Monument

The Berghain is located in a district heating plant from 1953, which the operators bought themselves in 2010. There are 18 meters of air above the dance floor, the sound is provided by four Funktion-One towers, and upstairs in the Panorama Bar, house plays instead of techno. Among Berlin's techno clubs, this one has the toughest door, as cameras are taped over and there are no mirrors.

The puzzle tour starts in Weinbergspark at Rosenthaler Platz and ends after eleven stations at the Berlin Wall Memorial. It tells the story of the escape attempt of the GDR art dealer Siegfried Kath, and was developed with a historian and a history teacher. As a school trip activity in Berlin, it takes two hours and one smartphone per team.

On Bernauer Strasse, the Berlin Wall Memorial stretches over 1.4 kilometers of former border strip. Between two steel walls, 70 meters of the original border installations with a hinterland wall, watchtower, and death strip are preserved. For German-German history in Berlin, this is the place where the division becomes physically comprehensible.

The French Friedrichstadt Church, built in 1705, stands directly on Gendarmenmarkt with its dome tower from 1785. The Grand Hall measures 720 square meters and accommodates 220 guests at long tables, plus two smaller halls and an inner courtyard. For a romantic wedding in Berlin-Mitte, this means: the backdrop is already set before the first flower is hung.

Among all Berlin sights the Brandenburg Gate is clearly one of the classics.

Northwest of Potsdam, directly adjacent to the Döberitzer Heide, Schlosshotel Kartzow clearly demonstrates that Brandenburg castle romance and contemporary wellness comfort are not contradictions. Built in 1911, the manor house combines historic ambiance with a spa, regional castle cuisine, and an eight-hectare landscaped park - approximately 30 kilometers from Berlin.

Bikini Berlin is Germany's first Concept Mall, located in the listed Bikinihaus from 1957, directly next to the Zoological Garden. Instead of large chains, there are around 60 independent boutiques and twenty pop-up boxes that change every few months. Additionally, there's a panoramic window overlooking the zoo enclosure and a public rooftop terrace spanning 7,700 square meters.

Right on Lake Senftenberg in the Lusatian Lake District, the Wellnesshotel Seeschlößchen combines castle romance with an extensive private SPA, an Ayurveda concept, and sophisticated cuisine. The family-run four-star superior hotel in Senftenberg is Brandenburg's most charming answer to the need for true deceleration.

The bicycle tour to Wannsee is the official cycling route RR1 and covers 28 kilometers from Schloßplatz in Mitte to Glienicker Bridge. Along the way are Gendarmenmarkt, Checkpoint Charlie, and Domäne Dahlem, with Wannsee Beach, boasting 1275 meters of sandy beach, at the destination. As a one-way tour, it can be easily combined with a return trip by S-Bahn.

Treptower Park is home to Germany's largest Soviet War Memorial, a 100,000 square meter complex built between 1946 and 1949. Approximately 7,000 Red Army soldiers are buried beneath the lawn, topped by an 11.6-meter-high bronze figure. The site recounts German-German history as a triumph staged by the occupying power.

The building on Nollendorfplatz opened in 1906 as the Neues Schauspielhaus, is a listed building in Berlin, and features a 14-meter-high main hall with Murano glass chandeliers. For a birthday celebration in Berlin, options range from a private room in the old Emperor's Box to a hall for 850 guests, with in-house technology and kitchen.

On the edge of Lübbenau's Old Town and directly in the Spreewald, this 4-star castle hotel resides within a nine-hectare landscaped park. Historic architecture, a spa area in the vaulted cellar, and punt tours directly on its doorstep make it a classic destination for anyone wanting to experience Brandenburg from its stylish side.

Among all Berlin sights the Brandenburg Gate is clearly one of the classics.

With eight courtyards spanning 27,000 square meters, the Hackesche Höfe in Berlin-Mitte is Germany's largest enclosed courtyard complex. Opened in 1906, it became public property after the war and fell into disrepair until it was renovated in the 1990s for 80 million Deutschmarks. German-German history is revealed here as a sequence of decay and reconstruction.

Right on Lake Scharmützelsee in Bad Saarow, Villa Contessa offers arguably Brandenburg's most intimate luxury experience: only eight rooms and suites, an exclusive Royal Spa with lake views, and a kitchen serving daily changing Michelin-level menus.

The brick tower from 1900 stands on the Lindwerderberg above the Obersee, the highest natural point of Alt-Hohenschönhausen. Below it is a bar with a semi-circular counter, gallery, and terrace overlooking the water, opposite the Mies van der Rohe House. As a birthday venue in Berlin, it is rented in eight-hour blocks for approximately 50 guests.

The heritage-protected warehouse at Osthafen dates back to 1913, and the Golf Lounge's terrace is right on the Spree with a view of the Oberbaumbrücke. Up to 150 guests celebrate here, catered by the in-house kitchen. As a romantic wedding venue in Berlin-Friedrichshain, the building offers a unique activity: hitting golf balls into the illuminated Spree.

The Reichstag houses Europe's biggest plenary hall with 1.200 square metres!

At Platz der Luftbrücke stands Tempelhof Airport, Europe's largest architectural monument, built from 1936 as a prestige project of the National Socialists. In 1948, the 'Raisin Bombers' of the Berlin Airlift landed here, after which the US Air Force used the site until the end of the Cold War. Guided tours lead through hangars, bunkers, and transit passages.

Ostkreuz S-Bahn station is one of Berlin's most unusual photo spots: here, the Ringbahn crosses the City and Ostbahn tracks on its own hall made of glass and steel. Additionally, there's the listed water tower from 1912 with violet glazed bricks. The station is freely accessible, but tripods are not allowed there.

Volkspark Friedrichshain is Berlin's first municipal park, opened in 1848 and now covering 53 hectares. It features Ludwig Hoffmann's Fairy Tale Fountain, the two rubble hills Mont Klamott, and one of the city's few official barbecue areas. Among Berlin's parks, it offers the densest mix of history and everyday life.

The Umweltforum in Friedrichshain is the former Church of the Resurrection, built between 1892 and 1895 and a protected monument since the 1970s. The hall measures 450 square meters and reaches 17 meters in height. As a wedding venue in Berlin, it offers a sacred setting in a house that partly generates its own electricity.

Between the banks of the Spree and the Soviet Memorial in Alt-Treptow lies one of Berlin's largest parks. Gustav Meyer designed the 88-hectare park starting in 1876. Today, it hosts Germany's largest Soviet war cemetery, the Archenhold Observatory, and the Zenner guesthouse from 1822. World history and sunbathing lawns on the same stroll.

In Pankow, Schönhausen Palace is a Baroque building where Prussian and GDR history immediately follow each other. First the summer residence of Queen Elisabeth Christine, it served as Wilhelm Pieck's official residence from 1949 to 1960 and then as a guesthouse for the GDR government. In 1990, the Two Plus Four Talks on German reunification were prepared here.

The bike tour through Spandau's Old Town, lasting one to two hours, is one of Berlin's shortest cycling tours and leads from the market to the Spandau Citadel, a Renaissance fortress from 1594 with the 30-meter-high Juliusturm. Afterwards, it passes through the Kolk with its cobblestones and along the Lindenufer back. Easily manageable for children.