National Gallery of Contemporary Art, Berlin

Europe’s hippest capital boasts non-stop nightlife, cutting-edge fashion, cosmopolitan eats and museum treasures galore.

Berlin’s stunning parliament building, boasting an astonishing glass dome designed by Norman Foster. Go inside and peer down on a live parliament session.

Impressive, history-laden 18th-century triumphal arch that today stands as the great symbol of reunified Germany.

This field of 2,711 concrete slabs is a stark and unsettling memorial to the millions of Jews tragically murdered in Nazi Germany – including the murder of over one million children.

Join the culture crowd and explore over 600 private galleries clustered in Mitte’s artistic heart, with art from students to masters, struggling to world-famous.

Berlin’s Museum für Naturkunde, dedicated to exploring the wonders of the natural world, houses exhibits that encompass geology, palaeontology, zoology, and botany. Its extensive collection of specimens spans millions of years, and includes dinosaur skeletons, ancient fossils, intricate minerals, taxidermy displays of animals from around the globe, and an impressive array of plant specimens.

Reopened in 2006 after a major refurbishment, the museum now houses a fine collection of Byzantine art, coins, medals, and most notably, one of Europe’s finest collections of sculpture.

Prestigious museum showcasing the rich artistic and cultural heritage of the Islamic world. through a mightily impressive collection of over 15,000 artifacts, spanning more than a millennium. Marvel at exquisite examples of Islamic art, including intricate calligraphy, illuminated manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and architectural elements.

A massive exhibition covers German history from the Dark Ages to the modern day in an entertaining fashion. History buffs could spend all day here, but the rest should head straight for the most interesting sections devoted to the 19th-century Weimar and Nazi eras. Open daily.