Berlin, Germany
Top places to visit in Berlin
6 places worth your time in Berlin, with what each is actually like and when to go.
Last updated 2026-08-08
1. Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag
Photo: Wolfgang Staudt from Saarbruecken, Germany · CC BY 2.0 · source
The eighteenth-century gate that stood in the death strip, and the parliament with Norman Foster's glass dome above the chamber.
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- Tip: The Reichstag dome is free but requires online registration days in advance with passport details.
2. East Side Gallery
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The longest surviving stretch of the Wall, painted by artists from around the world in 1990.
3. Museum Island
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Five museums on a Spree island, including the Pergamon and the bust of Nefertiti in the Neues Museum.
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- Tip: The Pergamon is under staged long-term closure; check which halls are actually open before buying.
4. Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Photo: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
2,711 concrete stelae on undulating ground, with an information centre beneath.
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- Tip: It is a memorial, not a playground or a photo backdrop, and the ground staff will say so.
5. Topography of Terror
Photo: Stiftung Topographie des Terrors · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · source
The excavated site of the Gestapo and SS headquarters, with a free and unsparing documentation centre.
6. Tempelhofer Feld
Photo: A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A decommissioned airport whose runways are now a vast public park for cycling, kite-buggying and barbecues.
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