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exhaustive—or, for some, exhausting—tours through the city (their Best of Berlin intro-
ductory tour, billed at 6 hours, can last 8 hours or more; daily at 10:30). Terry himself
(who can be a bit gruff) leads a “six-hour” tour to some off-the-beaten-path hidden gems
of Berlin twice weekly. They also do all-day Potsdam tours. Their tours depart from Bandy
Brooks ice cream shop at the Friedrichstrasse S-Bahn station (tel. [phone], mobile
0177-388-1537, www.brewersberlintours.com ).

Original Berlin Walks
Aiming at a clientele that's curious about the city's history, their flagship introductory walk,
Discover Berlin, offers a good overview in four hours (daily year-round, meet at 10:00 at
Bahnhof Zoo, April-Oct also daily at 13:30). They offer a Third Reich walking tour (4/week
insummer),tourstoPotsdamandSachsenhausen,andthemedJewishLifeinBerlinandNest
ofSpieswalks(both1/weekApril-Octonly).Readersofthisbookgeta€1discountpertour.
YoucanbuyticketsinadvanceatanyS-Bahnservicecenter,orjustshowupandbuyaticket
from the guide. All tours meet at the taxi stand in front of the Bahnhof Zoo train station; the
Discover Berlin, Jewish Life, and Sachsenhausen tours also have a second departure point
opposite East Berlin's Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station, outside the Weihenstephaner res-
taurant (tour info: tel. [phone], www.berlinwalks.de ) .

Berlin at a Glance

▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ German History Museum The ultimate swing through Germany's tumultu-

ous story. Hours: Daily 10:00-18:00. See here .

▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ Pergamon Museum World-class museum of classical antiquities on Museum

Island, featuring the fantastic second-century b.c. Greek Pergamon Altar and frieze.
Hours: Daily 10:00-18:00, Thu until 21:00. See here .

▲▲▲ Reichstag Germany's historic parliament building, topped with a striking mod-
ern dome you can climb (reservations required). Hours: Daily 8:00-24:00, last entry
at 23:00. See here .

▲▲▲ Brandenburg Gate One of Berlin's most famous landmarks, a massive
columned gateway, at the former border of East and West. Hours: Always open. See
here .

▲▲▲ Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Holocaust memorial with almost
3,000 symbolic pillars, plus an exhibition about Hitler's Jewish victims. Hours: Me-