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8 Days in Berlin: A Cultural Journey

Nicole Weaver

20 Nov 2023

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Experience the vibrant art scene and rich history of Berlin with this 8-day itinerary. Visit iconic landmarks, explore world-class museums, and immerse yourself in the city's unique atmosphere.

Trip to Berlin

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1

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$29

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$ 4

Berlin Cathedral

Majestic 1800s cathedral with an organ with 7,269 pipes, plus royal tombs & a dome for city views.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$11

13 - 16 min

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Directions

Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart

An art museum in a former 19th-century railway station, showing works from 1960 to the present.

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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$18

Day 2

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$35

Alte Nationalgalerie

Collection of Romantic, Impressionist & early Modernist art in an elegant, colonnaded building.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$18

4 - 5 min

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Directions

Pergamonmuseum

Museum complex housing ancient Roman & Greek art collections, plus Babylonian & Persian antiquities.

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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$18

Day 3

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$35

Altes Museum

Landmark neoclassical building with 18 columns & rotunda, with displays of Roman & Greek artifacts.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$18

3 - 4 min

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Neues Museum

Grand 19th-century museum with collections of Egyptian artwork & prehistoric archaeology.

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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$18

Day 4

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$18

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$ 7

Berlin Wall Memorial

Commemorative stretch of the historic divide with a preserved section of original wall & memorial.

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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Free

8 - 10 min

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Bode-Museum

Riverside museum of sculpture & Byzantine art, with regular exhibitions & events, plus a shop.

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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$18

7 - 9 min

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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

2,710 columns forming a vast mazelike Holocaust memorial, with an underground exhibition room.

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Free

5 - 8 min

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Brandenburg Gate

Restored 18th-century gate & landmark with 12 Doric columns topped by a classical goddess statue.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Free

Day 5

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$13

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$ 4

Martin-Gropius-Bau

19th-century hall & culture center for exhibitions of contemporary art, photography & archaeology.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$13

15 - 18 min

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Directions

East Side Gallery

Conserved graffiti project by 118 artists covering part of the Berlin Wall & celebrating its demise.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

Day 6

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$54

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$ 4

Gemäldegalerie

European 13th-18th-century masterpieces, including works by Rembrandt & Rubens, in a modern museum.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$18

5 - 8 min

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Neue Nationalgalerie

European & American 20th-century masterpieces on display in a Mies van der Rohe-designed museum.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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$18

8 - 10 min

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Checkpoint Charlie

Landmark boundary marking east & west Berlin with a white sentry guard house & cobbled border line.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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$19

Day 7

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$15

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$ 4

Museum Barberini

Art museum with international exhibitions & a collection of impressionist paintings.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$15

51 - 62 min

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Directions

Wall Museum - Checkpoint Charlie

Museum founded by human rights activist, with displays on the Berlin Wall & human rights movements.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

Day 8

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$25

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$ 4

Berlinische Galerie

Modern museum for fine art, photography & architecture created in Berlin from 1870 to the present.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$13

15 - 18 min

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Directions

Urban Nation

Contemporary museum for exhibitions of street art, sculpture & photography, plus citywide murals.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

12 - 17 min

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Bauhaus Archive

Exhibitions on the history & influence of the Bauhaus school of architecture, design & art.

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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$13

Budget breakdown: $246 In total

Activities & Food:$223

Transport:$23