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The Brandenburg Gate — Berlin's most iconic landmark, symbol of reunification—
The Berlin Wall Memorial — the most complete surviving section of the wall with documentation—
East Side Gallery — 1.3km of original Berlin Wall painted by artists from 21 countries—
The Holocaust Memorial — Peter Eisenman's field of 2,711 concrete stelae—
The Reichstag & Norman Foster's Dome — climb the glass dome, free but book ahead—
Museum Island (Museumsinsel) — five world-class museums on a UNESCO island in the Spree—
The Pergamon Museum — the reconstructed Pergamon Altar and Ishtar Gate—
The Neues Museum — Nefertiti's bust and Egyptian antiquities—
The Alte Nationalgalerie — 19th-century art in a magnificent neoclassical temple—
The Gemäldegalerie — one of the world's great collections of European Old Masters—
The Berlinische Galerie — Berlin's museum of modern and contemporary art—
The Jewish Museum Berlin — Daniel Libeskind's powerful deconstructivist building—
Topography of Terror — documentation centre on the site of the SS and Gestapo HQ—
Checkpoint Charlie — the most famous crossing point of the Berlin Wall—
Potsdamer Platz — rebuilt from rubble, now a glass-and-steel urban quarter—
Alexanderplatz & TV Tower — East Berlin's iconic square and the 368m Fernsehturm—
Unter den Linden — Berlin's grand neoclassical boulevard—
Charlottenburg Palace — the grandest Hohenzollern baroque palace in Berlin—
Tiergarten — Berlin's vast central park, cycling, barbecuing and the Victory Column—
Prenzlauer Berg — the most liveable neighbourhood in Berlin, cafés and families—
Friedrichshain & RAW Gelände — alternative clubs, bars and flea markets—
Kreuzberg — multicultural, döner kebabs and the best alternative culture in the city—
Neukölln — the new Kreuzberg, the most exciting neighbourhood in Europe right now—
Tempelhof Field — the former airport now open as a vast public park, unique in the world—
Berghain — if you can get in, the world's most legendary nightclub—
Tresor — Berlin techno institution since 1991—
Watergate — club overlooking the Spree, open-air deck at dawn—
Street food at Markthalle Neun — Thursday Street Food Thursday, Berlin's best food market—
Turkish market at Maybachufer — Tuesday and Friday, the best döner ingredients—
Curry 36 — the definitive currywurst, Berlin's most beloved street food—
Mustafa's Gemüse Kebap — the legendary queue-worthy döner at Mehringdamm—
KaDeWe food hall — 6th floor, the greatest deli counter in Europe—
Clärchens Ballhaus — 1913 ballroom in Mitte, dancing and schnitzel—
Mauerpark flea market — Sunday flea market and outdoor karaoke, a Berlin institution—
Hackescher Markt — courtyards of boutiques, cafés and bars in Mitte—
Palace of Tears (Tränenpalast) — the East German border crossing, now a moving museum—
DDR Museum — interactive museum of everyday life in East Germany—
Stasi Museum — the secret police headquarters, a chilling look at surveillance state—
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp memorial — 35km north, essential and sobering—
Day trip to Potsdam — Frederick the Great's Sanssouci Palace and park—
Day trip to Spreewald — UNESCO biosphere reserve, punt through forest canals—
Berlin Philharmonic concert — the world's greatest orchestra in Hans Scharoun's Philharmonie—
Staatsoper Unter den Linden — elegant opera house rebuilt after WWII—
Volksbühne — Berlin's most provocative and adventurous theatre company—
Sunset on the Spree — hire a kayak or join a boat party on the river—
Tempelhofer Feld cycling — ride the old runway at dusk, uniquely Berlin—
Winter markets — December Christmas markets at Gendarmenmarkt, the finest in Europe—
Street art in Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain — the best outdoor urban gallery in Germany—
Literaturhaus Berlin — beautiful art nouveau villa turned bookshop and café—
Do You Read Me?! — one of the world's best independent magazine shops—