Bebelplatz (Book Burning Square)
City Centre, Berlin, 10117, Germany
On May 10, 1933, Nazi students burned approximately 20,000 books in this square.
Berlin Wall Memorial (Bernauer Straße)
111 Bernauer Straße, City Centre, Berlin, 13355, Germany
Bernauer Straße was ground zero for the Berlin Wall.
Brandenburg Gate
Pariser Platz, City Centre, Berlin, 10117, Germany
This gate has been stolen from, shot at, walled off, and danced on.
Checkpoint Charlie
43-45 Friedrichstraße, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, 10969, Germany
It's the most famous border crossing in history, and today it's one of Berlin's most surreal places — a strange collision of real history and pure tourism.
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz, 10785 Berlin
In the 1920s, this was the busiest intersection in Europe — the Times Square of Berlin, with the continent's first traffic light installed here in 1924.
Reichstag Building
Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin
The glass dome on top of this building is Norman Foster's masterstroke, and it makes a very specific political statement.
Tempelhof Field (Former Airport)
Tempelhofer Damm, 12101 Berlin
This is a former airport that Berliners refused to let anyone develop.
Victory Column (Siegessäule)
Großer Stern, 10557 Berlin
Locals call her 'Goldelse' — Golden Lizzie.
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