Things to Do in Berlin

Trippen

Founded on the concept that economic success does not need to come at the cost of social responsibility,...

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VMF

Its inventory is a restaurant owner's fantasy, with appealing kitchen gadgets that cooks will love. Be...

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Berliner Zinnfiguren

A mecca for collectors since 1934, this shop carries an impressive inventory of German-language books...

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Astoria

Astoria, whose buyers frequently scour the antiques markets of France, England, and Germany, pays homage...

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Musik Riedel

Most of the professional musicians of Berlin have a working familiarity with this well-established store,...

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Kaufhaus Schrill

Few stores mingle junkiness and kitsch with such artful abandon. Stock here would gladden any punk rocker's...

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Sonia Rykiel

This stylish showcase is the only shop in Germany devoted exclusively to Ms. Rykiel, the successful French...

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Harry Lehmann

This is the kind of shop where German mothers and grandmothers might have bought their perfume between...

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Mondos Arts

As the memories of Berlin's division fade more and more, nostalgia for the era of Soviet rule is popping...

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Triebel

This elegant store offers everything you may need for a weekend retreat at a private hunting lodge, such...

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Kunstsalon

Don't expect everything in this shop to be tasteful. Instead, you'll find the kind of rococo art objects...

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Berlinische Galerie

• Kreuzberg

Friedrichswerdersche Kirche-Schinkelmuseum

This annex of the Nationalgalerie is located in the deconsecrated Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, which...

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Schöneberg Rathaus

This former political and administrative center of West Berlin is of special interest to Americans. It...

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Spandau Zitadelle (Spandau Citadel)

This citadel stands at the confluence of the Spree and Havel rivers in northwestern Berlin. The Hohenzollern...

Sachsenhausen Gedenkstätte (Sachsenhausen Memorial & Museum)

Just north of Berlin, Sachsenhausen was one of the most notorious death camps of the Nazi empire and...

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Bleibgrün

It's small, it's fashionable, and it's sought after by well-dressed and well-heeled women from Berlin...

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Wertheim

This centrally located store is good for travel aids and general basics. It sells perfumes, clothing...

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Harmel's

Most of Harmel's inventory was gathered in England and France, a commentary on the relative scarcity...

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Jüdischer Friedhof (Jewish Cemetery)

This famous Jewish cemetery was opened in 1880. It contains 110,000 graves of Jewish residents of Berlin....

Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church)

There is no more evocative site in the western sector of Berlin to remind us of the horrors of war. The...

Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Applied Arts)

This museum, set to reopen in the winter of 2009, displays applied arts and crafts from the Middle Ages...

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New Year's Day Fun Run

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• Mitte

Silvesterlauf

• Sports
• Charlottenburg

Dock-11

• Prenzlauer Berg