Teufelsberg, abandoned American listening station, Berlin
Panoramapunkt: Located in Postdamer Platz it is a great place to have an overall view of Berlin. We went for the sunset and was beautiful. We actually saw it from the cafeteria while tasting a german beer (around 5/6€ depending on the beer you want). Absolutely recommend it. I would recommend you to book in advanced on internet as it is very popular and can be sold out soon.
Entrance ticket: 7,5€*
Television Tower: Also known in german as Fernsehturm, located in Alexanderplazt is a “must-see” in Berlin. Was built during he 60ths as a symbol of East Germany’s achievements and as the Panoramapunkt has a 360º view of the city. As an advice I would choose one of the two if you are visiting the city a few days. I did both but in different trips and I preferred the Panoramapunkt as I could take pictures of the city landscape with the TV Tower. From Panoramapunkt you can actually see the Reischtag, tiergarten, Holocaust Monument and the Under the linen. From the TV Tower you can see the Museum Island, the cathedral , the under inen and at the end the tiergarten. Ah! and the Panoramapunkt is cheaper!
Reichstag dome or German Bundestag: Soooo cool! it’s free to get in and the give you a free
guide to listen while on the dome. Remember to book in advanced as it is very popular and normally is fully booked.Bring your pastport or ID in order to be able to get it. The views from the city are very nice and the whole structure is amazing. The visit can take around 1 hour or 1 hour and a half.
Museum Island: The museum Island is located in the Mitte District right in the centre of Berlin in the shore of river Spree and its formed by 4 museums:
Pergamon Museum: in this museum you will be able to see pieces of the most stunning architecture works of antiquity as the Ishtar Gate from Babylon which, by the way, is breathtaking or the Pergamon Altar which unfortunately is currently closed for renovation works).
Bode-Museum: Sculptures, late Antique and Byzantine Art.
Neues Museum (New Museum): here you will fid the famous bust of Nefertiti but be aware that it can not be as you expect as it ocurred to some people at seeing Mona Lisa, the bust is in a around glass container and the room where it is is normally very crowded.
Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery): a friend of mine described it as the “bonbon” of the Museum Island, not so known but with great art pieces from Prussian art, German Romanticism, and French Impressionism. Can’t miss it!
Altes Museum (Old Museum): Here you will find Greek antique art, Etruscans and Romans pieces.
In my humble opinion is a lot to see and lots of queuing so what we would recommend is to choose just a couple of them and see the others in the next visit (unless you are crazy about antique art and museums so you definitely have to go to all of them). Also I would advise you to go the museums in the rainy days… Berlin is not known by it’s hot and sunny weather so check the meteo to plan your visit.
One day ticket entrance for all museums: 18€*
Three day ticket entrance for all museums: 29€*
Berlin Welcome Card (72h) for all museums: 45€*
Berlin Cathedral: right in the Museum Island you have to make a jump here if in the area and rest in the green in front of it.
Entrance ticket: 7€*
Hamburger Bahnhof: just in case you still want to go to any other museum here you have the contemporary art museum with pieces of Anselm Kiefer or Liechtenstein.
Brandenburg Gate: Next to the Reichstag and the Holocaust Memorial you will find the gate being the entrance as well to the Tiergarten. You can’t visit Berlin without a pic here!
Holocaust Memorial: Just around the corner from Brandenburg Gate is another must-see in berlin. The sculpture is a rememberance to the murdered jews in Europe and has many interpretations for some it shows with its ups and downs how without realising people got into a deep laberynth which was really difficult to scape, others sees it as a cementery full of thombs… In my opinion really beautiful and a place to think about.
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Checkpoint Charlie: Right in front of the McDonalds the gate to the American sector. It is just a small reminder of our recent history and a very crowded road.
East Side Gallery: In the borough of Kreuzberg this is my most recomended place to go in Berlin. I really love it. You can see the wall that splitted the city in two for almost 30 years and how people and artists have converted it into an open air art gallery with stunning, colourful, cheerful and full of meaning pieces. Don’t miss it!
Spree Cruise: If you don’t have too much time in the city and you are lucky enough as to have a sunny day, go for a cruise! prices goe from 15€ for one hour (which I think is more than enough and you see lots of things or even 50€ or beyond for 3 hours trips.
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Others: Gendarmenmarkt, Charlottenburg Palace, Wall Memorial and Documentation Centre.
Tempelhof Airport: I didn’t know what to expect when I heard about this old airport converted into a park, I think I was just expecting a park but when I arrived my jaw felt off. You can actually see the airport and you can walk, bike or skate into the taking off runway. It is not “beautiful” but surprising and very characteristic of the german reuse or reconvertion of old buildings. Normally people go there in groups in sunny days to do bbq´s and spend the day there. As it is on the way to the Schoenefeld Airport we stoped there before leaving Berling for a stroll and taking some nice pics.
Teufelsberg or Devil’s Mountain: This is an abandoned American Listening Station from US National Security Agency (NSA) built over a man-made mountain covering an old nazi militar building. Don’t expect toilets there, it’s more like a squat place, full of street art, graffity and weird shit but it is a cool place for pics. There is a little bar if you want to drink something, very “berliner way”. By the way, be ready to walk as the entrance is a bit far away from the parking lot or bus stop even the way is very nice through a forest. We stoped here with the car in our way from Postdam.
Entrance ticket: 5€ (just cash at the entrance)
Street Art: Berlin is one of the most amazing cities for graffiti and street art. Its streets are full of color, talent and creativity so if you have time we highly recommend you to go for a walking tour.
Kreuzberg: This borough has been very popular for many year, definitely one of my fauvorites. Here, apart from the East side Gallery you will be able to find many of the trendiest clubs in Berlin as Club Der Visionaere or Watergate and also the Oberbaumbrücke a known double-deck Bridge over the Spree. Plan a whole afternoon strolling here also it’s a very nice place for having dinner and it is full of restaurants.
Prenzlauer berg, Mauerpark & Flea Market: one of the most popular boroughs in Berlin, has been known as a bohemian district. Very nice to go for brunch or if you are travelling with children this is a nice for walking around and doing some shopping. If visiting the area don’t miss the Mauerpark which I would advice you to go onSundays as Flea Market is on and they do a Karaoke in the park!
Neukölln: it is a original inmigrants borough that has been kipnaped by hipsters as it is happening in many european cities as happened in London with Hackney. If you have time I would definately advise you to go for a stroll, you can also go and grab a beer at the terrace of Klunkerkranich for sunset. Won’t be dissapointed!
Panorama bar/ Berghain, Tresor, Watergate, KitKat(sexbar), Club der Visionaere: Berlin is the world techno capital, so when in this city party machen! must be also part of your route.
What you should know is that getting inside german clubs is veeery difficult so here you have some tips that may or not help you to get in:
Here you have a session from Berghain so you know more or less what to expect if you are lucky enough to get inside:
*Updated in 2019 but please let us know if you find any error.
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