THE 15 BEST Things to Do in Berlin - 2024 (with Photos) - Tripadvisor

Things to Do in Berlin

Things to Do in Berlin, Germany - Berlin Attractions

Things to Do in Berlin

Find traces of Germany's divided past at the Berlin Wall memorial, or go on a guided tour around Third Reich sites like the Reichstag Building and Brandenburg Gate.

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Berlin Highlights 3-Hour Bike Tour
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Berlin Food Walking Tour With Secret Food Tours
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Potsdam Private Walk Tour from Berlin
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Private Berlin Complete History All Day Walking Tour
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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour from Berlin.
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River Cruise with Tour Guide in Berlin. Hadynski
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Berlin Craft Beer and Cultural Tour With Snacks
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East Berlin Food and History Walking Tour
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Berlin Icebar Experience Including 3 drinks
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Berlin Third Reich and Cold War 2-Hour Walking Tour
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1. Reichstag Building

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Situated just north of the Brandenburg Gate, this building houses the German Parliament and was the seat of the Weimar Republic government until it was seized by the Nazis in 1933.

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2. Brandenburg Gate

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Located in no-man's land between East and West Germany during the Cold War, this famous monument, built during the 18th-century reign of Friedrich Wilhelm II, has long been a defining symbol of Berlin and both the city's division and unification.

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3. Topography of Terror

Speciality Museums

Since 1987 a permanent exhibition at the site where the headquarters of the Secret State Police, the SS and the Reich Security Main Office were located during the “Third Reich” has been providing information to the public about the most important institutions of National Socialist persecution and terror. The documentary exhibition conveys the European dimensions of the Nazi reign of terror.

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4. The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Monuments & Statues

Located between the Brandenburg Gate and the Tiergarten, this memorial has become an integral part of linking Berlin's…

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5. Memorial of the Berlin Wall

Historic Sites

The Berlin Wall Memorial is the central memorial site of German division, located in the middle of the capital. Situated at the historic site on Bernauer Strasse, it extends along 1.4 kilometers of the former border strip. The memorial contains the last piece of Berlin Wall with the preserved grounds behind it and is thus able to convey an impression of how the border fortifications developed until the end of the 1980s. The events that took place here together with the preserved historical remnants and traces of border obstacles on display help to make the history of Germany's division comprehensible to visitors. The memorial is part of the Berlin Wall Foundation, which also includes the Marienfelde Refugee Center Museum, the central site dedicated to the history of flight and emigration in divided Germany. MOBILE TOURGUIDE Visitors to the Berlin Wall Memorial who have a smartphone or a tablet computer with internet access at their disposal have the opportunity to select an individual tour of the memorial grounds for themselves on the memorial's mobile website berliner-mauer.mobi.

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6. Pergamonmuseum

Art Museums

The Pergamonmuseum is a three-wing complex. The museum houses three of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin’s collections: the Antikensammlung, Vorderasiatisches Museum, and the Museum für Islamische Kunst. The impressive reconstructions of massive archaeological structures – the Pergamon Altar, Market Gate of Miletus, the Ishtar Gate and Processional Way from Babylon, and the Mshatta Facade – have made the Pergamonmuseum famous throughout the world, with the result that it is the most visited museum at the Staatliche Museen and in Germany as a whole.

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7. East Side Gallery

Historic Sites

This mile-long stretch of the Berlin Wall is one of the largest remaining portions of the former divide between East and West Germany.

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8. Friedrichstadt-Palast

Points of Interest & Landmarks

More than one hundred artists on the biggest theatre stage in the world. With half a million guests every year, the Palast is the #1 theatre in Berlin.The Palast in Berlin is the first choice for those wishing to experience something utterly unique and thoroughly fascinating - perfectly including international visitors who do not speak German. Welcome to Berlin, welcome to the Palast.

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9. Museum Island

Speciality Museums

Home to three famous museums - the Pergamon, the Altes and the Bode.

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10. Berliner Dom

Architectural Buildings

This listed building comprises a central ministry church under the dome and the church baptism and marriage.

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Gardens

This huge lush park stretches through central Berlin and provides a relaxing contrast to the bustle of the rest of the city.

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Zoos

Zoo Berlin is not only the oldest and most frequently visited zoo in the country, it is also home to the largest variety of species of any zoo in the world – including the only Giant Pandas in Germany.

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