Whether you're visiting Berlin for the first time or discovering something new, these are the 15 places worth your time, from iconic landmarks to hidden corners that most visitors walk right past. With Questo's self-guided walking tours, you can explore many of them with GPS-guided clues and puzzles.
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Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, and today it's one of the most…
Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate is Berlin's most iconic landmark and one of the most powerful symbols of European history. Standing 26 metres high at…
Bode Museum
The Bode Museum sits at the northern tip of Museum Island, where the Spree River splits around it, giving the building the appearance of…
Monbijou Park
Monbijou Park is a small green space on the banks of the Spree River, directly opposite Museum Island. The name means "my jewel" in French,…
Gendarmenmarkt
The Gendarmenmarkt is widely considered the most beautiful square in Berlin, a grand ensemble of three buildings that represents the best…
Stasi Museum
The Stasi Museum is housed in the former headquarters of the East German secret police (Ministerium fur Staatssicherheit) in…
Jugend Widerstand Museum
The Jugend Widerstand Museum (Museum of Youth Resistance) in Berlin-Friedrichshain documents the stories of young people who stood up…
Humboldt University
Humboldt University is one of the most important universities in European history and the birthplace of the modern research university…
Marienkirche
The Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church) is one of the oldest churches in Berlin, standing near the base of the Fernsehturm (TV Tower) in…
World Time Clock
The World Time Clock (Weltzeituhr) is one of Berlin's most recognizable landmarks, a 10-metre-tall rotating metal structure on…
Natural History Museum of Berlin
The Museum fur Naturkunde is one of the largest natural history museums in the world, housing over 30 million items in a grand 19th-century…
Border House Bernauerstrabe
The Border House on Bernauer Strasse is one of the most haunting sites along the former route of the Berlin Wall. It was here, at the…
Berlin War Memorials
Berlin's war memorials are spread across the city, each telling a different chapter of the two world wars and the Cold War that followed.…
Sandkrugbrücke
The Sandkrugbrucke is a modern bridge crossing the Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal on Invalidenstrasse, connecting the districts of…
Moabit Historical Prison Park
The Moabit Historical Prison Park is a memorial park built on the site of a 19th-century prison that holds some of the darkest chapters in…