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Address: Clayallee 135, Berlin 14195
Memorabilia left behind by Allied forces when they left West Berlin in 1994 are on display here. Visitors to this museum will see a compilation of numerous photos, documents, and films from the U.S. forces, as well as various items from Berlin's veterans and general public. One of the most popular sites in the museum...
Address: Karl-Liebkneckt-Str. 1, Berlin 10178
The DDR Museum offers a hands-on experience of what day-to-day life in socialist Germany was like. With a collection that includes GDR fashion, East-German television programming, and a classic Trabant car, it's a museum that panders to Ostalgie - the Nostalgia for the East that Germans are developing since the fall...
Address: Poststraße 16, Berlin 10178
Found in the Nicholas Quarter, this museum is housed in what some believe to be the most elegant building in the city. Exhibits displayed here alternate on a consistent basis. A majority of the showcases focus on Secessionists from Berlin and are planned by the Stadt Museum. U-BAHN: Klosterstrasse, Alexanderplatz
Address: Friedrichstraße 43-45, Berlin 10969
This museum exhibits the chronological history of the renowned Checkpoint Charlie. Known as the point where the East met West, the museum is at an actual spot of pedestrian and motorist crossings. On display are exhibits on why The Wall was constructed, how it was patrolled, the consequences people faced if they were...
Address: Lindenstraße 9-14, Berlin 10969
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One of Berlin's most significant museums, this facility is laid out in the shape of the Star of David, a stroke of genius by designer Daniel Libeskind. The impressive – and at times overwhelming – array of permanent exhibits offers an unparalleled glimpse at Germany's Jewish populace. The holdings, many originating...
Museum für Post Kommunikation Berlin
Address: Leipziger Straße 16, Berlin 10117
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A chronological look at the history of the German/Prussian postal service. The museum traces postal history back to the late 1880s and offers several interactive displays.
Address: Ben-Gurion-Strasse, Berlin 10785
Walk through the history of musical instruments in this stimulating museum. Exhibits cover a time period from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Various paintings and antiquated instruments are on display. You can listen to the unique sounds of medieval trumpets, harpsichords that are over 300 years old, and walking...
Address: Am Köllnischen Park, Berlin 10179
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The "March" Museum is home to a vast collection chronicling the city's cultural history, specifically in art and theater, from the Middle Ages to the present. Founded in 1874, the museum moved into its current facility, an exquisite red-brick building featuring Gothic and Renaissance elements, in the early 1900s....
Address: Am Kupfergraben 5, Museumsinsel, Berlin 10117
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Visitors to this massive museum are confronted by a wealth of information regarding classical Greek, Islamic, Middle Eastern, and Roman art and structural design. Rent a recorded tape, and follow along as the four-hour, self-guided tour provides history and background for each intriguing exhibit. The establishment's...
Address: Kurfürstendamm 207-208, Berlin 10719
At this city center museum, modern technology provides an intimate tour through the annals of Berlin history. Indeed, some eight centuries are covered during the two-hour, multi-media exhibit, including the city's mid 13th-century founding, the reign of Frederick the Great, and the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. Of...
