There is more to see and do in Berlin than we could possibly have hoped to fit into our brief two months there (especially with me being sick for over two weeks of that two months) but we compiled a list of our favorite things to do and included several things we didn’t get a chance to do but would have loved to have done (so maybe you can!).
1.) Berlin Natural History Museum (Museum für Naturkunde):
Read our blog about this museum!
Website: https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/museum
Address: Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin
Hours of Operation: Monday closed; Tuesday – Friday 9:30 – 18:00 hrs; Saturday / Sunday / public holidays 10:00 – 18:00 hrs
Ticket Prices– € 8,00-€ 5,00
Deal: 3 days, 30 museums
2.) Berlin Philharmonic Lunch Concert (FREE every Tuesday)
Read our blog about this concert!
Website: https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concerts/lunch-concerts/#highlight=lunch+concert
Address: Potsdamer Strasse 58, 10785 Berlin
Hours of Operation: Every Tuesday from 1:00pm-1:50ish
3.) Mauerpark Sunday Market
Read our blog about this market!
Address: Bernauer Straße 63, 10435 Berlin
Hours: Every Sunday from 9:00am – 6:00pm
4.) Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom)
Read our blog about this museum!
Website: http://www.berlinerdom.de/?lang=en
Address: Cathedral of Berlin, Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin (Mitte)
Hours of Operation for Tours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 7:00 pm (last admittance 6:00 pm); Saturday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm (last admission for the entire church: 5:00 pm); Sundays and public holidays: 12:00 – 7:00 pm (last admission for the entire church: 5 pm)
Admission Prices: 7€ / reduced 5€ ( Reduced prices apply for school children, students, the unemployed, the severely disabled, refugees and groups of 20 people or more.)
5.) Pergamon Museum (Pergamonmuseum)
Read our blog about this museum!
Website: http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/pergamonmuseum/home.html
Address: Bodestraße, 10178 Berlin
Hours of Operation: Mon-Wed, & Fri-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm; Thursday 10:00am-8:00pm
Admission Prices: 12€ (Special Offers and multiple Museum Packages can be purchased as well. Please see the website for more ino- http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/pergamonmuseum/plan-your-visit/prices-tickets.html)
Deal: 3 days, 30 museums
6.) The Berlin TV Tower
Website to Tower & Restaurant: https://tv-turm.de/en/homepage/
Observation Deck Ticket– 14.00 € for Adults and 9.50 € for Children
Deal: Fast-track ticket
7.) Checkpoint Charlie In the Allied Museum & The Wall Museum
Read our blog about this museum!
Website: http://www.mauermuseum.de/en/index.html
The Wall Museum Tickets: Adults € 14,50 and Students € 9,50)
The Wall Museum Address: Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10969 Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie & The Allied Museum Address: Friedrichstr. 43 – 45
8.) German Spy Museum
Read our blog about this museum!
Website: https://www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de/en/museum/
Tickets for Adults– 12.00 EURO; Children (under 6)- Free; Family (two adults + children)- 35.00 EURO
Hours of Operation: Open Munday-Sunday 10:00am-8:00pm
Address: Leipziger Platz 9, 10117 Berlin.
Deal: Skip the line
9.) DDR Museum
Read our blog about this museum!
Website: https://www.ddr-museum.de/en
Tickets can be purchased in advance online or at the door €8,50- Adult; Children under 6 are free
Hours of Operation: Open 10:00am-8:00pm (Mon-Sun); 10:00am-12:00am (Sat)
Address: Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 1 (right on the river Spree, opposite the Berlin Cathedral) 10178 Berlin
Deal: Skip the line
10.) East Side Gallery
Read our blog about this museum!
Website: http://eastsidegallery-berlin.com/data/eng/index-eng.htm
Tickets: This gallery is free and self guided (although some tour groups include it on their tours if you are interested in a paid tour)
Hours: Open to the public 24/7
11.) Brandenburg Gate
Website: https://www.berlin.de/en/attractions-and-sights/3560266-3104052-brandenburg-gate.en.html
Address: Pariser Platz 1, 10117 Berlin
Hours: This attraction is free and able to be viewed 24/7
12.) Cosmic Comedy Club- Berlin’s #1 English Speaking Comedy Club
Website: http://cosmiccomedy.club/
Address: Bar 1820, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 41, 10178 Berlin, (Belushi’s basement underground club)
Monday & Thursdays are usually ‘Semi-Open Mike Night (with some scheduled guests and then open mike time) & with FREE Pizza and a shot (of some yummy liquor); most Fridays & Saturdays they have International comedians perform so check their website or Facebook page. Most shows typically offer FREE pizza & a shot of some yummy liquor when you get there!
Time: Pizza & Shots 8:00pm; Show 9:00pm
Price: Tickets 14€ plus booking fee, price includes 7% VAT
13.) Eating Dinner at the Dark Restaurant- Unsicht-Bar
Read our blog about this museum!
Website: https://www.unsicht-bar-berlin.de/en/html/home_1.html
Address: Gormannstr. 14, 10119 Berlin-Mitte
Hours of Operation: Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 6:00 p.m.- 1:00 a.m.; Friday and Saturday from 5:00 p.m- 1:00 a.m
14.) Restorani Tbilisi
the best Georgian food we have ever had (SO GOOD)!
Website: http://www.restorani-tbilisi.de/
Address: Schönfließer Str. 15, 10439 Berlin
Hours of Operation: Tuesday- Saturday 5:00pm-12:00am; Sunday 2:00pm-12:00am
Deals! Deals! Deals!
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