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Berlin – modern, creative and cosmopolitan Contents Berlin is unique. This 3.5-million metropolis in the heart of Europe TOP 5: See 4 stands for innovation and new TOP 5: Experience 6 ideas, lived freedom, and creating TOP 5: Tour 8 tomorrow’s future today. It attracts Fast track Berlin 8 people from around the world – a place which international politicians, Museums 10 renowned scientists and scholars, and 12 successful artists all call home. Berlin Shopping 14 can look back on a chequered history, Berlin 24/7 16 even in the recent past. Yet today TOP Events 18 ’s capital city has reinvented The Basics itself, and is now a world city with an inimitable feeling for life. Getting here and around 25 Berlin WelcomeCard 26 With famous museums and three Berlin Tourist Info 27 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a Addresses A–Z 28 lively international art scene and Berlin’s transport network 30 trendy shopping districts, this is a place to stroll and explore. Berlin’s nightlife is also a living legend: Visit us at: clubs, bars and discos with no official closing time. Creativity and inspiration are vibrantly alive at this visitBerlin.com

Long Night of Museums former East-West interfac­e, and facebook.com/visitBerlin freedom and tolerance a lived reality. facebook.com/Berlin twitter.com/visitBerlin Discover Berlin – a diverse, exciting youtube.com/Berlin metropolis in the heart of Europe instagram.com/visit_Berlin where you can always expect the blog.visitBerlin.de unexpected! Welcome to Berlin! #visitBerlin 4 TOP 5: See Photo: Pierre Adenis Pierre Photo: German Parliament Photo: Philipp Koschel Philipp Photo:

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P Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) Visit Berlin’s world-famous land­ mark – the Brandenburg Gate. After the fall of the Wall, this became a symbol of .

P Reichstag (German Parliament) Since 1990, the historic has housed the German Parliament. The publicly accessible modern glass dome offers a stunning 360° panorama of the city.

P Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall) The Wall was the inner German border through the heart of the city, and came to symbolise the Brandenburg Gate division of Germany and the . Trace the course of the Wall through the city – a route marked by the remains of the Wall and border complex and a double row of cobblestones.

P Museumsinsel () The world’s largest museum ensemble is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The five museums on the island house a fascinating display of over 6,000 years of art and cultural history.

P Schloss (Charlottenburg Palace) This charming palace, the largest surviving residence of the Prussian kings in Berlin, also has romantic palace gardens and a Charlottenburg Palace charming landscaped park. 6 TOP 5: Experience

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TOP 5: Tour Fast track Berlin

Savour your first coffee of the day at the Fernsehturm (TV Tower) 1 while enjoying the magnificent views 207 metres up. Take in the famous Weltzeituhr (the World Clock) on 2 before strolling to the Berliner Dom 3 and viewing Berlin’s cathedral church with its magnificent dome. The tour continues down Berlin’s renowned 4 with its impressive array of historical buildings and . At Markgrafenstraße, turn left and you’re just a few minutes away from the beautiful 5. With its elegant ensemble of concert hall and churches – the Konzerthaus and the Deutsche and Französische Dom – the square’s harmonious design is inspirational. This is the perfect view for lunch at one of the many restaurants and cafés lining the square. Refreshed and restored, follow the crowds down Französische Straße and cross the popular Friedrichstraße. Head straight on to the Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas (Memorial to the Murdered Jews of ­Europe) 6 with its field of stelae open on all sides. Berlin’s signature sight of the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) 7 is only a few steps away. To the west, the Siegessäule (Victory Column) 8 towers over the trees in park. Brandenburg Gate is very close to the ­Reichstag 9, home to the German Parliament. The publicly accessible glass dome ­(advance registration required www..de/besuche) has stunning views across the Welcome to Berlin! 9

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city centre, the modern architecture of the nearby government buildings, and down to the highrises at a. There, the contemporary designs of the ’s glass façades, the Potsdamer Platz quarter and the Kollhoff Tower at Potsdamer Platz 1 are defining the face of modern Berlin. Potsdamer Platz is within easy walking distance of the b ensemble, with the Philharmonie, the Staatsbibliothek (State Library) and the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings) art gallery. You can now walk on – or rest your feet on the M29 bus – and head through Berlin’s embassy quarter, past the Bauhaus Archive to the . Kurfürstendamm boulevard c is the heart of the western city. At Breitscheidplatz, the ruins of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church) d together with the new church from 1961 commemorate the horrors of World War II. Berlin Zoo e, Germany’s oldest zoo, is close by. With around 1,500 species and over 20,000 animals, it is ranked among the zoos with the most species in the world. From here, take the 109 bus on Kurfürstendamm to finish your tour at the palace of f with its lovely baroque garden and grounds.

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Museums

Start out with a hands-on experience of life in former East Germany in the DDR Museum 1. Take a simulated ride in an original Trabi car through a Berlin tower-block estate, or eavesdrop on a Stasi interrogation. Then cross the nearby Karl-Liebknecht-Brücke to the world-renowned Museumsinsel (Museum Island) 2. Enjoy the spectacularly restored (New Museum) 3, immersing yourself in the world’s oldest cultures and marvelling at the beauty of the bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti. From here, the baroque building housing the Deutsches Historisches­ Museum (German Historical Museum) 4 is just a few steps away. The collection showcases 2000 years of German history, from a 4th-century Gothic silver clasp to the 1994 agreement on the Allied forces withdrawal from Germany. Now head down Unter den Linden to take the U6 line from Friedrichstraße to Kochstraße and the Jüdisches Museum Berlin () 5. This impressive and highly-modern museum, built like a broken Star of David, presents a journey of discovery across two millennia of German- Jewish history and culture. The Berlinische Galerie 6 is literally just around the corner. Dedicated to the best in the arts in Berlin since 1870, the museum showcases everything from painting and sculpture to photography and multimedia art. The Deutsches Technikmuseum (German Museum of Technology) 7 close to Gleisdreieck subway station is a sure winner with all the family! Here, you can climb on the footplate and explore the Welcome to Berlin! 11

One ticket for about 50 museums: cab of some historic loco­motives, available in the Berlin Tourist Info, the visitBerlin Service Center admire famous planes such as online at T the Messerschmitt, and marvel at +49 (0)30-25 00 25, the world’s first computer. Next shop.visitBerlin.com and in door, see an indoor rainbow at participating museums. the Science Center Spectrum 8, where fascinating hands-on experiments bring science alive! Next stop Potsdamer Platz – easy to reach on the U2 subway line – and the 9 casting a light on the shadowy world of espionage. Ten minutes’ walk then takes you to the Kulturforum, the ensemble by re­n­owned architects intended as former ’s counterpart to Museum Island. Here, the highlights include the Gemäldegalerie a with its stunning collection of paintings, including works by such great names as van Eyck, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, and Dürer. The adjacent ­Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) b presents master­ pieces of European arts and crafts down the ages and a new fashion gallery.

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Berlin Wall

Your tour of the traces of the Berlin Wall begins at the 1, the world’s longest open-air gallery. The art works here are painted on a 1.3-km section of the old inner Berlin Wall along the River in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – the longest section of Wall that has survived. Carrying on down Mühlenstraße, you reach Stralauer Platz 2 and its heritage site with remains of the Wall. Cross the Schillingbrücke bridge and carry on to the former border crossing point at Heinrich-Heine-Straße 3. The route leads on past the Peter Fechter Memorial 4, dedicated to the young man who was one of the Wall’s most tragic victims. Zimmerstraße is also close to 5, the world famous border crossing point. The Berlin Wall exhibition in the Mauermuseum Haus am Check­ point Charlie (Berlin Wall Museum) 6 presents documentary films and eye-witness accounts as well as many exhibits and original artefacts used in escapes from East Germany. Checkpoint Charlie is also close to the BlackBox Cold War 7, with its photos, media stations and text panels offering a fascinating insight into the history of the East-West conflict. Here too you can find the asisi Panorama “The Wall” 8, a breathtaking panoramic picture of a divided Berlin conjuring up life along the Wall on Welcome to Berlin! 13

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a fictive autumn day in the 1980s. Further down Zimmerstraße, the Topografie des Terrors () 9 shows a permanent exhibition on the Nazi regime at a site which also has around 200 metres of the original Berlin Wall. The course of the Wall here is also clearly marked with a double row of cobblestones. Along Stresemannstraße towards Potsdamer Platz a, the display panel of the Berlin Wall History Mile, information columns and an East German border watchtower all testify to the years of division. At Potsdamer Platz take S-Bahn lines S1, S2 or S25 to Nordbahnhof for the final stop on the tour – the Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall Memorial) b in Bernauer Straße. With its to the victims of a divided Germany, the Chapel of Reconciliation, Documentation Center, watchtower and historical remains, this site today gives the most vivid impression of the former border complex.

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Shopping

Berlin offers an irresistible array of shop-till-you-drop locations, from large malls to shopping centres, department stores, independent outlets and upscale boutiques. Your tour kicks off with sheer luxury – the exclusive brand boutiques such as Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel, BVLGARI and Hermès down from Olivaer Platz on the Kurfürstendamm boulevard 1 in City West. For an entire mall dedicated to the best in interior design from top European manufacturers, check out stilwerk 2 at the corner of Uhlandstraße/Kant­straße. Bikini Berlin 3, directly at the Zoologischer Garten, is Germany’s first Concept Mall and irresistible for sophisticated fashionistas. Its three floors offer a treasure trove of fashion and lifestyle outlets, young designer pop-up stores and restaurants. Walk down Kurfürstendamm or take the M19 or M29 bus to and the legendary , or KaDeWe 4 as it’s popularly known. Saunter through the ground floor Luxury Boulevard before taking lunch in the seventh floor Wintergarten with its stunning views. From here, the U2 subway line takes you to Berlin’s district. After the fall of the Wall, Friedrichstraße 5 awoke from its slumbers to reclaim its crown as an elegant shopping street. Galeries Lafayette with its 43-metre-high glass Welcome to Berlin! 15

dome is a must-shop destination. The basement level in this store, which Berlin’s French community jokingly call their real embassy, is packed with mouth-watering Paris-style culinary delights! Afterwards, take time out for cultural fashions and explore the books, CDs, and films on five floors at the Dussmann cultural department store. Next, hop on the S-Bahn to 6. The Alte Schönhauser Straße 7 neighbourhood has a vibrant mix of small boutiques, quirky design outlets and art galleries. The Mulackstraße 8 side-street boasts independent outlets for creative ‘made-in-Berlin’ fashion. The established Berlin labels here include designer Claudia Skoda, who transforms fine Italian yarns into elegant hand-manu­ factured knit-ware. In cool Prenzlauer Berg, the young and hip fashion scene is booming, with some of the most eccentric and original designer stores along Kastanienallee 9 and Oderberger Straße a near Eberswalder Straße station. In small series outlets such as parapluie or Das Rote Kleid you can look into the design studios before relaxing over a tasty snack in one of the many Asian-fusion restaurants nearby.

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Berlin 24/7

In Berlin, time is elastic – especially since the city has its own unique rhythm of life. Almost anything is possible, any time of day or night – and every hour has special experiences waiting to be discovered. Why not start the day differently – by kicking out your old routine and hitting the dance floor! Morning Gloryville turns club culture upside down – with inspirational music at Kesselhaus 1 for you to rave your way into the day. A wealth of cafés around the Kulturbrauerei complex offer a relaxing after-rave breakfast. With energy levels restored, head for the M10 tram and the U8 subway line (changing at Bernauer Straße) to Gesundbrunnen station – and an unusual city tour. Berliner Unterwelten e.V. (Berlin Underworlds Association) 2 offers an exciting insight into Berlin’s history, with tours through mysterious and long forgotten bunkers, air raid shelters and rail tunnels under the city. offers an exciting insight into Berlin’s history, with tours through mysterious and long forgotten bunkers, air raid shelters and rail tunnels under the city. Afterwards, explore a past of a different nature – literally! In the Museum für Naturkunde 3, Berlin’s natural history museum, marvel at ‘Tristan’, the 12-metre-long original T-Rex skeleton, the only one of its kind in Europe Welcome to Berlin! 17

and the best preserved world-wide. A few stations down the U6 line, visit the Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum 4, the impressive new Humboldt University library. The elegant library houses over 2.5 million volumes and has the largest open-shelf access of any library in Germany. The Humboldt University 5 forecourt is home to the Lise Meitner Monument, the first in a series of Talking Statues. Just scan in the QR code with your smartphone and the statue will ring you and recount the story of this world-famous nuclear physicist! And how cool can Berlin get? Find out by taking the S-Bahn from Alexanderplatz to (change at Ostkreuz) and the Badeschiff 6 swimming pool in the River Spree. Here, you can even swim after sundown and enjoy the stunning panorama of Berlin’s cityscape. Fully refreshed, head down Schlesische Straße to Schlesisches Tor 7. For that special snack, check out the juicy burgers and crisp fries at Burgermeister 8 – at a very unusual location! Then stroll down to the river to Watergate 9 and catch that perfect wave on the techno beats that last till dawn.

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Top Events Berlin Fashion Week

Berlin has an unbeatable diverse cultural programme 365 days a year. The events listed here are just a small overview of regular events. At visitBerlin.com you can choose from over 1500 events every day!

Berlin Fashion Week Berliner Sechstagerennen January and July Top-flight (Berlin Six Day Cycle Race) international fashion fairs, January International cycle including PREMIUM at race with motor-paced races, Gleisdreieck and the Mercedes- chases, and sprints. Benz Fashion Week.

Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival February Europe’s largest publicly attended film festival, with an international Photo: camera 4 camera Photo: competition, glittering cast of celebrities, and numerous film sections.

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Carnival of Cultures

XJazz Karneval der Kulturen – May Club festival showcasing Carnival of Cultures the Berlin jazz scene and May/June Vibrant four-day crossover formats. street festival on the German public holiday weekend in May, with a major carnival procession DFB Cup Final on the Sunday. May/June Berlin’s Olympic Stadium hosts all the thrills of the final of this hotly contested Bergmann Street Festival – Kreuzberg jazzt men’s club competition. In German club football, the June Multi-cultural street kudos of winning the DFB festival with an array of stages Cup is almost on a par with the for music and entertainment, Bundesliga title. culinary delights, and craft work from around the world.

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Classic Open Air

Fête de la Musique Classic Open Air June On World Music Day, July Classical concerts Berlin’s streets and squares are and popular melodies on transformed into an open-air Gendarmenmarkt square against stage for a celebration of all the backdrop of the Konzerthaus genres of music. and with a firework finale.

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International Berlin Beer Festival August Popular street festival with over 2,000 beer specialities from around the world.

ISTAF Berlin – International Photo: Günter Steffen Günter Photo: Stadium Festival Berlin CSD August Germany’s most famous and oldest traditional field and CSD Berlin – Christopher track meeting, held every year in Street Day / Berlin Pride the Olympic Stadium. July Berlin’s traditional Gay Pride Parade demonstrates for equal rights and against all Lange Nacht der Museen forms of discrimination. (Long Night of Museums) August Many Berlin museums open their doors for a programme For more on events, go to: of lectures, concerts, plays, visitBerlin.com readings and culinary specialities. Grün Berlin GmbH Berlin Grün

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Enchanting garden experiences from around the world are waiting to be discovered, with traditional gardens from China, Japan, Korea and the Orient, the Christian garden, the Karl-Foerster perennial garden, a maze and a labyrinth. Explore new areas of garden art that are currently being constructed. Berlin’s first international garden exhibition will take place from 13th April to 15th October 2017.

Gärten der Welt/Gardens of the world, Eisenacher Straße 99, 12685 Berlin www.gaerten-der-welt.de | Guided tours: +49 (0)30-28018119

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Berlin Art Week September Berlin Art Week

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BMW ISTAF Berlin September Inner city marathon for inline skaters and runners, starting from the Straße des Tag des offenen Denkmals – 17. Juni. Heritage Open Day September With a programme of tours and lectures, the ilb – International Literature weekend of Heritage Open Day Festival Berlin offers a chance to explore the September International city’s more unusual heritage literature festival with readings, sites. concerts and discussions.

Two Millennia of German Jewish History Open daily 10 am – 8 pm, Mondays 10 am – 10 pm The permanent exhibition and our special Lindenstr. 9 – 14 exhibitions are in German and English. 10969 Berlin · Germany Hallesches Tor · Kochstraße 8 minutes from Checkpoint Charlie

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Christmas Markets December Berlin has around 60 Christmas markets offering everything from relaxing with mulled wine to traditional festive treats, cool cocktails and original designer creations.

Photo: Horst Stiller Photo: Christmas Market New Year’s Eve Party at the Brandenburg Gate Berlin leuchtet / December Stage programme, Festival of Lights party mile and midnight October Dazzling light firework display between projections give Berlin’s sights, Brandenburg Gate and the historic buildings and squares a Victory Column. A crowd of magical night-time brilliance. hundreds of thousands celebrate at one of Europe’s best-loved New Year’s Eve parties. For more on events, go to: visitBerlin.com Welcome to Berlin! 25

Getting here and around

By car, train, coach or plane: Many roads lead to Berlin!

Car The Berlin inner city is a Plane Berlin’s Tegel (TXL) and designated low-emission zone. Schönefeld (SFX) airports both This environmental zone covers the have excellent public transport entire area inside the S-Bahn (city links. rail) ring and all vehicles in this area Details at berlin-airport.de/en must have a special green sticker. Downloadable flyer with details at Public transport Berlin’s environmental-zone.visitberlin.com outstanding public transport system comprises the rapid transit Train Berlin Central Station S-Bahn (city rail) as well as the (Hauptbahnhof) in the heart of the U-Bahn (subway), trams and buses. city is Europe’s largest interchange The network is divided into three station. All of Berlin’s mainline fare zones (A,B,C). Tickets can stations have direct links to the combine zones and are valid for all public transport network. the above types of public transport. Details at bahn.com The AB fare zones cover the inner city area. You need an ABC ticket Coach National and international for travelling to or from Schönefeld coach routes to and from Berlin start Airport. Always make sure that you and terminate at the Central Coach validate your ticket before starting Station (ZOB) in the Charlottenburg­ your journey. district. Details at visitBerlin.com, vbbonline.de, Details at iob-berlin.de bvg.de/en, s-bahn-berlin.de/en 26 The Basics

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Berlin WelcomeCard

Your key to the city! With a wealth of insider tips and discounts on 200 ­popular attractions. Discover Berlin’s highlights with the Berlin WelcomeCard.

Berlin’s official city pass! Available here:

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The Berlin Tourist Infos are packed with information all about Berlin. Here, you can book hotels, events and tickets directly – and may find that one or other special insider tip for your stay!

Available here: T +49 (0)30-25 00 25 Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) Europaplatz entrance, ground floor ıı Berlin Tourist Info In the city daily 8 am–10 pm ıı online: berlin-welcomecard.com S+U Hauptbahnhof Brandenburger Tor ıı BVG, S-Bahn, DB Regio sales points (Brandenburg Gate) Rankestraße ıı BVG buses* / south gatehouse Rankestraße 1 / Kurfürstendamm ıı ticket machines* daily 9.30 am–6 pm* near Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church ıı Berlin’s airports (TXL and SXF) S+U Brandenburger Tor daily 10 am–4 pm* S+U Zoologischer Garten ıı 500 shops and hotels in Berlin Europa-Center Berlin U Kurfürstendamm Tauentzienstraße 9, ground floor Mon–Sat 10 am–8 pm *Extended opening hours April to October. S+U Zoologischer Garten U Kurfürstendamm, Online Wittenbergplatz Fernsehturm (TV Tower) Panoramastraße 1 a visitBerlin.com daily 10 am–4 pm* facebook.com/visitBerlin S+U Alexanderplatz facebook.com/Berlin twitter.com/visitBerlin Flughafen Tegel (Tegel Airport) youtube.com/Berlin Terminal A, Gate 1 instagram.com/visit_Berlin daily 8 am–9 pm blog.visitBerlin.de B 109, 128, X9, TXL #visitBerlin visitBerlin.com 28 The Basics Addresses A–Z

asisi Panorama “The Wall” Bikini Berlin Deutsches Technikmuseum ­ Checkpoint Charlie Budapester Straße 38–50 (German Museum of Friedrichstraße 205 Berlin-Tiergarten Technology) Berlin-Mitte bikiniberlin.de Trebbiner Straße 9 asisi.de Berlin-Kreuzberg BlackBox Cold War sdtb.com Badeschiff Checkpoint Charlie Arena Berlin Friedrichstraße 47 Dussmann das Eichenstraße 4 Berlin-Mitte KulturKaufhaus­ Berlin-Treptow bfgg.de/zentrum-kalter-krieg Friedrichstraße 90 badeschiff.de Berlin-Mitte Burgermeister kulturkaufhaus.de Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin Oberbaumstraße 8 (Bauhaus Archive Berlin) Berlin-Kreuzberg Fernsehturm (TV Tower) Klingelhöferstraße 14 burger-meister.de Panoramastraße 1 a Berlin-Tiergarten Berlin-Mitte bauhaus.de Checkpoint Charlie tv-turm.de Friedrichstraße/­ Berlin Info Zimmerstraße Peter Fechner Memorial T+49 (0)30-25 00 25 Berlin-Mitte Zimmerstraße/ visitBerlin.com Ecke Charlottenstraße Claudia Skoda Berlin-Kreuzberg Mulackstraße 8 Berliner Dom Berlin-Mitte Galeries Lafayette () claudiaskoda.com Friedrichstraße 76–78 Am Berlin-Mitte Berlin-Mitte Das Rote Kleid galerieslafayette.de berlinerdom.com Oderberger Straße 18 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg Gedenkstätte Berliner Berliner Unterwelten dasrotekleid.de Mauer (Berlin Wall e.V. (Berlin Underworlds Memorial) Association) DDR Museum Visitors Centre, Brunnenstraße 105 (GDR Museum) Bernauer Straße 119 Berlin-Mitte Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1 Berlin-Mitte berliner-unterwelten.de Berlin-Mitte berliner-mauer- ddr-museum.de gedenkstaette.de Berliner Zoo Hardenbergplatz 8 Denkmal für die Gemäldegalerie Berlin-Tiergarten ermordeten­ Juden (Old Master Paintings) zoo-berlin.de Europas ­(Memorial to the Kulturforum ­Murdered Jews of Europe) Matthäikirchplatz Berlinische Galerie Cora-Berliner-Straße 1 Berlin-Tiergarten (Berlin’s Museum of Berlin-Tiergarten smb.museum Modern Art, Photography stiftung-denkmal.de and Architecture) Hotel bookings Alte Jakobstraße 124–128 Deutsches Historisches T+49 (0)30-25 00 25 Berlin-Kreuzberg Museum (German visitBerlin.com berlinischegalerie.de Historical­ Museum) Unter den Linden 2 Berlin-Mitte dhm.de Welcome to Berlin! 29

IGA Berlin 2017 Mauermuseum Haus am Science Center Spectrum iga-berlin-2017.de Checkpoint Charlie Möckernstraße 26 (Berlin Wall Museum) Berlin-Kreuzberg Jacob und Wilhelm Friedrichstraße 43–45 sdtb.de Grimm Zentrum Berlin-Kreuzberg Geschwister-Scholl- mauermuseum.com Siegessäule Straße 1–3 (Victory Column) Berlin-Mitte Museum für Naturkunde Großer Stern 1 bauten.hu-berlin.de (Natural History Museum) Berlin-Tiergarten Invalidenstraße 43 Jüdisches Museum Berlin Berlin-Mitte Spy Museum Berlin (Jewish Museum Berlin) naturkundemuseum.berlin Leipziger Platz 9 Lindenstraße 9–14 Berlin-Mitte Berlin-Kreuzberg Neues Museum spymuseumberlin.de jmberlin.de (New Museum) Museumsinsel Berlin Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Kaiser-Wilhelm- Bodestraße 1–3 (Berlin State Library) Gedächtnis-Kirche Berlin Berlin-Mitte Potsdamer Straße 33 (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial smb.museum Berlin-Tiergarten Church) staatsbibliothek-berlin.de Breitscheidplatz Panoramapunkt Berlin-Charlottenburg Potsdamer Platz 1 stilwerk Berlin gedaechtniskirche-berlin.de Berlin-Tiergarten Kantstraße 17 panoramapunkt.de Berlin-Charlottenburg Kaufhaus des Westens stilwerk.de KaDeWe parapluie Tauentzienstraße 21–24 Oderberger Straße 5 Tickets Berlin-Charlottenburg Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg T+49 (0)30-25 00 25 kadewe.de parapluie-mode.com visitBerlin.com

Kesselhaus Philharmonie Berlin Knaackstraße 97 Herbert-von-Karajan- Topographie des Terrors Berlin-Mitte Straße 1 (Topography of Terror) kesselhaus.net Berlin-Tiergarten Niederkirchnerstraße 8 berliner-philharmoniker.de Berlin-Kreuzberg Konnopke’s Imbiß topographie.de Schönhauser Allee 44 a Reichstag Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (German Parliament) Watergate Club konnopke-imbiss.de Platz der Republik 1 Falckensteinstraße 49 Berlin-Tiergarten Berlin-Kreuzberg Kunstgewerbemuseum bundestag.de water-gate.de ­(Museum of Decorative Arts) Kulturforum Schloss Charlottenburg Matthäikirchplatz (Charlottenburg Palace) Berlin-Tiergarten Spandauer Damm 10–22 smb.museum/kgm Berlin-Charlottenburg spsg.de

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