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Things to do While Staying in Berlin

If you’ve ever seen a picture of the Berlin skyline, you’ve most likely seen the tower that soars above it. The TV tower, or Fernsehturm as it’s called in German, is a great way of seeing the city from above. Get there on a sunny, clear day and you’ll get 25 miles worth of view. Needless to say the tower is a tourist attraction, so expect lines. It’ll set you back less than $10 and it’s totally worth it. If you can manage to get up in the morning you should definitely get there early to avoid the longest lines, unless you’d like to chat up some people in the line that is. Berlin is all about it’s incredible museums. There is the Museumsinsel, which is a gorgeous and enormous building. There are great collections of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts and art, as well as Islamic art. Deutsches Historisches Museum is a German history museum and one of the largest of its kind. The Gemäldegalerie holds thousands of European paintings from the 13th to 18th centuries. The Topography of Terror is a very unique museum. It is an open-air enclosed building that documents the terror applied by the Nazi regime. Inside you will see excavated prison cells and a remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall. Berlin does not attempt to hide the dark sides of its history and if you’re interested in seeing and learning more about Nazi activity, the Cold War tension, and the aftermath of World War II, you should visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews, near the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall. It can be seen to the east of the city centre along the River Spree in Mühlenstraße near the Oberbaumbrücke. As for churches, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is an iconic beautiful church. You can see the large gorgeous windows that scale the building. The Berliner Dom, Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche, and Nikolaikirche (the oldest church in Berlin) are also noteable buildings to see. Berlin also has two zoos and an aquarium. The Berlin zoo, in the City West, is fantastic and has the largest range of species in the world. You can also visit Tierpark Berlin, which is the other zoo, it is located in Friedrichsfelde. Berlin is a huge city so find a place to stay in Berlin and arrive prepared for the best travel experience!