Berlin Things to Do

This hotel should be better known, but instead it's one of the relatively unknown gems of Gothenburg. We've anxiously watched its prices rise -- it used to be featured in budget guides -- but it still offers decent value... more

For over 300 years the UDK has been the primary institution of art instruction in Berlin. The school prides itself in having a diverse range of departments, including architecture, fine arts, music, performing arts, design, vis... more

With an expansive library, multiple movie theaters, concert halls, conference rooms and private salons, the Russian House is a multi-cultural Mecca in the heart of historic Berlin. This vibrant center was founded with the help... more

Located in the center of Berlin, the Friedrichswerder Church was built by architect Karl Freidrich Shinkel in the 1820s. The church was originally a place of worship for German and French congregations, but was badly damaged d... more

As well as being the largest forest within city limits, Grunewald is also an up-market residential area full of beautiful villas built by merchants, scientists and artists who flocked to this leafy district in the mid 19th cent... more

Situated to the west of Berlin, the ancient town of Spandau has long since been engulfed by its larger neighbor. Spared during the war, the historic town centre situated around Reformation Square and St. Nicholas Church is one... more

Inside the alternative factory Ufa-Fabrik e.V., in the heart of Berlin Tempelhof, there is a children's farm, open all week except Mondays. The farm keeps ponies, wild pigs, ducks, geese and hens, two ferrets, rabbits and guine... more

An oasis in the middle of the concrete jungle, Chamissoplatz is one of the few squares in Berlin which survived the wartime bombing raids completely intact. Cobbled streets and nineteenth century town houses surround a small pa... more

The original Jungfernbrücke—built in 1798—used to be Berlin's oldest bridge, but worries about safety meant that the Dutch-style drawbridge has had to be completely reconstructed. Spanning over an arm of the Spree to the new fo... more

The huge orthodox synagogue on Fraenkelufer used to be the centre of orthodox Jewish life in Berlin. While liberal Jews frequented the New Synagogue on Oranienburger Straße, orthodox Jews celebrated the sabbath here from 1913-1... more