons.
Day trip from Berlin to see Sachsenhausen.
