Berlin's most important attractions
Plan your Berlin trip around the top sights — and find hotels right nearby.
Landmarks
Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0Brandenburg Gate
Berlin's iconic landmark — symbol of reunification. Right on Pariser Platz, flanked by the Adlon and the Holocaust Memorial.
Mfield, Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com; edit by Waugsberg (rotation 0,4°) · GFDL 1.2Reichstag
Seat of the German Bundestag with the famous Norman Foster glass dome. Pre-registration recommended to visit the dome.
Marek Heise Fotografie, Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0Gendarmenmarkt
Arguably Berlin's most beautiful square — Deutscher Dom, Französischer Dom and the Konzerthaus form a perfect ensemble.
Avda · CC BY-SA 3.0Potsdamer Platz
Modern Berlin distilled — Sony Center, Berlinale Palace, towers by Renzo Piano and Helmut Jahn. Completely rebuilt after reunification.
Taxiarchos228 · FALAlexanderplatz
Berlin's central transit hub — World Clock, TV Tower, Galeria department store. Everything comes together here.
ernstol · CC BY-SA 3.0Charlottenburg Palace
Berlin's largest palace — baroque splendour with palace gardens, Belvedere and mausoleum. Ideal for a half-day visit.
Nikolai Schwerg · CC BY-SA 3.0Olympic Stadium
Venue of the 1936 Olympic Games, today home of Hertha BSC and stage for major concerts. Impressive architecture.
Ansgar Koreng · CC BY 3.0 deBerlin Cathedral
Right on Museum Island — main Hohenzollern church, with an impressive dome and view over the Lustgarten.
History & wall
Roger Wollstadt · CC BY-SA 2.0Checkpoint Charlie
Most famous Cold War border crossing. Today an open-air exhibition with the Mauermuseum right next door.
Lklundin · CC BY-SA 3.0East Side Gallery
1.3 km stretch of the Berlin Wall with 105 murals — the longest continuous open-air gallery in the world.
Alexander Blum · CC BY-SA 4.0Holocaust Memorial
Peter Eisenman's field of stelae between Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz — one of Europe's most important memorials.
Parks & nature
Franz Richter (User:FRZ) · CC BY-SA 3.0Mauerpark
On the former wall strip — today Berlin's most famous Sunday park with flea market and karaoke sessions in the amphitheatre.
beedubz · CC BY-SA 3.0Tiergarten
Berlin's central city park — 210 hectares between Brandenburg Gate and Zoo Station. Victory Column, English Garden, Café am Neuen See.
Coooohen · CC BY-SA 4.0Tempelhofer Feld
Former airport, today Berlin's largest park — 4 km² for skating, picnicking, kite-surfing. The old runways are open to all.
Leonhard Lenz · CC0Müggelsee
Berlin's largest lake — lidos, sailing boats, Müggelturm. In summer the capital's best recreational area.
Times · CC BY-SA 3.0Wannsee
Berlin's most famous lake — Wannsee lido, Pfaueninsel island, boat connections to Potsdam. Pure summer.
Shopping
Marek Śliwecki · CC BY-SA 4.0Kurfürstendamm
The most famous shopping street in the west — 3.5 km boulevard with KaDeWe, boutiques, cafés and the Memorial Church at its end.
Jörg Zägel · CC BY-SA 3.0KaDeWe
Continental Europe's largest department store — seven floors, legendary Gourmet food hall. A Berlin institution.
