Pariser Platz15 min
Berlins most prestigious square. Located at the end of Unter den Linden, and the location of the Brandenburg Gate.
Reichstag Building10 min
The German House of Parliament, and infamous due to the fire that enabled Hitler to take total control. It was fought over during the Battle of Berlin between the Germans and the Soviets, and now topped with a glass copula designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster.
Brandenburg Gate15 min
The royal entrance to Berlin of the Hohenzollern family and one of 18 former city gates . It survived Napoleon, WWII and then was trapped in the middle of the Berlin Wall for almost 30 years. A former symbol of division, today "The Gate" stands as a symbol of a reunified Germany.
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe20 min
This massive site covered with stone stelae is the central Germany memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
Fuhrerbunker15 min
Currently a parking lot with a simple sign The location where Hitler spent his final days, married, and then committed suicide during the final days of WWII in Europe.
Potsdamer Platz10 min
One of the busiest traffic intersections in Europe in the 1920s, but destroyed almost completely during WWII, and rebuilt as Berlin’s most modern precinct during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Memorial of the Berlin Wall15 min
One of three remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall, situated on the site of the former SS and Gestapo headquarters of Nazi Germany were situated and directly across from the monolith former Nazi Luftwaffe headquarters.
Checkpoint Charlie10 min
The famous frontline and Allied Checkpoint manned by the Americans and Soviets during the Cold War.
Gendarmenmarkt15 min
The most beautiful square in Berlin. Home to the French and German Cathedrals, the Concert House, beautiful gardens and statues.
Bebelplatz15 min
First known as Frederick’s Forum, after Prussia's Frederick the Great, it is now home to the Humboldt University, the Opera House, the Royal Library, and Hedwig’s Cathedral. It was also infamously the site of the Nazi book burnings on May 10, 1933.
Unter Den Linden10 min
The royal boulevard of Berlin, connecting the Brandenburg Gate to Museums Island and the City Palace.
Museum Island15 min
A UNESCO World Heritage Site with six world-class museums, as well as the Berlin Cathedral and the newly rebuilt Hohenzollern city palace.
