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Top10 List: Surprising Cultural Highlights

The Dome of the Reichstag, the Museum Island and the TV Tower are undoubtedly all colossal sights of Berlin, but also always tremendously overcrowded, well known and - after the first visit - colossally boring. So where to go on the second trip to the capital to surprise friends and relatives or to simply discover hidden cultural highlights in Berlin? We will provide you with the answer.
  • Exhibition under the Holocaust Memorial with Field of Stelae

    Place 1: Exhibition under the Holocaust Memorial with Field of Stelae

    Mitte

    The Holocaust memorial close to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is visited by tens of people daily. But only few of the Berliners and tourists know that there is a free exhibition under the Holocaust Memorial.

  • Haus Schwarzenberg

    Place 2: Haus Schwarzenberg

    Mitte

    In the immediate neighborhood of the tourist magnet Hackesche Höfe, Haus Schwarzenberg is managed by artists and defies the trend of modernization in Berlin-Mitte.

  • Berliner Unterwelten

    Place 3: Berliner Unterwelten

    Wedding

    How do the “ghost station” Oranienburg, the Gasometer and the Humboldthain Park look like from below? With the help of Berlin Underworlds you can enter the underground of Berlin to explore.

  • Monsterkabinett

    Place 4: Monsterkabinett

    Mitte

    Monsterkabinett which translates to monster cabinet is an art project with mechanical monster machines and it supports the independent art scene in Berlin-Mitte.

  • Heimathafen Neukölln

    Place 5: Heimathafen Neukölln

    Neukölln

    North Neukölln was considered rather dingy for a long time and was described as a creepy place during pakage tours by its former district Mayor Heinz Buschkowsky. By contrast, the magnificent Heimathafen Neukölln is a highlight with various cultural offerings in a historic Varieté-Theater.

  • Kietz in Köpenick

    Place 6: Kietz in Köpenick

    Köpenick

    Berliners call their residential neighborhood “Kiez”. The term actually derives from an ancient settlement, as they can still be marveled at in Berlin-Köpenick nowadays.

  • Art Room in the German Parliament

    Place 7: Art Room in the German Parliament

    Mitte

    The Dome of the German Reichstag and the Chamber may be the most famous hotspots of the German Parliament, a visit, however, is associated with long waiting times and pretty boring when visiting a second time. In contrast, experts rather visit the art room of the Bundestag.

  • Room of silence at Brandenburg Gate

    Place 8: Room of silence at Brandenburg Gate

    Mitte

    In front of the Brandenburg Gate there are large crowds all the time. The "room of silence” is the perfect location to relax and take a short break.

  • Ruin of the Franciscan Monastery Church

    Place 9: Ruin of the Franciscan Monastery Church

    Mitte

    About 200 meters away from the TV Tower a hidden and true monument highlight can be found. The Ruin of Franciscan Monastery is one of the oldest preserved buildings of Berlin.

  • Historical Community Hall Moabit

    Place 10: Historical Community Hall Moabit

    Moabit

    The Historical Community Hall Moabit is tucked in the back of a normal-appearing residential building in the Putlitzstraße in Stephankiez in Moabit but hosts a real art-nouveau-gem with poetry slams, readings and theater!