Top Things To Do
28 top things to do in Berlin for someone who visits Berlin for the first time
I’ve curated, by order, a selection of the 28 best attractions, monuments, parks, neighborhoods, museums, buildings, events and other things to see in Berlin.
Monument
Reichstag
The Reichstag is the home of the German Parliamen…
The Reichstag is the home of the German Parliament. The original building was designed by Paul Wallot after the Memorial Hal… + More
Monument
Brandenburger Tor
The Brandenburg Gate is one of the most famous hi…
The Brandenburg Gate is one of the most famous highlights of Berlin. It was built between 1788 and 1791, and it's crowned wit… + More
Monument
East Side Gallery
The East Side Gallery consists of a section of 1.…
The East Side Gallery consists of a section of 1.3 kilometres of the Berlin Wall that's covered in art, making it an open-air… + More
Monument
Memorial for the Jews
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a …
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a memorial that was inaugurated in 2005. It consists of 2711 concrete slabs that h… + More
Monument
Berlin Cathedral - Berliner Dom
The Berliner Dom - in English 'Berlin Cathedr…
The Berliner Dom - in English 'Berlin Cathedral'- has suffered many changes throughout the years. First, it was originall… + More
Viewpoint
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous border cro…
Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous border crossing Point. It was located in the corner of Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstr… + More
Green
Tiergarten
Tiergarten is the most famous park in Berlin that…
Tiergarten is the most famous park in Berlin that has 210 hectares of grounds. Both locals and tourists attend here every day to … + More
Monument
TV tower - Fernsehturm
The Fernsehturm tower was built between 1965 and …
The Fernsehturm tower was built between 1965 and 1969 by the government of East Germany, the German Democratic Republic. It was b… + More
Viewpoint
Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz in Mitte is the biggest and one of…
Alexanderplatz in Mitte is the biggest and one of the most famous squares in Berlin. It's an area full of shops, restaurants,… + More
Viewpoint
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz is one of the most popular square…
Potsdamer Platz is one of the most popular squares in the city, full of restaurants, theatres, stores and beautiful architecture.… + More
Viewpoint
Museum Island - Museumsinsel
The Museum Island is an area that has five well-k…
The Museum Island is an area that has five well-known museums: The Pergamonmuseum, Bode-Museum, New Museum, Old National Gallery … + More
Museum
Pergamonmuseum
The Pergamonmuseum has exhibitions of the history…
The Pergamonmuseum has exhibitions of the history of the Ancient East, with objects brought from Iran, Asia Minor, Egypt and the … + More
Monument
New Synagogue - Neue Synagoge
The New Synagogue is one of the most important si…
The New Synagogue is one of the most important sites for Jewish Culture in Berlin. It was built between 1859 and 1866 in Moorish … + More
Monument
Bellevue Palace
The Bellevue Palace is an Early Neoclassical buil…
The Bellevue Palace is an Early Neoclassical building that was commissioned by Prince August Ferdinand of Prussia in 1785. It has… + More
Monument
Victory Column
The Victory Column is located in the center of Ti…
The Victory Column is located in the center of Tiergarten park. It's a column that has a statue of Victoria, the Goddess of V… + More
Monument
Oberbaum Bridge - Oberbaumbrücke
The Oberbaum Bridge crosses the Spree River and i…
The Oberbaum Bridge crosses the Spree River and it has become a symbol of Unified Berlin because it connects Friedrichshain … + More
Museum
Jewish Museum - Jüdisches Museum
The Jewish Museum has exhitibions of works of art…
The Jewish Museum has exhitibions of works of art and objects of everyday life related to the history of the Jews who lived and l… + More
Museum
Topography of Terror
Topography of Terror is a permanent indoor and ou…
Topography of Terror is a permanent indoor and outdoor exhibition that offers information about the Gestapo and the SS, and how t… + More
Museum
BlackBox Kalter Krieg
BlackBox Kalter Krieg is an exhibition that has i…
BlackBox Kalter Krieg is an exhibition that has information about the history of Checkpoint Charlie, the border crossing point. T… + More
Viewpoint
Gendarmenmarkt
The Gendarmenmarkt is a square that has a concert…
The Gendarmenmarkt is a square that has a concert house and two church buildings, and in the middle there's a statue of poet … + More
Museum
Alte Nationalgalerie
The Alte Nationalgalerie is one of the museums in…
The Alte Nationalgalerie is one of the museums in Museum Island. It exhibits paintings of 19th century, including some works by A… + More
Other
Mitte Neighbourhood
Mitte Neighbourhood is the central district of Be…
Mitte Neighbourhood is the central district of Berlin and its home to many of its attractions, like the Reichstag, Museum Island,… + More
Green
Treptower Park
Treptower Park is a park that has a riverside pat…
Treptower Park is a park that has a riverside path, flower gardens, lawns and lots of trees. It was inaugurated in 1888 and it ha… + More
Other
Kreuzberg neighbourhood
Kreuzberg neighbourhood is known worldwide becaus…
Kreuzberg neighbourhood is known worldwide because of its alternative scene. It was once surrounded by the Berlin Wall on three o… + More
Other
Sony Center Berlin
The Sony Center is a buliding complex in Pot…
The Sony Center is a buliding complex in Potsdamer Platz that has shops, restaurants, a conference centre, hotel rooms,… + More
Monument
French Cathedral - Französischer Dom
The Französischer Dom got its name from…
The Französischer Dom got its name from the French word for 'dome'. The building has a church, a viewing balust… + More
Monument
Deutscher Dom
The Deutscher Dom is one of the churches loc…
The Deutscher Dom is one of the churches located on Gendarmenmarkt square. It was inaugurated in 1708 by King Friedrich I, w… + More
Other
Hackescher Markt
Hackescher Markt is a well-known designer shoppin…
Hackescher Markt is a well-known designer shopping area that also has some art galleries, local art and graffities. T… + More
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