Visit Berlin - The Don'ts of Visiting Berlin, Germany

23 places in this vlog

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1. 0:10

   Museum Island

   🏛️ Museum · Mitte · brief mention

   Berlin has so many museums that they get their own island.

2. 0:38

   Berlin TV Tower

   🏢 Landmark · Mitte · brief mention

   An example of Berlin's modern, post-division look rather than old-world Germany.

3. 0:44

   Berlin Cathedral

   🏢 Landmark · Mitte · brief mention

4. 2:36

   Deutsches Currywurst Museum

   🏛️ Museum · Mitte · brief mention

   Proof of how much Berliners love their currywurst.

5. 2:57

   Alexanderplatz

   🏢 Landmark · Mitte

   One of Berlin's three city centers and a good base to stay in.

6. 3:03

   World Time Clock (Weltzeituhr)

   🏢 Landmark · Mitte · brief mention

7. 3:11

   Berlin Zoological Garden

   🚡 Activity · Tiergarten · brief mention

   Marks the center of the old West, where West Berlin showed off.

8. 3:17

   KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens)

   🛍️ Shopping · Schöneberg

   Still an amazing department store, worth a visit on every trip.

9. 3:29

   Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

   🏢 Landmark · Charlottenburg

   Marks the center of the old West Berlin.

10. 3:40

    Potsdamer Platz

    🏢 Landmark · Tiergarten

    Considered the third of Berlin's three centers.

11. 5:00

    East Side Gallery

    🏢 Landmark · Friedrichshain

    The only place to see a long piece of real wall; it's near Ostbahnhof.

12. 5:17

    Brandenburg Gate

    🏢 Landmark · Mitte

    Look for the line in the ground marking where the Wall once ran.

13. 5:47

    Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

    🏛️ Historic site · Mitte

    Walk through respectfully; don't jump, plank or parkour across the stones.

14. 6:49

    Reichstag Building

    🏢 Landmark · Tiergarten

    Lines can be long but worth it; go at night when the city is lit up.

15. 9:39

    Kreuzberg

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Kreuzberg · brief mention

    Recommended for Turkish or Greek food.

16. 10:20

    Pergamon Museum

    🏛️ Museum · Mitte

    Named the favorite museum in the city.

17. 10:30

    Mauermuseum – Haus am Checkpoint Charlie

    🏛️ Museum · Kreuzberg · brief mention

18. 10:37

    Charlottenburg Palace

    🏰 Palace · Charlottenburg · brief mention

    Take a tour for the European palace feeling.

19. 10:46

    DDR Museum

    🏛️ Museum · Mitte · brief mention

20. 10:55

    Neues Museum

    🏛️ Museum · Mitte · brief mention

21. 11:19

    Victory Column

    🏢 Landmark · Tiergarten · brief mention

22. 13:34

    Potsdam

    🚆 Day trip · Potsdam

    Called the best day trip from Berlin; the S7 gets you there.

23. 13:45

    Sanssouci Park

    🏰 Palace · Potsdam · brief mention

    Full of little mini palaces worth exploring.