Berlin Things to Do

Constructed in the 1800s by Berlin's most influential architect, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, all that remained after the 1940s of Elisabethkirche was the church's skeleton. Wind whistled through the window frames, plaster peeling... more

In 1987, both East and West Berlin undertook extensive projects to pep up the city for its 750th anniversary celebrations. Besides the reconstruction of the nearby Nikolaiviertel, the restauration of the historic area around So... more

This isn't one of Berlin's famous royal castles, but a splendid sight and well worthy of a visit in its own right. Built by a Dutch aristocrat in 1695, the ownership of the castle changed hands countless times over the centurie... more

Kronhuset is Gothenburg's oldest preserved building. It was built over a ten year period and completed in 1653. Even during the building period, the big storage house was called Kronhuset (House of the Crown); the building serv... more

Karl Marx Strasse in Berlin's Neukölln neighborhood witnesses the maximum turnout during the annual 48 Stunden Neukölln festival, for which this street is famous. But besides this festivity, there are ample opportunities to kee... more

Surrounded by blossoming trees and peaceful lakes, Gedenkstätte Plötzensee seems like a pleasant place on first appearances. Yet this prison was the scene of some of the most monstrous crimes in the Third Reich. Over 2,500 poli... more

Denmark, Finland, Island, Norway and Sweden joined forces in the late 1990s to build a brand-new "Scandinavian Embassy" in Berlin's Tiergarten. The result is Nordische Botschaften, an innovative complex with sloping, light gree... more

It's nothing particularly special to spend a few minutes watching ducks swim around a lake. But this is definitely slightly different if you're watching them from inside an underground station, as you can in Rathaus Schöneberg... more

At Laserdome, two teams compete against each other on a dark arena made up to look like a futuristic world. All of the participants have their own light weapons, and since the arena is filled with smoke, the beams from the weap... more

The Nikolaiviertel not only lies in the very heart of Berlin, it is the place where it all began. The first mention of Berlin in documents from 1251 referred to two settlements which are Berlin and Cölln. These are situated opp... more