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Address: Spreeweg 1, Berlin 10557
Home to Germany's president when he is in Berlin, the Schloss Bellevue is a small palatial residence built in 1785. Neo-classical in design, it was the summer home of Prince Augustus-Ferdinand. Located on the north-end of the Tiergarten Park, beside the river Spree. S-BAHN: Bellevue
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 10, Berlin 10785
From the medieval to the Art Deco periods, on display is the finest collection of European crafts and arts. The museum is several levels, and displays an array of religious goldsmith pieces, as well as stained glass and other art. U-BAHN or S-BAHN: Potsdamer Platz
Category: Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Am Lustgarten, Museumsinsel, Berlin 10178
Originally intended to hold all of the state-owned art collections in Berlin, the Altes Museum was designed in ancient Greek style by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and completed in 1830. The Collection of Classical Antiquities, a presence at the Altes Museum since 1904, currently displays Greek and Roman art and sculpture....
Category: Religious Sites - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Am Lustgarten 1, Berlin 10178
Noted for its massive, 243-foot high dome, this 1905 cathedral is frequented by (among others) the Cathedral Choir, the church congregation, the State and Cathedral Choir, and the theological faculty of the Humdolt Uni-Berlin Sauer. The dome gallery allows for a majestic view of the entire sanctuary, which has a...
Category: Gardens - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8, Berlin 14195
More than 100 acres of botanical gardens feature a bounty of beautiful floral and horticultural displays. The gardens feature 1800 specimens of plant life, and there's an on-site flower and herb museum that's great for browsing. The gardens open year-round at 9am; closing time ranges from 4pm to 9pm depending on the...
Category: History Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Karl Liebkneckt Stasse 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...
Category: Cultural Venues - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Unter den Linden 7, Berlin 10117
Established in 1742, this intriguing venue served as the Royal Court Opera for Frederick the Great. After suffering damage during World War II, the building was refurbished to resemble the original structure as closely as possible. The luxurious interior sets the scene for the concert hall, which hosts numerous...
Category: Historic Sites - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Mühlenstraße, Berlin 10243
Initially 100 miles long, less than a half-mile now remains of the world-renowned Berlin Wall. The wall was built originally to divide the city from communist rule. However, since it was brought down in 1989, its stone remnants now serve as an outdoor art gallery (called the Eastside Gallery) displaying murals painted...
Category: Sightseeing - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Unter den Linden, Berlin
An equestrian statue of this notorious Prussian king overlooks the legendary Unter den Linden boulevard. In 1945, the statue was sent to nearby Potsdam, the city where Frederick built his monumental palace, but it was returned in 1980. Today, it towers above a landscape of symmetrically aligned trees, Humboldt...
Category: Historic Sites - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Hüttigpfad, Berlin 13627
More than 2500 political prisoners were killed at this prison site. From 1933 to 1942, those who resisted or objected to Hitler and Nazi ideals were either hung or guillotined inside the walls. An urn, with soil gathered from all of World War II's German concentration camps, sits at the front of the penitentiary to...
