Berlin in General
Graffiti Tours
IN EAST BERLIN
Theater (Check for English Subtitles)
Lustgarten
German History Museum
Stasi prison - Hohenschönhausen
Deutsche Staatsoper (Opera)
Komische (Comic) Opera
Treptower Park/Soviet war memorial
IN WEST BERLIN
Topography of Terror Museum
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Deutsche Oper (Opera)
Theater des Westens (Theater of the West)
The Kudamm (Kurfurstendamm)
KaDeWe
The Berlin Zoo
Brücke Museum
Outside Berlin
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Graffiti Tours
IN EAST BERLIN
Theater (Check for English Subtitles)
- Berliner Ensemble
- Gorky Theater
- Built along the former wall in East Berlin
- There is weekend entertainment and a huge flea market
- There is nice architecture and Berlin's greatest chocolate store
- 5 museums on an island / UNESCO world heritage site
- Bode Museum
- Pergamon Museum
- Altes Museum
- Neues Museum
- Alte Nationalgaleri
Lustgarten
German History Museum
- Great collection of German history objects. Near Museum Island.
Stasi prison - Hohenschönhausen
Deutsche Staatsoper (Opera)
Komische (Comic) Opera
Treptower Park/Soviet war memorial
- Commemorates the Battle of Berlin at the end of WWII.
- Historic town in the southeast of Berlin.
IN WEST BERLIN
Topography of Terror Museum
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Deutsche Oper (Opera)
Theater des Westens (Theater of the West)
The Kudamm (Kurfurstendamm)
- Upscale shopping street in former West Berlin
KaDeWe
- Beautiful department store. A visit to the top floor (food) is a must.
The Berlin Zoo
Brücke Museum
- Die Brücke was a modern art movement in Germany in the early 20th century that included Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and later Emil Nolde.
- Significant Picasso collection
- Lovely wooded area in southwest Berlin. Largest green area in Berlin.
- Where Nazi leaders decided the “final solution” for the Jews of Europe.
- Possible day trip. Google it and see what you think.
Outside Berlin
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
- 1 hr. S-bahn ride northwest of Berlin. Model for the other camps. Take rental bikes on train (extra fare).
- 1 hr. S-bahn ride southwest of Berlin. Beautiful palace built by Frederick the Great. Take rental bikes on train (extra fare).