Things to do in Potsdam

The Alte Nationalgalerie is an art gallery located in Berlin, Germany. It can be found in the UNESCO recognized Museum Island complex, and showcases a beautiful collection of Neoclassical, Romantic, and Impressionist artwork.

Ascend Berlin's skyline for unmatched city views from the iconic tower

The Neues Museum reopened in 2009, after extensive renovations. Since then, it has attracted more than a million visitors per year. It houses two major collections.

Cruise through Berlin and see a new side of the German capital

Designed by Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, the Jewish Museum Berlin is one of the German capital's most iconic buildings. More than a repository of Jewish cultural history (although it certainly is that too), the building's startling architecture and design are central to the museum experience itself. The place is full of symbolic spaces that reflect the lived reality and history of German-Jews.

The Berlin chapter of the international science exhibition sensation BODY WORLDS takes you on a voyage of discovery beneath the surface of the skin. The aim of the exhibition is to give visitors an understanding of what the human body's inner workings can tell us about ourselves and our lives, and how under the skin, people of all cultures and ethnicities are fundamentally the same.

Delve into the past and appreciate the present with a city tour of Berlin

The Neue Nationalgalerie at the Berlin Kulturforum is a world-class architectural icon from the mind of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969), built to house 20th-century art. A major refurbishment was carried out during the late 2010s to bring the ‘60s-era building up to modern standards. The column-free “universal space” is a classic of modernism and serves as the perfect location for works from European and North American masters like Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, Francis Bacon, and Andy Warhol, amongst many others. Some of the museum’s most famous works are Potsdamer Platz by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, The Skat Players by Otto Dix, and Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue IV by Barnett Newman. A rotating calendar of special exhibitions also takes place in the Neue Nationalgalerie, so keep an eye out for their latest offerings.

Be immersed in several ancient civilizations, including Greece and Babylon

This highly interactive museum lets visitors feel what it was like to live behind the wall - in the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik). It chronicles, via video and film, daily life as it was under Communism. The museum also includes hundreds of ways to help you experience life behind the iron curtain, including watching East German TV shows, being 'bugged', voting in a (rigged) election and taking a (simulated) car ride in an iconic Trabi.

Panoramapunkt, on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, allows visitors to get up to the 24th and 25th floors for amazing views of the city. There's also an exhibition on the history of the square.

Explore life-sized reconstructions of Greek and Roman architectural monuments

Discover Berlin with an interesting walking tour

The Museum of Photography / Helmut Newton Foundation is located in Berlin's Charlottenburg district, quite close to the zoo. It's easy to reach. Take the U-Bahn U1 (Kurfürstendamm); U2, U9 (Zoologischer Garten), or the S-Bahn S5, S7, S75 (Zoologischer Garten).

Illuseum Berlin is a family-friendly museum of beguiling optical illusions, sense-defying physics exhibits, and interactive trickery all rooted in science. It is located in the center of Berlin – or is it?

The Wall Museum recounts the history of the Berlin Wall using various forms of media across 13 rooms. It can be found at the East Side Gallery, Berlin, on the riverside of the Spree. The nearest station is Berlin Warschauer Straße.

See the best of Berlin on a bus tour of the city

SEA LIFE Berlin is a large underwater world that's home to 5,000 marine creatures. Visitors can learn all about the world's ocean dwellers and their habits, plus find out what's on the menu during fascinating feeding demonstrations. Berlin's SEA LIFE is centrally located and can be reached by taking public transport to Alexanderplatz.