Nice museum, very interactive too. Be sure to take a ride in the trabi. You also get a discount when you are checked in on foursquare.
These buildings interrupt the wedding-cake-style, because a monumental neoclassical coliseum (Deutsche Sporthalle) had stood here since 1951. It was torn down in 1971 because of structural damages.
Erschreckend zu sehen, wie totalitär das System war. Dennoch sollte man sich mit der Vergangenheit auseinander setzen.
Incredible museum located at the former Ministry of National Security. If you have a Berlin Citytour card, you get 1 EUR off. Read more.
The Spunik on the roof, a gift at the opening from the Ambassador of the USSR, has the original size of the first artificial satellite to go into orbit, launched 4 October 1957.
Most of the tour guides at this old Communist prison are actually former prisoners so they certainly know their stuff. Thanks to @BMTAdamchick, winner of our twitter City Tips Bonanza, for this tip! Read more.
See some original remains of the Berlin Wall. Watch the documentary movies at the visitors centre.
The Berlin Wall East Side Gallery showcases the work of 106 international artists on a 1.3km section of the original wall. A world symbol of freedom, it’s also the world’s biggest open-air gallery.
As a tourist spot, this is overrated. But good to visit once so that you can say that you have been here.
Die Botschaft ist dreimal so groß wie vor dem Krieg. In seiner architektonischen Gestaltung verschmelzen Motive russischer und sowjetischer Architektur miteinander.
One of the coolest places and hot spots in Berlin, especially in terms of nightlife close to the historic bridge at Schlesisches Tor.
Built immediately after the war in 1949. It commemorates the 80K dead in the battle for Berlin. The theme is "courageous death." Memorial is lined with stone sarcophagi with Stalin quotes.
