Sights & Attractions in Berlin

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Bebelplatz After he became ruler in 1740, Frederick the Great personally...	Squares	Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

Berliner Dom A church has stood here since 1536, but this enormous version...	Religious Sites	Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

Berliner Fernsehturm Finding Alexanderplatz is no problem: just head toward the 1,207-foot-high...	Architectural Sites	Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

Bildungs- und Gedenkstätte Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz The lovely lakeside setting of this Berlin villa belies the unimaginable...	Museums / Galleries	Outer Berlin

Brandenburger Tor Once the pride of Prussian Berlin and the city's premier landmark...	Architectural Sites	Tiergarten and the Government District


Denkmal für die Ermordeten Juden Europas An expansive and unusual memorial dedicated to the 6 million...	Memorials / Monuments	Tiergarten and the Government District

Deutsches Historisches Museum The museum is composed of two buildings. The magnificent pink...	Museums / Galleries	Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

Friedrichstrasse The once-bustling street of cafés and theaters of prewar...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen This concentration camp near the Third Reich capital was established...	Museums / Galleries	Outer Berlin

Gendarmenmarkt This is without a doubt the most elegant square in former East...	Squares	Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

Hackesche Höfe Built in 1905-07, this series of eight connected courtyards is...	Architectural Sites	Mitte's Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche A dramatic reminder of World War II's destruction, the ruined...	Religious Sites	Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin

Kaufhaus des Westens The completely refurbished and modernized KaDeWe isn't just Berlin's...	Stores / Malls	Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin

Kulturforum This unique ensemble of museums, galleries, and the Philharmonic...	Museums / Galleries	Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg

Kurfürstendamm This busy thoroughfare began as a riding path in the 16th century...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin

Mauermuseum-Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie Just steps from the famous crossing point between the two Berlins...	Military Sites	Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg

Museum Berggruen This small modern-art museum holds works by Matisse, Klee, Giacometti...	Museums / Galleries	Outer Berlin

Museumsinsel On the site of one of Berlin's two original settlements, this...	Museums / Galleries	Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

Neue Nationalgalerie Bauhaus member Mies van der Rohe originally designed this glass-box...	Museums / Galleries	Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg

Neue Synagoge This meticulously restored landmark, built between 1859 and 1866...	Educational Institutions	Mitte's Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg

Nikolaiviertel Renovated in the 1980s and a tad concrete-heavy as a result...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

Reichstag After last meeting here in 1933, the Bundestag, Germany's federal...	Government Buildings	Tiergarten and the Government District

Schloss Charlottenburg A grand reminder of imperial days, this showplace served as a...	Castles / Palaces	Outer Berlin

Sony Center This glass-and-steel construction wraps around a spectacular...	Architectural Sites	Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg

Tiergarten The quiet greenery of the 630-acre Tiergarten is a beloved oasis...	Parks	Tiergarten and the Government District

Unter den Linden The name of this historic Berlin thoroughfare, between the Brandenburg...	Squares	Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

Zoologischer Garten Even though Knut, the polar bear cub who captured the heart of...	Zoos / Aquariums	Kurfürstendamm and Western Downtown Berlin
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