Berlin has so many sights, so much history, so much to do, it would be very difficult/impossible to mention everything here. Key sights to see are, of course: the Reichstag - home of the German Federal Parliament Potsdamer Platz - new hub of Berlin with impressive modern architecture Ku'damm - elegant shopping boulevard in West Berlin Checkpoint Charlie and the Wall - or at least where the wall was Alexanderplatz - the centre of communist East Berlin the Berliner Dom (cathedral) and museums - the centre of old Berlin the thought-provoking Memorial to the Victims of the Holocaust the cafés the bars the shops the galleries the museums the beach bars the Christmas markets etc. etc. etc.
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Daytrips from Berlin There are many interesting places around Berlin that are definitely worth a visit. The guide books in the apartment, of course, give more details of excursions as well as sightseeing in Berlin. If you have time, or maybe on a return visit, we would recommend Potsdam (pretty old town, fabulous over-the-top palaces and parks - an hour away on the S-Bahn), Köpenick Old Town, Spreewald (waterways and forests – two hours away), Lutherstadt-Wittenberg (pretty old town centre, lots of history – about an hour away).
