Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker 🦾: Berlin

The Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen is a memorial site dedicated to the victims of Stasi persecution. Tours of the site, led by former inmates, provide visitors with an understanding of the terror and cruelty that was inflicted upon thousands of suspected opponents of the regime. The permanent exhibit at the site uses photographs, objects, and an audioguide to document daily life in the prison.

5. Brandenburger Tor

The Brandenburg Gate is a symbol of German reunification. It was designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans and completed in 1791 as the royal city gate. It stands sentinel over Pariser Platz, a harmoniously proportioned square that was once framed by banks, a hotel, and the US, British, and French embassies.

6. Schloss Charlottenburg - Neuer Flügel

The most beautiful rooms in the palace are the flamboyant private chambers of Frederick the Great, designed in 1746 by the period's star architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff.

Standouts include the confection-like White Hall banquet room, the mirrored and gilded Golden Gallery and the paintings by Watteau, Pesne and other 18th-century French masters. Also note the apartment of Luise (1776–1810; a popular queen and wife of King Friedrich Wilhelm III), with its stunning bedroom designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

Berlin once was a city  of creativity and experimentation. In the last 20 years, it has become a major center for start-ups and new ideas.

Today, Berlin is home to a wide variety of international performers, artists, and filmmakers. Whether you're interested in highbrow or lowbrow culture, there's plenty of rooms for your creativity and imagination.

7. Museumsinsel

Museumsinsel is a one-of-a-kind collection of five grand museums capturing diverse cultures and historical periods through rare artifacts. It is situated on the northern half of Spreeinsel, a small island in the River Spree, where Berlin's settlement began in the 13th century.

The five buildings that make up Museumsinsel were constructed under Prussian rulers and span 6000 years’ worth of art, artifacts, sculpture and architecture from Europe and beyond.

In addition, Museumsinsel is also home to the lovely Lustgarten park and Berliner Dom, so let's not miss them out.

8. Berliner Dom

The Pompous yet majestic, former royal court church is a beautiful example of Italian Renaissance architecture. It now serves as a house of worship, museum, and concert hall. Inside, you will find a lavish marble-and-onyx altar, a 7269-pipe Sauer organ, and elaborate royal sarcophagi. You can also climb up to the 267 steps to the gallery for a stunning view of the city.

9. Pergamonmuseum

The Pergamonmuseum is one of Berlin’s most visited historical gems. It offers an archaeological time-warp back to the ancient worlds of Babylon, Greece, Rome and beyond. It is a palatial three-wing complex uniting classical sculpture, monumental architecture and excavated treasures in dainty glass cases.