Kastanienallee, Berlin

Museum in der Kulturbrauerei

The Museum in der Kulturbrauerei presents 'Alltag in der DDR' (Everyday Life in the GDR), offering a glimpse into the lifestyle of East Germany residents when Berlin was divided

Jüdischer Friedhof Schönhauser Allee

The Jewish cemetery in Schönhauser Allee was mainly used from 1827 to 1880, and is the final resting place of over 23,000 people, including artist Max Liebermann, composer Giacomo Meyerbeer, banker Joseph Mendelssohn, Wolffs Telegraphen-Bureau founder Bernhard Wolff, revolutionary Simon Barthold and neurologist Max Rothmann

Museum for Architectural Drawing

The Museum for Architectural Drawing is built around Sergei Tchoban's collection of historic architectural drawings, with the addition of contemporary drawings by major international architects

Kollwitzplatz

Rykestrasse Synagogue

The Rykestrasse Synagogue is one of the largest synagogues in Germany

Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg

Prenzlauer Berg

There are only a few minor sights and museums to explore in Prenzlauer Berg

Mauerpark

Gethsemanekirche

The Neo-Gothic Gethsemane Church was one of the important meeting points of opposition against the East German regime in 1989, and later a centre of the civil rights movement in a unified Berlin

TV Tower

The Fernsehturm's nickname, 'Telespargel' (television-asparagus) does not come close to expressing how this huge monument to tacky 20th-century culture dominates the sweeping, open square