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Luftbrückendenkmal Nicknamed Hungerharke (Hunger Rake), the Berlin Airlift Memorial right outside the former Tempelhof Airport honours those who participated in keeping the city fed and free during the 1948 Berlin Blockade. A trio of spikes represents the three air corridors used by the Western Allie
Schloss Cecilienhof This English-style country palace was completed in 1917 for crown prince Wilhelm and his wife Cecilie, but is most famous for hosting the 1945 Potsdam Conference where Stalin, Truman and Churchill (replaced by his successor Clement Atlee) hammered out Germany’s postwar fate. The co
Sächsische Eisenbahnmuseum The Sächsische Eisenbahnmuseum is a greasy, hands-off affair housed in two vast semicircular depots. Both contain gargantuan East German steam locos, many of which only clanked and hissed their last for the Deutsche Reichsbahn in the late 1980s. Take bus 21 from the Zentralhalteste
Theodor Even if you’re not familiar with the 19-century author, his tidy wooden house will whet your appetite. Well-placed biographical titbits fill in the life of this novelist, poet and proud Schleswig‑Holstein citizen in the small, intimate rooms where he lived and wrote works such as h
Friedrichswerdersche Kirche This perkily turreted church is a rare neo-Gothic design by Schinkel (1830) and cuts a commanding presence on the Werderscher Markt. Normally housing a museum of 19th-century German sculpture, the building was closed in 2014 for structural damage and will remain closed until furthe
AutoMuseum Wolfsburgs original Volkswagen Museum has a collection that includes a vehicle used in the The Love Bug movie, a Beetle built from wood, the original 1938 Cabriolet presented to Adolf Hitler on his 50th birthday, and the bizarre ‘See-Golf’, a Golf Cabriolet from 1983 with hydraulic
Automobile Welt Eisenach Cars, cars, cars! Production revved up in Eisenach in 1896 with the Wartburg, a model based on the French Decauville. The Automobile Welt Eisenach celebrates this history by displaying pretty much the entire product range, including an 1899 Wartburg Dixi, a 1936 BMW 328 sports car
Aegidienkirche In 1943 this former Gothic church dating from 1347 was bombed. It was never repaired or reconstructed and today stands as a reminder to the horrors of war. Inside the ruin is the Peace Bell donated by sister city Hiroshima. Every 6 August at 8.15am, the date and time of the atomic
Neues Grünes Gewölbe The New Green Vault presents some 1000 objects in 10 modern rooms. Key sights include a frigate fashioned from ivory with wafer-thin sails, a cherry pit with 185 faces carved into it and an exotic ensemble of 132 gem-studded figurines representing a royal court in India. The artist
Zeiss Grossplanetarium The people of East Berlin were not allowed to see what was across the Wall, but at least they could gaze at the entire universe at this fine planetarium. It opened in 1987 as one of the largest star theatres in Europe, boasting a ‘Cosmorama’, back then the finest star projector eve
Kronprinzenpalais This froufrou baroque palace was blueprinted by Johann Arnold Nering and was the residence of young Frederick before he became the Great. In the 1920s, the National Gallery showcased top contemporary artists here until the Nazis deemed them degenerate and closed down the exhibit. I
Bröhan Museum This private museum trains the spotlight on art nouveau, art deco and functionalism, all decorative styles in vogue between 1889 and 1939 and considered the midwives of modern design. Highlights include fully furnished and decorated period rooms by Hector Guimard and Peter Behrens,
Beatles Museum Take a ‘magical mystery tour’ through the life and music of the Fab Four at the Continent’s only full-time, but heavily commercial, Beatles Museum. Uberfan Rainer Moers has amassed enough knick-knacks to cram three floors with baby photos, birth certificates, album covers, film pos
Gläserne Wald One of the more unusual sights along the Glass Route is the Gläserne Wald near the town of Regen. Here glass artist Rudolf Schmid has created a forest of glass trees, some as much as 8m tall. The trees, in a number of transparent shades, are set in a flowery meadow next to Weissens
C/O Berlin The nonprofit C/O Berlin is a cutting-edge exhibition and event space for contemporary photography ensconced in the iconic Amerika Haus. Built in the 1950s, it served as a US culture and information centre during the Cold War. Previous exhibits have showcased the work of Annie Leib
Oberpfarrkirchhof Follow the small Klint south from Marktplatz (the street on the right-hand side if you face the town hall) past some historic buildings to eventually reach Oberpfarrkirchhof, which surrounds the Gothic- and later, neo-Gothic-styled Sylvestrikirche . Here you’ll also find the Gadens
K20 Grabbeplatz A collection that spans the arc of 20th-century artistic vision gives the K20 an enviable edge in the art world. It encompasses major works by Picasso, Matisse and Mondrian and more than 100 paintings and drawings by Paul Klee. Americans represented include Jackson Pollock, Andy Wa
Neue Synagoge The gleaming gold dome of the Neue Synagoge is the most visible symbol of Berlin’s revitalised Jewish community. The 1866 original was Germanys largest synagogue but its modern incarnation is not so much a house of worship (although prayer services do take place), as a museum and p
Tegelbergbahn For fabulous views of the Alps and the Forggensee, take this cable car to the top of the Tegelberg (1730m), a prime launch point for hang-gliders and parasailers. From here it’s a wonderful hike down to the castles (two to three hours; follow the signs to Königsschlösser). To get t
Schloss & Park Grosskühnau Completed in 1780, neo-classical Schloss Grosskühnau is situated at the edge of Lake Grosskühnau, about 4km west of Dessau-Rosslau. Visitors are free to roam the delightful gardens, which include vineyards and partially restored fruit plantations. The palace currently houses the ad

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