Regionen · Kapitel 2
By the HolidayGenie editorial team ·
The capital — Center of 20th-century European history, Europe's creative capital, and with 3.8 million inhabitants, the largest city in Germany.
Berlin: Mitte & historical axis
The historical heart of Berlin along the axis Brandenburg Gate — Unter den Linden — Museum Island — Alexanderplatz:
- Brandenburg Gate — Landmark since 1791, stood at the Wall from 1961-1989
- Reichstag with walkable glass dome (online registration required, free of charge)
- Holocaust Memorial — 2,711 steles, Peter Eisenman, 2005
- Checkpoint Charlie — historic border crossing
- Museum Island (UNESCO) — five world-class museums: Pergamon Museum (parts under renovation), Neues Museum (Nefertiti), Altes Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie, Bode Museum
- Berlin Cathedral
- Alexanderplatz & TV Tower — 368 m high, tallest tower in Germany, panoramic revolving café
- Nikolaiviertel — oldest city center, reconstructed after 1945
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The Reichstag dome is free of charge, but only accessible with prior registration (book online 2-4 weeks in advance).
Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain & Neukölln
The alternative districts — vibrant bars, clubs, street art, Spätis. The Berlin that travel magazines talk about.
- East Side Gallery — 1.3 km of the former Berlin Wall along the Spree, over 100 murals (most famous: Brotherly Kiss by Brezhnev and Honecker)
- RAW Gelände (Friedrichshain) — alternative culture center
- Boxhagener Platz — Friedrichshain neighborhood, flea market on Sundays
- Görlitzer Park, Oranienstraße — heart of Kreuzberg
- Jewish Museum (Libeskind building) in Kreuzberg
- Tempelhofer Feld — former airport, now a giant park
- Hermannplatz/Neukölln — multicultural scene, falafel miles
Charlottenburg, Tiergarten & Potsdamer Platz
- Charlottenburg Palace — largest Baroque palace in Berlin, with expansive park
- Kurfürstendamm (Ku'damm) — shopping boulevard, KaDeWe (second-largest department store in Europe)
- Memorial Church — memorial of World War II
- Tiergarten — largest inner-city park in Berlin with Victory Column
- Potsdamer Platz — completely rebuilt high-rise district after 1990; Sony Center, museums, film festivals
- Cultural Forum — Gemäldegalerie (Old Masters), Neue Nationalgalerie (Mies van der Rohe), Philharmonie
Potsdam
Potsdam was the Prussian royal residence — the palaces and parks have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1990. Reachable by regional train in 30 minutes from Berlin.
- Sanssouci Palace — Summer palace of Frederick the Great, a Rococo masterpiece
- Sanssouci Park — expansive park with New Palace, Chinese Tea House, Orangery
- Cecilienhof Palace — site of the Potsdam Conference in 1945
- Dutch Quarter and Russian Colony Alexandrowka
- Babelsberg Film Park — the oldest still-active film studio in the world
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