See. Rehberge↗ Green space in Wedding district, once a glacial valley, now a landscape park with a historic toboggan run. Computer Game Museum Berlin Explore the history of computer games, a specialized museum born from one person's passion. Weltzeituhr Modern-looking World Clock in Alexanderplatz, built in 1969 to celebrate the GDR. Fotografiska Contemporary photography museum in the former Tacheles art collective building.
Eat. Curry & Chili Imbiß↗ Snack bar in Wedding known for its extremely spicy chili sauces, ranked by heat levels. COOP Anti-War Café↗ Quirky cafe near Hackescher Markt, filled with anti-war protest art and a unique atmosphere. Der Volkskammer Restaurant dedicated to East German (DDR) food and decor, offering classic dishes. Fischerpinte Hybrid old-school pub, beer garden, and boat rental on Lake Plötzensee.
Stay. Waldorf Astoria New York Berlin outpost in City West, offering large, contemporary rooms near Kurfürstendamm.
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
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…
Lonely Planet
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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…
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…
Condé Nast Traveler
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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
National Geographic
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