Altes Museum
Berlin
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Local gems in Berlin
Berlin rewards those who look beyond the obvious. Landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate, Alexanderplatz, and Museum Island with the Altes Museum are well known, yet the city holds quieter corners worth seeking out. The Volkspark Friedrichshain offers green space away from the crowds, while the Berlin Wall Trail threads history through the urban fabric and the Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer provides a contemplative setting for that same story. After dark, the Friedrichstadt-Palast and Berghain represent two very different but equally distinctive sides of Berlin's cultural life. Checkpoint Charlie and the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great complete a city that reveals its layers gradually.
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Altes Museum Berghain Berghain
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+3Berlin's iconic techno club in a Friedrichshain power-station building, open Saturday night through Monday morning with the legendary door policy.
Berlin Alexanderplatz Berlin Alexanderplatz
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+2Berlin Wall Trail Berlin Wall Trail
Berlin
culturenaturehistory+5The former border looped around West Berlin as a marked running/cycling route, with memorial points every 200 m.
Checkpoint Charlie Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin
architecturehistoryfamily outings+3Control point between East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1990, now a tourist hub with the Wall Museum next door.
equestrian statue of Frederick the Great equestrian statue of Frederick the Great
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+1Friedrichstadt-Palast Friedrichstadt-Palast
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+31,895 seats, the world's largest show stage — revues, acrobatics, in-house dance company.
Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+4Holocaust Memorial 
Google · Ali Al-IbrahimHolocaust Memorial
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+42,711 concrete stelae across 4.7 acres — Eisenman's 2005 memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe.
Mauerpark Mauerpark
Berlin
architectureculturenature+5On the strip of the former Wall: Sunday Bearpit karaoke, year-round flea market, surrounded by street art and running loops.
National Gallery Berlin National Gallery Berlin
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+4Treptower Park Treptower Park
Berlin
architectureculturenature+6210-acre park along the Spree with the huge 1949 Soviet War Memorial and Stern und Kreis pier.
Volkspark Friedrichshain Volkspark Friedrichshain
Berlin
architectureculturenature+51840s park with the Märchenbrunnen, boules courts, open-air cinema, Mont Klamott (built on WW2 rubble) and beach-volleyball pitches.
Afrikanische Straße Afrikanische Straße
Berlin
Alexandrowka Alexandrowka
Berlin
architectureculturenature+4Alter Markt Alter Markt
Berlin
architecturefamily outingsAlt-Reinickendorf Alt-Reinickendorf
Berlin
architecturehistoryAlt-Tempelhof Alt-Tempelhof
Berlin
culturehistoryAmrumer Straße Amrumer Straße
Berlin
historyAnton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+1Augsburger Straße Augsburger Straße
Berlin
culturehistoryknowledgeBahnTower BahnTower
Berlin
architecturegreat viewsBARNIM PANORAMA Naturparkzentrum Agrarmuseum Wandlitz BARNIM PANORAMA Naturparkzentrum Agrarmuseum Wandlitz
Berlin
culturenaturefamily outings+1Baumschulenweg Baumschulenweg
Berlin
architecturehistoryknowledgeBeethoven-Haydn-Mozart Monument Beethoven-Haydn-Mozart Monument
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+1Bellevue Bellevue
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+2Bell Tower of Berlin Olympic Stadium Bell Tower of Berlin Olympic Stadium
Berlin
architectureculturehistory+1Berggruen Museum Berggruen Museum
Berlin
cultureBerlin Central Station Berlin Central Station
Berlin
architectureBerlin-Charlottenburg Berlin-Charlottenburg
Berlin
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