Author: Berlin

Museum Island brings several major collections into a compact historic area beside the Spree. It is tempting to describe a

Berlin Medical History Museum: Charité Visitor Guide is a practical guide to planning the visit. Choose the parts that fit

Marzahn lies in eastern Berlin and offers a different experience from the central monuments. Visitors may come for the Gardens

Hackesche Höfe are a group of linked courtyards near Hackescher Markt in Berlin-Mitte. Their decorated façades, shops, cinema, cultural venues

Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie is a major collection of European painting at the Kulturforum near Potsdamer Platz. Its galleries cover works from

Hard Rock Cafe Berlin combines an international casual dining menu with music memorabilia and a Rock Shop on Kurfürstendamm. Its

KaDeWe, the Kaufhaus des Westens, is Berlin’s best-known department store. For a traveller it can be a shopping destination, a

The Berlin Hohenschönhausen Memorial occupies a former prison used by the East German Ministry for State Security. A guided tour

Köpenick is a historic district in southeast Berlin where the Dahme meets the Spree. Its old town, waterside palace and

The Kunstgewerbemuseum makes an appealing change from paintings and political history. Furniture, dress, ceramics, precious objects and design reveal how