8 Days in Berlin: Unveiling History and Art

Joshua Bühler

7 Jan 2024

Embark on an unforgettable journey through Berlin's rich history and vibrant art scene. Discover iconic landmarks, explore world-class museums, and immerse yourself in the city's captivating culture. Get ready for an adventure like no other!

Trip to Berlin

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Majestic Spires and Ancient Treasures

$29

$ 7

ibis Berlin Mitte

Depart from your stay 🏨

6 - 8 min

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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

2 - 3 min

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

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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$17

Day 2From Ancient Artifacts to Cold War Secrets

$17

$ 10

ibis Berlin Mitte

Depart from your stay 🏨

8 - 10 min

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

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$17

10 - 12 min

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

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Free

Day 3Modern Art and Historic Landmarks Collide

$44

$ 10

ibis Berlin Mitte

Depart from your stay 🏨

11 - 14 min

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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

10 - 15 min

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

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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$19

10 - 12 min

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

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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$13

Day 4A Fusion of Culture and Architecture

$13

$ 10

ibis Berlin Mitte

Depart from your stay 🏨

7 - 9 min

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Originally built in the 15th century, this stately royal & imperial palace offers exhibits & tours.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

9 - 11 min

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

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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$13

Day 5Masterpieces from the Past and Present

$34

$ 7

ibis Berlin Mitte

Depart from your stay 🏨

19 - 23 min

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

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$17

6 - 9 min

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

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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$17

Day 6Unveiling Ancient Marvels and Reflecting on History

$18

$ 10

ibis Berlin Mitte

Depart from your stay 🏨

10 - 12 min

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

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$18

10 - 12 min

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

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

4 - 6 min

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

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Free

Day 7A Journey through Art and Time

$32

$ 10

ibis Berlin Mitte

Depart from your stay 🏨

54 - 65 min

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

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$15

55 - 66 min

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

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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$17

Day 8Tracing the Berlin Wall's Legacy

$17

$ 10

ibis Berlin Mitte

Depart from your stay 🏨

10 - 12 min

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

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$17

10 - 12 min

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

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Free

Budget breakdown: $274 In total

Activities & Food:$203

Transport:$72