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morial always open; information center open Tue-Sun 10:00-20:00, Oct-March until
19:00, closed Mon. See here .
▲▲▲ Unter den Linden Leafy boulevard through the heart of former East Berlin,
lined with some of the city's top sights. Hours: Always open. See here .
▲▲▲ Neues Museum and Egyptian Collection Proud home (on Museum Island) of
the exquisite 3,000-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti. Hours: Daily 10:00-18:00, Thu-
Sat until 20:00. See here .
▲▲▲ Gendarmenmarkt Inviting square bounded by twin churches (one with a fine
German history exhibit), a chocolate shop, and a concert hall. Hours: Always open.
See here .
▲▲▲ TopographyofTerror Chilling exhibitdocumenting theNaziperpetrators, built
on the site of the former Gestapo/SS headquarters. Hours: Daily 10:00-20:00. See
here .
▲▲▲ Museum of the Wall at Checkpoint Charlie Kitschy but moving museum with
stories of brave Cold War escapes, near the former site of the famous East-West bor-
der checkpoint; the surrounding street scene is almost as interesting. Hours: Daily
9:00-22:00. See here .
▲▲▲ Jewish Museum Berlin Engaging, accessible museum celebrating Jewish cul-
ture,inahighlyconceptualbuilding. Hours: Daily10:00-20:00,Monuntil22:00.See
here .
▲▲▲ Gemäldegalerie Germany's top collection of 13th- through 18th-century
European paintings, featuring Holbein, Dürer, Cranach, Van der Weyden, Rubens,
Hals, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Velázquez, Raphael, and more. Hours: Tue-Sun
10:00-18:00, Thu until 22:00, closed Mon. See here .
▲ Old National Gallery German paintings, mostly from the Romantic Age. Hours:
Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, Thu until 22:00, closed Mon. See here .
▲ DDR Museum Quirky collection of communist-era artifacts. Hours: Daily
10:00-20:00, Sat until 22:00. See here .
▲ New Synagogue Largest prewar synagogue in Berlin, damaged in World War II,
with a rebuilt facade and modest museum. Hours: March-Oct Sun-Mon 10:00-20:00,
Tue-Thu 10:00-18:00, Fri 10:00-17:00—until 14:00 Oct and March-May, closed Sat;
Nov-Feb Sun-Thu 10:00-18:00, Fri 10:00-14:00, closed Sat. See here .