Berlin attractions

(2.63 km) (show on map)

Type: Public Square

It is a busy traffic intersection and an important public square. It was destroyed during World War II and was left derelict for years whilst the Berlin Wall passed through it, but after the fall of the Berlin Wall it has quickly been reconstructed.

This is an area in Berlin that used to be known as "...

– Cliona (Aug 23, 2007)

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Torstraße 147, D-10119 (1.04 km) (show on map)

Type: A Finnish design shop.

KIPPIS has new and vintage design from Finland, including an extensive collection of Finnish art and consumer glassware from the 1940s until today as well as furniture, lamps and wallpapers.

The Finnish design shop KIPPIS in Berlin Mitte is a ...

– anonymous (Nov 10, 2009)

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Various locations (0.32 km) (show on map)

Type: Guided tours.

Both walking and driven tours are available, taking in all the sights Berlin has to offer.

"All Berlin Tours" Berlin Stadtfuehrungen Sightseein...

– Wievent (Apr 2, 2009)

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Platz der Republik 1 (5.49 km) (show on map)

Type: Famous Building

Home to the current German Parliament. The building opened in 1894 and was home to the German parliament until its damage by fire in 1933. It was further damaged during World War II and only became the home of the German Parliament again in 1999.

Be prepared to wait along time unless you go either ...

– CryingHero (Nov 13, 2007)

Crowned by a glass cupola making it easily distincti...

– colm (Sep 10, 2007)

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Between Pariser Platz & Platz des 18 (2.06 km) (show on map)

Type: Famous Monument

One of the most recognisable symbols of Germany, the Bradenburger Tor was one of the few structures to have survived the Allies bombings of Berlin and has remained relatively unchanged since its contructionin the 18th century.

Great monument, one of the unmissable ones of Berlin...

– michaelOrmonde (Feb 6, 2009)

Berlin's most instantly recognisable landmark is one...

– colm (Jun 26, 2007)

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Raumerstr. 14a (2.45 km) (show on map)

Type: Tours

The Insider Tours made my stay in Berlin even better...

– minna25 (Aug 22, 2008)

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Friedrichstraße 43 (1.94 km) (show on map)

Type: Historical Berlin Wall Crossing Point

The most famous of the former crossing points along the East/West German border and the site of many Eastern escape attempts. There is a museum located near the site of the checkpoint as well as a reconstruction of the original checkpoint.

Didn't go into the museum as it was absolutely packe...

– michaelOrmonde (Feb 6, 2009)

Great stories and history to read about at this muse...

– Cliona (Jul 4, 2007)

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Type: Famous Wall

The Berlin Wall was used to divide east and west Berlin before reunification and although mostly demolished now, segments of it still survive through out the city.

The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 to divide Berlin...

– Sonia (May 1, 2007)

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Am Lustgarten 1 (0.52 km) (show on map)

Type: Lutheran Cathedral

Built between 1985 and 1905, the cathedral was designed to be a Protestant counterweight to St. Peter's Basilica. It was heavily damaged during the Allies bombing of Berlin and only reopened after reconstruction work in 1993.

I'm not what you would describe as a religious pers...

– Melanie2006 (May 1, 2007)

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(1.14 km) (show on map)

Type: Tours

This company provides tours of different sights across Germany on a daily basis and also provides a free tour, where you take the tour and at the end if you feel like it you can leave the guide a tip.

I took the tour and it was terrible. the guide was v...

– anonymous (Oct 23, 2008)

The New Berlin Tour is incredible! The guides will t...

– carlinham (May 15, 2008)

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Kurfurstendamm 18 (S+U Zoologischer Garten) (5.73 km) (show on map)

Type: Bus Tour

There are 20 bus stops around the city and you can hop on and hop off whenever you like. The bus stops are serviced in every 30-60mins. There are also live guides available in Germany and English.

This is a bus tour which brings you around the main ...

– CryingHero (Nov 13, 2007)

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Straße der Nationen 22, D-16515 Oranienburg (28.65 km) (show on map)

Type: Museum and Memorial

This concentration camp located just outside Berlin was mainly used for the imprisoning of political prisoners during the Nazi regime and Soviet occupation. It was closed in 1950 and now holds a museum and memorial to those that lived and died here.

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Unter den Linden 2 (0.81 km) (show on map)

Type: Musuem

Founded in 1987 by the chancellor and the mayor of Berlin, the museum documents the entire saga of German history. There are also ever changing exhibitions on show here also.

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Am Großen Wannsee 56-58 (19.17 km) (show on map)

Type: Memorial and Educational Site

The building was formerly the villa of an industrialist, but was later used by the SS as a guesthouse. It is also famous as the place where the SS, the NSDAP and ministries discussed how to cooperate on the planned deportation and murder of all Jews.

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Kirchengemeinde, Lietzenburger Straße 39 (5.17 km) (show on map)

Type: Historic Church

Originally built in 1980's the church was badly damaged in an air raid in 1943. Today the damaged spire of the church remains and a new church has been built around it, work on which began in 1959 and was compled in 1963.

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Cora-Berliner-Straße (2.09 km) (show on map)

Type: Memorial

This memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe was opened on the 12 May 2005 and consists of a 19,000 square meter site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs. This area is open day and night and there is an information center that is open during the day.

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Strasse des 17. Juni, Mitte (3.93 km) (show on map)

Type: Public Park

One of the largest and most beautiful parks in Europe. It was originally designed as a hunting ground for Prussian kings, but today it has been converted into lovely gardens with winding paths, lakes and bridges. The Berlin Zoo is located here.

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Bodestraße 1-3 (0.72 km) (show on map)

Type: Museum

The museum contains some impressive original-sized reconstructed monumental buildings which are all constructed using some original parts transported from the original site. One of the buidlings that is in the musuem is the Pergamon Altar.

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Potsdamer Strasse 50 (3.10 km) (show on map)

Type: Museum

This is a museum for the classical modern art in Berlin focusing mainly on the early 20th century. Many areas of the modern era are represented with particular focus on Cubism, Expressionism, the Bauhaus and Surrealism.

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Lindenstr. 9-14 (2.39 km) (show on map)

Type: Museum

The museum covers two millenia of German Jewish history and was originally opened in 1933 before being closed by the Nazi's in 1938. It was eventually reopened in 2001 and the new building is itself a work of architectural art.

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