See. Rehberge A landscape park in Berlin's Wedding district, originally a dune landscape, redesigned in the early 20th century. Darß Front Doors Path Marvel at richly decorated, brightly painted 18th-century front doors on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula. Computer Games Museum Explore the history of computer games, from arcade classics to modern consoles, in Berlin. Wolf Trail A new 2,171-mile hiking trail crossing six European countries, including Germany, from the Baltic to the Adriatic.
Eat. Curry & Chili Imbiß A Berlin snack bar in the Wedding district, famous for chili sauces with increasing levels of heat. COOP Anti War Cafe A quirky, eccentric cafe in Berlin with a strong anti-war theme and leftist iconography. Der Volkskammer A Berlin restaurant dedicated to the DDR era, serving classic East German food like Jäger Schnitzel.
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Atlas Obscura
The Rehberge in the Wedding district is a green space that was originally a dune landscape of the Berlin glacial valley ( Urstromtal ). Illegal logging after the First World War led to the silting up of the terrain, so much so that the Rehberge could even be used as a backdrop for a desert film during the silent film era. When the Rehberge was redesigned as a landscape park, first in 1918/19 an…
Atlas Obscura
Berlin is full of superlatives—bigger, better, higher, deeper, older. Being number one in some category or another is a sales-boosting unique selling proposition . If you say to someone in the Wedding district that they are " der Schärfste " (literally, "the sharpest"), this is youth slang from a bygone generation of the eighties for "the best, coolest, most beautiful, etc." At this place, whic…
Atlas Obscura
Very special front doors can be found on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. These richly decorated and brightly painted doors date back to the 18th century. Since 2018, they are officially part of UNESCO World Heritage. In the small town of Prerow, you can marvel at particularly beautiful examples of front doors on a Front Doors Path. Fischland-Darß-Zingst in…
Atlas Obscura
Among the Berlin oddities described in Atlas Obscura , the COOP Anti-War Café likely takes first place for sheer quirkiness and eccentricity. Rochstrasse is a prime location—Hackescher Markt and Alexanderplatz are just around the corner, parking is monitored 24/7, and the streets are lined with chic shops and restaurants. Then, sandwiched between two high-priced boutiques, "Wood Wood Men" and "…
Atlas Obscura
As of 2025/2026, Berlin is home to no fewer than 175 museums and collections. Among them are the temples of high culture—places where one can practically torture children—featuring dusty exhibits, endless explanations of cultural context, and, in the case of contemporary art, over-the-top essays on the intended "depth" of the works, ensuring the curators' 20 semesters of art history weren't in…
Atlas Obscura
The Hamburger Kunsthalle houses almost 91,000 works of art. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Caspar David Friedrich’s 'Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer' (Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog). However, among the various collections on display, one modest piece might easily pass unnoticed in the Contemporary Art section. In the basement of the 'Galerie der Gegenwart' (Gallery of Contemporary Art), a…
Afar
It’s not every day that a thru-hiker gets to test a new trail, especially one that is 2,171 miles long and passes through six countries. But that’s exactly what Lauren Roerick, a Canadian ...
Atlas Obscura
Tucked away in the heart of Heidelberg stands the birthplace of Friedrich Ebert, Germany's first democratically elected president. What looks like a modest 19th-century home tells the story of a man who rose from a working-class background to help shape modern German democracy. The memorial site combines a historic house with a modern exhibition that explores the turbulent years of the early 20…
Lonely Planet
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Lonely Planet
Oktoberfest – the world
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Smithsonian Magazine
When there was no room on the ground, towns in the Wupper Valley looked to the skies and built a suspension railway that became a source of pride and connection
National Geographic
Whether they’re celebrating sardines, spicy sausage, plums or pickles, these events bring communities together with local food, traditional drinks and rich culinary cultures.
Afar
Scattered across islands, national parks, medieval towns, and rugged coastlines, these are the shorelines worth building a European trip around.
The Guardian
From cliffside views of Lake Garda to post-hike saunas in Sweden, you share your most memorable walking trips • Tell us about a cooler European coast – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher If you have a head for heights, then you can “walk with the gods” on the Sentiero degli Dei . It’s cut into the vertiginous hillside high above the Amalfi coast, offering heavenly views all the way to Cap…
Atlas Obscura
Even today it is easy to spot the two former parts of Berlin, as well as the differences in architecture, lifestyle, and wealth of the two sides. But what is not as easy to experience is the type of food that the people and in the socialist part of the city. Luckily a solution is presented in the form of Der Volkskammer. Der Volkskammer, which is German for 'the people's space' is a restaurant…
Atlas Obscura
Reichsburg Cochem is a hilltop castle in Germany’s Mosel River Valley. It sits on a hill that over looks the city and the neighboring Mosel River. Several vineyards sit along the hillside of the castle and the river which grow the grapes to make the the Riesling wine that the area is famous for. The castle was built in 1130 and in 1151, King Konrad III occupied the castle and declared it an "Im…
Atlas Obscura
Waitzstraße, located in western Hamburg’s upscale Othmarschen district, seems at first a peaceful, leafy street. This one-way stretch, with a strict 6 mph (10 km/h) speed limit and cautious drivers, should be a safe environment. Yet, for two decades, an uncanny number of vehicles, about 30, have collided with the windows of shops, cafés, banks, and hair salons. The media call it Germany’s most…
Atlas Obscura
Deep inside Germany’s Eifel National Park lies Wollseifen, a deserted village whose silence tells two very different stories. First mentioned in medieval records, Wollseifen was once a normal rural community of farmers and shepherds perched on a plateau above the Urft Reservoir. But in 1946, just after World War II, the British Army ordered all 500 inhabitants to evacuate — not because of war,…
Atlas Obscura
Started by a passionate bonsai enthusiast in the mid-1990s, the garden combines landscape design, art, and quiet reflection. Visitors follow winding paths lined with glowing azaleas, cherry blossoms, and fiery maples. Bonsai trees, some over 180 years old, are displayed among stone arrangements, mossy hills, and a pond filled with colorful koi. Stepping stones and small bridges lead to a wooden…
Atlas Obscura
The Potsdam conference was perhaps the most important meeting of the last century, deciding about the fate of Germany and Berlin, as well as the repatriation of its expanded borders to neighboring countries. It was attended by the heads of state of all sides, including President Trueman, Churchill, and Stalin. While they were debating about the fate of Germany, they obviously needed to live som…
Condé Nast Traveler
Tangled up in myth and tradition, Germany's Black Forest once had a reputation for being as antiquated as its cuckoo clocks. But new woodland dwellers are cutting fresh tracks.
Atlas Obscura
At the mouth of Lake Constance (Bodensee), where the Rhine slips toward Switzerland, a nine-meter courtesan spins in slow defiance. Her name is Imperia, and she’s been turning — quite literally — since 1993. Sculpted by Peter Lenk, she rotates once every four minutes, balancing two tiny naked men in her hands: one crowned like an emperor, the other wearing a papal tiara. Both look foolish. Both…
Atlas Obscura
At first glance, Johannisburg Palace seems like any other palace, with its magnificent architecture and rooms full of classic paintings and nicely restored royal apartments. But somewhere in between all this, you'll find the world’s largest collection of cork models of ruins and buildings from Ancient Rome. The collection was started by the last electoral bishop of Mainz, Carl Theodor von Dalbe…
Condé Nast Traveler
Your bases of operation to see the new Berlin.
Atlas Obscura
Alexanderplatz is a popular destination for Berlin tourists due to the iconic TV tower right next to it. However, the time telling sculpture next to it is perhaps more interesting. The Weltzeituhr, or World Clock, is a modern-looking time sculpture that would not draw too much attention from most passersby. In fact it is so modern-looking that most people think that it comes from the 2000s, not…
Atlas Obscura
The magic of this place comes down to three things – the same three things that rule the real estate world: Location, location, location. Though, you have to do a little treasure hunt to find the entrance to Fischerpinte—it’s tucked away along the footpath of the southeast shore of Lake Plötzensee, or just “the Plötze,” as the locals in Wedding call it. It’s a hybrid spot: Part old-school pub a…
Atlas Obscura
Cecilienhof Palace, reminiscent of the typical houses of the English countryside. It was built between 1913 and 1917 for William of Prussia and his wife Cecilia, hence it is called Cecilienhof. It is one of the few Tudor architecture palaces in Germany and, above all, stands out for being the place where the famous Potsdam Conference was held. In fact, you can visit the parlour where Stalin, Ch…
Condé Nast Traveler
Surrounded by snow-capped cathedrals and wooden chalets, these Christmas markets in Europe are as festive as it gets.
Condé Nast Traveler
You'll never be bored in the German capital.
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Smithsonian Magazine
The popularity of the humble street food is a testament to cultural survival for the hundreds of thousands of Syrians who arrived in Germany as refugees and asylum seekers in 2015
Atlas Obscura
Rundfunkmuseum Cham is a museum with a large collection of historic radio and TV sets in a former telecommunication office. It opened in 2017. The museum has two unique features: It has its own medium-wave transmitter, a unit of the last medium-wave broadcasting transmitter of the Bavarian Broadcasting Company in Ismaning, which was shut down in 2015. And mounted on the roof is a broadcasting a…
National Geographic
In Spain, a record-breaking number of pilgrims have attempted the Camino de Santiago (or the Way of St. James), turning the once contemplative pilgrimage or secular hike into a popular tourist ...
National Geographic
It has been said that reading books is surreal: You stare at marked slices of tree for hours on end, hallucinating vividly. Book lovers, therefore, are a strange bunch. They spend hours by themselves, ...
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