DK Travel : Berlin : Editor's choice

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Hochbunker

One of the last surviving World War II bunkers.
Jüdisches Gemeindehaus

Berlin’s Jewish community house stands on the site of the Charlottenburg synagogue. Damaged during “Reichskristallnacht” on 9 November 1938, it was mostly destroyed during World War II. Only the portal remains.
Kammergericht

In 1947–90, the magnificent supreme court, built in 1909–13, was used as Allied Control Council.
Komische Oper

One of Germany’s most magnificent opera houses, dating from 1892, is concealed behind a modern façade. All performances are in German.
Koppenplatz

In this small square, a monument of a table and upturned chair recall the expulsion of the Jews.
Kottbusser Tor

Kreuzberg in the raw: social misery tucked away in between new buildings in the Turkish heart of the district.
Lapidarium

The former pumping station is open for visits; the sculptures in the garden once decorated the Siegesallee (alley of triumph).
Le-Corbusier-Haus

The apartment block where the French architect Corbusier lived was built for the 1957 Interbau trade fair. Designed to alleviate the acute housing shortage after World War II, it was highly innovative in its day.
Luisenplatz

This small square with its plain, restored buildings gives a good impression of Potsdam in the early 19th century.
Mann-o-Meter

Berlin’s best-known advice centre for gays offers help and advice of all kinds. Apart from psychological support in relation to Aids, safe sex and coming out, its counsellors offer help in finding accommodation, give support to those in troubled relationships and provide legal advice. Mann-o-Meter is also a good starting point for gay visitors to Berlin who wish to find out abut the gay scene – and, last but not least, the café is also a good place to meet people.