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forthahneberg.de Free travel on all public tranport The picturesque Alt-Marzahn Going Local Local Going g services for 1 adult and up to Pankow village, set against a backdrop 3 children of high-rise estates, still retains a unique charm. çç Savings Gotische Haus’ (Gothic House) Alt-Marzahn, 12685 Berlin up to 50 % at 5 b anders-als-erwartet.de 200 Berlin attractions! � Berlin’s oldest secular building 4 h provides a fascinating insight into The Gründerzeit çç Free City Guidebook e g Spandau’s history. Here, you can find y 036 with city map, For a fascinating insight into life temporary art exhibitions and a a i tour suggestions and museum café. On the ground floor, in nineteenth-century Berlin, it’s lots of helpful tips the local Tourist Info Office can answer 6 7 well worth taking a guided tour all your questions about Spandau. 035 Mitte of the historical interiors in the Manor House. berlin-welcomecard.com Breite Straße 32, 13597 Berlin, gotischeshaus.de v 9 Marzahn- Hutschiner Damm 333, 12623 Berlin w f gruenderzeitmuseum.de Villa Oppenheim d i Berlin Tourist Info Centres Skywalk Marzahn v The Villa Oppenheim not only houses the q 8 - Museum, - h Take a stroll out on the Marzahn Skywalk Local info but also an art collection showcasing n and enjoy the stunning views across Berlin nineteenth-century works and paintings by Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf x p o from 70 metres up. Gate Europa-Center Berlin Berlin Secession artists. Raoul-Wallenberg-Straße 42, 12679 Berlin, degewo.de/ (Brandenburger Tor) Tauentzienstraße 9, ground floor Schloßstraße 55, 14059 Berlin m wohnen-in-berlin/berlin-erleben/degewo-skywalk Pariser Platz / south gatehouse Mon–Sat 10am–8pm villa-oppenheim-berlin.de daily 9.30am – 6pm* S+U Zoologischer Garten S+U Brandenburger Tor U Kurfürstendamm, ­ Neukölln • Architecture, design & lifestyle Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) B Europa-Center t j from modernism to today Europaplatz entrance, ground floor -Schöneberg * Extended opening hours April–October daily 8am –9pm - • Tours to the hidden gems in S+U+B Hauptbahnhof k l Berlin’s neighbourhoods u Airport (TXL) Online Haus des Rundfunks • Bauhaus centenary events Terminal A, Gate 1 daily 8am – 7pm w This is Berlin calling – tour an icon of German broadcasting history. and main hall r visitBerlin.com Masurenallee 8–14, 14059 Berlin -Köpenick daily 7am – 10pm haus-des-rundfunks.de s B TXL, X9, 109, 128 facebook.com/visitBerlin facebook.com/Berlin Fischerkiez Hotel Park Inn by Radisson twitter.com/visitBerlin Berlin youtube.com/Berlin Eva Lichtspiele Cinema Refugee Neighbourhood Alexanderplatz 7, hotel lobby instagram.com/visit_Berlin Centre Museum That special movie feeling – k Today, the for- Mon–Sat 7am–9pm, Sun 8am–6pm visitBerlin.de/blog x mer Fischerkiez screenings of old films in the The museum at the historical S+U+B Alexanderplatz #visit_berlin r is a sleepy little historic atmosphere of the Refugee Centre presents an street. Close to the Eva Lichtspiele cinema. exhibition on the movement Heimathafen Neukölln Restaurant Krokodil, you can Blissestraße 18, 14057 Berlin of refugees from East to West find Berlin’s only surviving Local Tourist Info Centres eva-lichtspiele.de Germany. Many refugees from East Close to galleries, cinemas and m river bathing beach. The attrac- Germany first passed through this an opera house, the Heimathafen tively refurbished single-storey Marzahn-Hellersdorf Reinickendorf Tourist Information Refugee Centre, which Neukölln arts venue housed in a houses recall the original 19th- Tourist Information welcomed 1.35 million people from beautiful ballroom showcases the Alt-Tegel pedestrian zone / corner of century fishing village. Glienicker Brücke 1953 to 1990. neighbourhood’s cultural diversity – Hellersdorfer Straße 159 ­Treskowstraßeat Alt-Tegel U-Bahn station Kietz, 12557 Berlin 12619 Berlin Mon–Sat 10am–4pm Marienfelder Allee 66/80, 12277 Berlin in concerts and plays, discussions With its view of notaufnahmelager-berlin.de Apr–Oct Mon–Fri 9am–4pm U Alt-Tegel s Capt’n Crop and performances. ­, Glienicke Urban Nation Karl-Marx-Straße 141, 12043 Berlin, Nov–Mar Mon–Fri 10am–3pm reinickendorf-berlin.de/touristinfo Brücke still offers a In the Capt’n Crop hat-making Since September 2017, this o heimathafen-neukoelln.de U Kienberg real sense of the Wall and q studio, you can find original Berlin-Spandau Tourist Information museum has been setting new anders-als-erwartet.eu division of Germany. hats and caps in all variations. Nazi Breite Straße 32 accents in Berlin’s cultural landscape Berliner Straße 67, 14467 Berlin The place for the unique piece to NIC Neukölln Info Center and rethinking the ­classic idea of a Documentation Centre Apr–Sep Mon–Sun 10am–6pm match your style! museum. The exhibitions are not limited Karl-Marx-Straße 83, Room A 001 Oct–Mar Tue–Fr 10am–6pm Reuterstraße 52, 12047 Berlin, The Nazi forced labour camp in to Street Art on show in the museum, but j 12043 Berlin Mon closed, Sat 10am–2pm captn-crop.com Schöneweide is one of the few to have also include works in public space. With its Mon–Thu 10am–5pm, Fr 10am–3pm Open daily in the Advent season Schlosspark Theater largely survived in its original condition. interactive workshops and new educational U Rathaus Neukölln U The thirteen brick barracks are all listed With its sparkling and varied formats, the museum is creating new SpreeArche Restaurant touristinformation-neukoelln. t heritage buildings and have housed a visitspandau.de programme, the Schlosspark impulses for life in the city in future. business.site Maybachufer Market ­Documentation Centre since 2006. l A unique place to relax! Only Berlin-Köpenick Tourist Information Theater is one of Berlin’s most Bülowstraße 7, 10783 Berlin, urban-nation.com reachable by ferry, this floating popular theatres. Britzer Straße 5, 12439 Berlin tic Tourist Information Center Alt-Köpenick 31–33 Route Alter Zwölf-Apostel-Kirchhof n The Maybachufer weekly market combines a Turkish bazaar atmosphere with tastes, dz-ns-zwangsarbeit.de restaurant has a sun deck and Pankow in the Kulturbrauerei May–Sep Mon–Fri 9am–6.30pm, Schloßstraße 48, 12165 Berlin flavours, sights and sounds from across the globe! Explore an inspiring mix of cosy interior where you can enjoy schlosspark-theater.de This 18km cycle route through Today a listed historic garden Schönhauser Allee 36 Sat 10am–4pm u p international specialities, exotic fruit and vegetables, local organic products, and stands tasty smoked fish, or delicious meat Berlin’s green south-west district important for cultural history and with fine textiles, ribbons and all the trimmings. and vegetarian dishes. Mon–Sun 10am–7pm S Berlin-Spindlersfeld of Dahlem takes you past , art, the Old Twelve Apostles cemetery Market open: Tue+Fri 11am–6.30pm, Maybachufer 1–13, 12047 Berlin, diemarktplaner.de/maybachufer Müggelschlößchenweg 1, 12559 Berlin U Eberswalder Straße TB Köpenicker Rathaus, Schlossplatz outstanding examples of architecture visitberlin.de/berlin-modernism offers nature tours, cultural events spreearche.de tic-berlin.de Köpenick/Luisenhain piers for tour boats and charming lakes. and concerts. Originally, the cemetery tkt-berlin.de visitBerlin.de/fahrradroute-dahlem-route was the last resting place for many ­renowned figures from Berlin life. Kolonnenstraße 24–25, 10829 Berlin, Published by: Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH, Am Karlsbad 11, 10785 Berlin EN I 2019 zwoelf-apostel-berlin.de Cover photo: Klunkerkranich Neukölln, Design/Layout: Beate Autering, beworx; Illustrations: Judith Carnaby; Map: beworx, basic data Many more tips in the app! 100x190_berliner_moderne_going_local.indd 2 visumate 14.02.19 11:25© OpenStreetMap participants; Printed by: Druckhaus Haberbeck GmbH; As of: January 2019 Download for free now! Bikini Berlin and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Bikini Berlin and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Marzahn-Hellersdorf Neukölln A special zest for life A village green with a capital view Vibrant cosmopolitan diversity

A vibrant cultural mix – and famed for its creativity and Functional high rises, attractive landscaped parks – and the Parks and architecture – and a fascinating insight into alternative lifestyles romance of a wooden windmill Berlin’s history.

Kreuzberg is a trailblazer – organic cotton Set among Berlin’s largest estate of prefab Events, the arts and a vibrant creative jeans, upcycled clothing, outdoor wear slab-concrete high-rises, Marzahn village scene – for years now, Neukölln has de- from recycled polyester, fair trade trainers green and church, the KulturGut arts cen- veloped a diverse cultural mix of galler- and lots more. Check out Supermarché in tre and Tierhof animal farm testify to the ies, coffee houses, bars and small shops. Photo: Ole Bader / Ole Bader / Photo: sandwichpicker.com Photo: Jörg Metzner/ Jörg Photo: Wiener Straße for all kinds of fair trade borough’s long history. In the old village, The48 Stunden Neukölln arts and culture Photo: Theater im Keller im Theater Photo: Computerspielemuseum and organic fashion. Directly next door, don’t miss the highlight fully-functional ­festival was founded as early as 1999, while Tip Tip Tip you can find the little zero waste supermar- wooden windmill with its wind moni- the Neuköllner Oper has been showing fun Photo: Dagmar Schwelle Dagmar Photo: Photo: Dagmar Schwelle Dagmar Photo: Computer Games Museum – ket Original­ Unverpackt with a wide range Lichtenberg Rummelsburger Bucht bay Schwelle Dagmar Photo: The cable car at Berlin’s toring station – and try some delicious The riverbank in the government quarter Berlin? We! Love! You! – modern musical theatre since the late 1980s. Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Where Pac-Man lives of organic, natural and sustainable products Gardens of the World ­“Marzahner Mühlenkruste” bread! Mitte The Drag Show Berlin boasts the world’s first – all ­packaging free. 64 cabins, six fitted with a glass The glitzy side of life at one of the The fascinatingHufeisensiedlung, built The new splendour of museum of computer games. Up-and-coming, diverse and family friendly floor, offer spectacular 360° For sheer relaxation, explore the site of Right at the heart of things! city’s top drag shows! As wacky from 1925 to 1933, belongs to the UNESCO At the Computerspielemuseum, Originally consecrated in 1908, the impres- panoramic views out across the a previous International Garden Show and weird, glamourous, crazy and World Heritage Site of six Berlin Modern- A district proud of its traditions – green spaces, culture the entire family can enjoy a sive Zwingli Church was once a military Fascinating architecture and idyllic green spaces – and a rich Gardens of the World and on to (IGA) and the Gardens of the World with Once the ran through the Mitte district and the quirky as Berlin itself. Awesome ism estates. Designed by and fun journey through 60 years hospital, then a store for books and spare Berlin’s city centre. its many styles of landscaped gardens. voices, amazing costumes and Martin Wagner, this residential estate on the and the arts of ­computer games. Just five mix of sports activities seilbahn.berlin Rosenthaler Vorstadt residential estate. witty routines. Definitely not to minutes from Alexanderplatz. parts for organs. Today, still in its origi- Palace, set in a beautiful park and be missed! travestieshow.info former manor grounds used a style of Around Kurfürstendamm boulevard, computerspielemuseum.de nal condition, it is an unusual cultural and The cutting-edge architecture here has grounds, is also a communal gallery space Today, you can find remnants of the Wall construction pioneering at that time. you can find a wealth of attractive new arts centre. With its wonderful acoustics, always caused waves – even back in the presenting temporary exhibitions of con- at Bernauer Straße’s Berlin Wall Memo- shops and eateries, galleries and exhibi- this is a popular venue for concerts as well as screenings and exhibitions. 1870s with Türrschmidt’s pre-cast con- temporary art and shows dedicated to art from the former GDR. This arts rial. The large open-air exhibition on the For relaxing green spaces, locals head for , one of Germany’s tion ­venues. The heart of the quarter is Don’t miss the chance to view the interior attractive and decorative detail. crete houses. In the 1920s, the Splanemann venue also regularly hosts concerts, lectures and readings. former border strip comprises historical most attractive parks, or Schloss Britz manor house and its romantic Photo: RenéMüller Photo: the landmark Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Housing Estate was Germany’s first resi- audio-visual material, a visitor’s centre grounds, also home to the local Neukölln history museum. In the north Berlin’s start-up scene is buzzing around Moritzplatz square, renowned The spreading green landscapes contrast with the former GDR high-rise of Neukölln, the neo-baroque Körner Park, inspired by French palace

Church on . The legend- dential estate using prefabricated concrete 2019 UG, Kultur DDR Photo: and a viewing tower. Tip for its mix of culture, design and creativity. Here, you can find firm local ­ Tip residential estates, today linked by a vibrant network of new art locations Tip Photo: © Gianmarco Bresadola Gianmarco © Photo: ary Zoo Palast cinema and adjacent Bikini slab construction. ­gardens, is also a popular place to unwind. favourites such as the Prince Charles Club, Theater TAK and the Kai including the Acrobats balancing act by Hubertus von der Goltz and the Berlin shopping mall fuse new architecture Mies van der Rohe House TheNeues Bauen movement was also ac- nineties berlin – The charm of old Berlin is very much Schaubühne Berlin – the Dikhas Gallery showing Roma and Sinti artists. And just when you think Flower Tower’s colourful façades. And whether artist or visitor, you’re sure ­largest theatre of the spoken with the formal vocabulary of the 1950s. tive here, with such renowned avant-garde multimedia exhibition alive in the idyllic Nikolai Quarter where The nearbyRichardplatz square still boasts historic houses built by the it can’t get more creative, it does – with Planet Modulor and the Imago This was the last building in to find the charming brick buildings, open spaces and old trees atAlte word in the west of Berlin For luxury shopping, just stroll down Germany designed by famous architects as Max Taut, Erwin Gutkind, Welcome to the legendary Berlin you can discover Berlin as it once was. original settlers from Bohemia. Here, you can also find winding streets, 1:1, the world’s only walk-in self-portrait camera. Börse Marzahn a source of inspiration! Under artistic director Thomas Ku’damm, as Berliners say, past one ex- Bauhaus architect Ludwig Mies Paul Emmerich and Pauls Mebes creating of the 1990s, the turbulent years This is the city’s oldest residential area, a small shops, a historic carriage shed and the traditional Rixdorfer Ostermeier, the theatre presents clusive brand outlet after another. The van der Rohe before he fled modernist schools and social residential after the fall of the Wall. This place of small, cosy houses and medie- Schmiede smithy! from the Nazis to the USA. Set at least ten premieres every ­Renaissance Theater in its heritage art- developments with communal greened multimedia extravaganza on val-style alleyways. TheEphraim-Palais, in an attractively landscaped 1,500 sq. metres showcases the season. The repertoire comprises deco building draws the crowds with courtyards and facilities. a masterpiece of eighteenth-century over 30 productions, and every garden, the house now serves as major events in a decade in When it comes to green spaces, Lichten- mansion architecture, presents special year the ensemble also gives ­modern international plays. a ­gallery for . Berlin that was the height of cool. exhibitions on Berlin’s history and cul- ­approx. 100 performances This borough also boasts great art across miesvanderrohehaus.de berg has a band of parks, gardens, mead- nineties.berlin outside Germany. the ages – in the Scharf-­ ows and lakes running from Karlhorst ture. With its exquisite furniture and furnishings, the baroque Knoblauchhaus­ from 1760 offers a fascinating Photo: Dagmar Schwelle Dagmar Photo: schaubuehne.de Gerstenberg Collection, modern art in Schwelle Dagmar Photo: across the banks of the Rummelsburger the and ­ Bucht bay to in the north. There, you can enjoy the delightful glimpse into the world of a well-to-do family of that time. Follow the in the Bröhan-Museum. bike paths and hiking trails in Barnimer Feldmark ­Regional park. Historic Path through the Nikolai Quarter to discover fascinating facts and oddities. Explore the small shops and enjoy the regional specialities TheGrunewald district, with its magnificent mansions, has always The Alt-Hohenschönhausen district is home to the 13th-centuryTabor and Berlin ambience in one of the many restaurants, cafés and bars. been an oasis of tranquillity, renowned for relaxing walks and wonder- Church, said to be the city’s oldest and most attractive village church. ful views. Enjoy the vista from the charming Lindwerder island or climb ­Music lovers can hear Berlin’s oldest church organ, the Princess Amalia In Mitte, the two streets of Auguststraße and Gerichtstraße have devel- Grunewaldturm tower for panoramic views across the magnificent coun- Organ, in the ‘Zur frohen Botschaft’ Church. oped into new and exciting art venues. Theformer Jewish School for tryside – and don’t miss hill, topped by the remains of a for- Girls is now home to renowned galleries, while the KW Institute for mer US listening station. For more history, Berlin’s Olympic Stadium A visit to the German-Russian Museum takes you to a major historic site Contemporary Art opposite organises the for Contem- is a must-see sight. The Olympic site'shistory trail has 45 panels (also – here on 8 May 1945, representatives of the German Reich uncondition- porary Art. The nearbyme Collectors Room shows classic and new art in ­English) offering a fascinating insight into the complex’s origins and ally surrendered. The permanent exhibition recalls the Second World War from the Olbricht Collection. ­development down the years. from the perspective of both Germany and .

Oberbaumbrücke bridge Marzahn wooden windmill Schwelle Dagmar Photo: Rixdorfer Schmiede Akazienstraße street Reinickendorf Steglitz-Zehlendorf Treptow-Köpenick Photo: Dagmar Schwelle Dagmar Photo: Where opposites attract Schwelle Dagmar Photo: Palaces, lakes and green spaces A paradise for nature and water sports

Reinickendorf offers something for everyone, from nature The Zehlendorf district has no less than three of Berlin’s best- Anything goes in the green heart of Berlin lovers to architecture buffs, and sport fans to families loved bathing lakes – , Krumme Lanke and As evening falls, the cool and hip gather When the 1920 land reform created this The Wannsee lake also has many popular at riverside event locations such as the borough from six villages, it paved the sights, including (Peacock Is- Arena, the Else, the Hoppetosse club ship, way for today’s vibrant Reinickendorf. land) and, on the western bank, the sum- or in the green Treptow Park. The heart Since the 19th century, the green Tegel mer home of German Expressionist artist of the spreading park grounds is the im-

district has attracted day trippers to its . The house shows exhibi- Weidemann Claudia Photo: pressive Soviet War Memorial, a complex

Photo: BAReinickendorf Photo: Tip forests, the Tegeler See lake, idyllic bath- tions of Liebermann's works, while the ter- built from 1946 to 1948. The largest of its

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Photo: Dagmar Schwelle Dagmar Photo: & Berlin’s best holiday venue – as a cemetery for 5,000 Soviet soldiers. Hannah Höch House manor house of the famous Humboldt Spandau Old Town Glienicke Palace and Grounds – ful garden and lake over a coffee and snack Pankow Spandau Tempelhof-Schöneberg Explore the FEZ leisure centre brothers. Visiting Lübars with its charm- welcome to Italy! from the in-house Café Max. The nearby historicArchenhold Obser- A leading figure in the Dada in its anniversary year! vatory with the world’s longest pointable movement, the precursor of pop ing farms, village school and baroque Romantically set on the banks Charmingly traditional Proud of its diversity! The FEZ Berlin in Wuhlheide Urban life to the power of three! art, Hannah Höch lived here church is like travelling back in time to a of the River , the charming A sea of flowers in summer and tropical refracting telescope offers a fascinating park is now celebrating a special for many years inspired by her Italianate Glienicke Palace nights in winter – Berlin’s beautiful Botanic­ insight into the moon and stars. rural past. anniversary. Berlin’s most diverse ­idyllic garden and surroundings. designed by K.F. Schinkel for Garden and museum are home to over A fascinating three-in-one mix – with trendy Prenzlauer Berg, Founded in the 1200s as a medieval fortress town, Spandau From shopping paradise to spreading parks, tranquil corners centre for creative play, learning Prince Carl of stands in ­ In the Industrieband, an industrial combines grand 19th-century 22,000 species from all continents. The ad- and relaxation offers adventure, Pankow’s Prussian architectural heritage and a bustling young art has seen many changes down the centuries. a beautiful landscaped park. to LGBTI* party – a borough as diverse as its residents! town houses and modern high-rise joining Königliche Gartenakademie (Royal nature, inspiration and fun for ­heritage complex around three kilometres scene in . Well worth a visit! spsg.de ­estates, such as the modern Märkisches ­Viertel quarter. In bustling The oldest settlement inSpandau Old Garden Academy) has a cosy café in the TheNollendorfplatz area was already the entire family. fez-berlin.de long at Schöneweide, exhibitions, events Reinicken­dorf, the Weiße Stadt is well worth a visit – a 1920s modernist conservatory. To travel back in time, don’t and tours recount the ’s Even far beyond Berlin’s borders, Prenzlauer Town is the Behnitz quarter, mentioned ­renowned for its night life in the 1920s. housing estate inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2008. miss the Domäne Dahlem, once a knight’s manorial estate. Today, this electrical industry – an aim also ably Berg is famed for its special lifestyle: cool, in written records in the thirteenth cen- Today, with its lively mix of cafés, discos, unique open-air museum combines displays of craft skills with an exhibi- ­supported since January 2013 by the Schöneweide Industrial Museum. creative and cosmopolitan! Locals meet for a tury. Walking into the quarter down nightclubs, hotels, hair salons and book- TheFrohnau suburb, with its elegant villas and stylish houses, was tion in the Culinarium on food down the centuries. SaschaMöllering the Hoher Steinweg street, you pass the shops, it is the soul of Berlin’s gay and les- Photo: Arthur F. Selbach Arthur F. Photo: leisurely breakfast in the coffee houses around Schwelle Dagmar Photo: The nineteenth-century heritage buildings liningBölschestraße in founded in 1910 in the wake of the garden city movement. Neighbour- last surviving stretch of the original six-­ bian scene. With its delicious dishes and Helmholtzplatz and Kollwitzplatz, or out and Tip Tip ­ are home to an array of traditional shops and galleries. Photo: © Berlin on Bike / / Berlin © Bike on Photo: ing was famous for its brickworks, and donated bricks for metre-high Spandau city wall. Down little The House of theWannsee Conference, today a memorial and educational changing art exhibitions, Café Berio has about in the many small boutiques and quirky Köpenick Old Town is renowned for its palace on an island, while the Tip Berlin’s Rote Rathaus town hall. Artist Max Beckmann had a studio alleyways and past attractive half-tim- site, presents a dark chapter in German history. Art lovers will be sure to become something of a neighbourhood shops. Oderberger Straße and Kastanien­allee Little Venice Winterfeldtplatz Farmers’ Town Hall gained fame as the historical site of the exploits of an imposter house set slightly back from the road in Ringstraße. In the , bered houses, you then reach St. Nicholas visit the Brücke-Museum with works by German Expressionists and the Market institution. To escape the madding crowd, Berlin on Bike – A cycling tour boulevard offer a treasure trove of Berlin Reeds, water birds and the pictur- known as the “Captain of Köpenick”, later immortalised in a play by the Wall oddly enclosed a narrow East German street nicknamed the Church, a building steeped in history. The Kunsthaus Dahlem showcasing post-war modernist sculptures by German head for the unspoilt green spaces of of Berlin’s districts designer fashion and labels. At the nearby esque banks of the waterways – Berlin’s largest and oldest Carl Zuckmayer. “Entenschnabel” (duck’s beak) which protruded into West Berlin. explore the dreamy Little Venice artists – while the whole family will love the Düppel Museum Village, a Seven fascinating routes: Berlin ­Kulturbrauerei, you can explore “Everyday Life Old Town is also the site of Berlin’s oldest weekly market – held every Schöneberg’s Südgelände nature park. on a paddle boat or stand-up ­reconstruction of a medieval village. Saturday, and a popular place Wall, Oases of Berlin, Berlin’s in the GDR” in the eponymous exhibition. annual Christmas market. paddle board tour. for anyone looking for that On 26 June 1963, US President John F Best, Alternative Berlin, East Tegeler See lake A Wannsee lakeside mansion Müggelsee Unplugged... Over 60 tours on To explore the south of Spandau, be sure to special something. Kennedy gave his famous speech “Ich bin The original borough of Pankow was solidly Winterfeldtplatz, 10781 Berlin offer every week! Private tours respectable, attracting many well-known fig- plan in a day out in the enchanting park- ein Berliner” at Schöneberg Town Hall – a also available. Comfortable hire ures in German life present and past, such land at Gutspark Neukladow. From 1800 to 1805, the neo-classical manor moment gone down in history. Today, the bikes – with or without a tour. house here was home to the mother of Otto von Bismarck, Germany's Freedom Bell – a historic gift from the US to Berlin – is still rung there berlinonbike.de as writers Hans Fallada and Christa Wolf. “Iron Chancellor”. After a stroll along the waterfront, take a seat in the daily at noon. Other historical sites include the Schwerbelastungskörper – Photo: Dagmar Schwelle Dagmar Photo: Photo: Dagmar Schwelle Dagmar Photo: Schönhausen Palace near Pankow’s Schloss- Schwelle Dagmar Photo: park, the old palace gardens, is a real insider tip taking you back in time Café at Gutshaus Neukladow and enjoy the spreading beer garden and “heavy load-bearing body” – a memorial to the Nazis’ architectural meg- over three centuries. A cabinet exhibition in the palace gatehouse offers an stunning views out over the Wannsee lake. alomania. On a Berlin Underworlds Association tour, you can find out all insight into the area after 1945 when many top East German government about its history. On the nearby former airfield, theBundeswehr Museum of functionaries lived here and on the nearby Majakowski Ring villa estate. Military­ History showcases the history of military aviation from 1884 The area aroundAkazienstraße is home to antique stores and a unique ­Botanical Volkspark started out life in 1909 as a school garden. to today. The exhibition offers a fascinating insight into how planes and range of boutiques and small shops. Here, you can buy old office furni- Nowadays, it is a heritage site showcasing architecture and landscaping, and helicopters have developed over the course of the years, while the out- ture from Das alte Bureau, and all manner of hats and caps in the Pan- surrounded by valuable natural meadows and woodland. door display area presents over 100 helicopters and airplanes, including ama Hutgalerie. For historical clothing and accessories, look no further The Weißensee locality is home to Europe’s largest survivingJewish ­­ a MiG-17 high-subsonic fighter aircraft. Other exhibits include military than "Mimi-Textile Antiquitäten" – also the place for a custom-made cemetery. With over 115,000 graves, this is a unique monument of ­cultural trucks, uniforms and personal equipment. historical costume. Mamsell offers the finest artisan chocolate and a -se history. The prestigiousWeißensee School of Art and Design, ­directly in the lection of elegant accessories. And if you prefer macaroons to chocolate, vicinity, has become the centre of a lively gallery scene. heaven is just a short walk away at the "Makrönchen Manufaktur"!