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( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 030-2935 2203; www.cafe-sibylle-berlin.de ; Karl-Marx-Allee 72; exhibit free,
rooftop 1-5 people €15, extra person €3; 10am-8pm Mon-Wed, 10am-10pm Thu & Fri, noon-10pm Sat
& Sun, rooftop 1-5pm Mon, Wed & Fri; Weberwiese, Strausberger Platz)
Open since 1953, this was once one of East Berlin's most popular cafes and still makes for a
delightfully retro coffee break. It also features a small exhibit charting the milestones of
Karl-Marx-Allee from its inception to today and Instagram-worthy views of the boulevard
from the rooftop terrace.
The exhibit features portraits and biographies of the architects of KMA, alongside
posters, toys and other items from socialist times. There's even a piece of Stalin's moustache
scavenged from the nearby statue that was torn down in 1961. The cafe operates two-hour
tours (in German) of KMA at 3pm on Thursdays and noon on Sundays (€8.50, three-person
minimum).
MUSEUM
COMPUTERSPIELEMUSEUM
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 030-6098 8577; www.computerspielemuseum.de ; Karl-Marx-Allee 93a;
adult/concession €8/5; 10am-8pm Wed-Mon; Weberwiese)
No matter if you grew up with PacMan, World of Warcraft or no games at all, this well-cur-
ated museum takes you on a fascinating trip down computer-game memory lane while put-
ting the industry's evolution into historical and cultural context. Colourful and engaging, it
features interactive stations amid hundreds of original exhibits, including an ultra-rare 1972
Pong arcade machine and its twisted modern cousin, the 'PainStation' (must be over 18 to
play…).
Other features include the Wall of Hardware, a gallery-like presentation of 50 consoles
and computers from 1971 to 2001. Games Milestones provides high-tech background on
dozens of seminal games such as SimCity and Tomb Raider. Other parts of the exhibit ex-
plain how games are designed or how they transport players into virtual worlds through
sound, music and 3D effects. And, lest you thought it was all fun and games, one section
also examines the medium's more sinister aspects, such as violence and addiction.
BRIDGE
OBERBAUMBRÜCKE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Oberbaumstrasse;
Schlesisches Tor, Warschauer Strasse,
Warschauer
Strasse)
With its jaunty towers and turrets, crenellated walls and arched walkways, the Oberbaum-
brücke (1896) gets our nod for being Berlin's prettiest bridge. Linking Kreuzberg and
Friedrichshain across the Spree, it smoothly integrates a steel middle section by Spanish
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