Mauerpark
Free: All time Mauerpark or the “Wall Park” is located where the Berlin Wall once ran through. It is now one of the most pleasurable open areas for public. The flea market opens every Sunday in Mauerpark where you can find vintage clothes, shoes, furniture, books, vinyl records and a lot more. If you are...
Potsdamer Platz
Free: All time After the WWII and during the Cold War era, the area of Potsdamer Platz was a desolate land since it was situated right in the no-man’s land by the Berlin Wall. It wasn’t until 1995 that it has become the site of major redevelopment projects. Today, you will find bold modern architecture...
Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien
Free: All time Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien is an exhibition space for contemporary art housed in a former hospital building. When the hospital closed in 1970, the building has been used as spaces for cultural and artistic institutions including artist studios and projects spaces for exhibitions, theater and dance. Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien owns a collection of about 450...
Topography of Terror
Free: All time The Topography of Terror is a permanent exhibition at the site where the headquarters of the Secret State Police – the SS – were located during the Third Reich. The exhibition documents the history of the institutions and the terror created during the Nazi reign. Through mostly photographic material and documents, visitors...
Brandenburg Gate
Free: All time The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin’s most important monuments. Once, a symbol of the division of Germany during the Cold War between East and West Berlin, it now symbolizes the New Berlin’s unity. Tourists flock this site like they do Times Square in New York City. And where there are tourists,...
East Side Gallery
Free: All time When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, the stretch of 1.3km of the wall along Muhlenstrasse was spared. It became the East Side Gallery – an open air gallery with murals painted by 118 artists from 21 countries in the world. The artists, through their murals, commented on the political events...
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Free: All time Also known as the Holocaust Memorial, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The outdoor area is covered with 2,711 concrete slabs arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field. These stelae are designed to evoke an uneasy, confusing atmosphere,...
Reichstag’s Dome
Free: All time The Reichstag building is today home to the Bundestag, the Federal German Parliament. This infamous building caught fire in 1933 – known as the Reichstag fire. The incident gave a pretext for the Nazis to suspend most basic rights provided for by the Weimar Constitution. The building has since been remodeled in...
Abandoned Berlin Urban Exploration
Free: All time With the name “Abandoned Berlin” and tagline “If it’s verboten (forbidden) it’s got to be fun,” you probably have a rough idea of what you’re getting yourself into if you decide to check out suggested places from this website. Abandoned Berlin is an attempt to document the past, reveal a hidden history...
Alternative Berlin Tour
Free: All time The Alternative Berlin tour is a free walking tour that takes you beyond the tourist destinations in Berlin. The tip-based tours give broke tourists the opportunity to experience the city’s underground subcultures. Lasting for approximately 3 hours, the tour visits artist squats, urban art projects, street art, graffiti, mural art, one of...
