DK Travel : Berlin : Editor's choice

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Onkel-Tom-Siedlung

The “Uncle Tom’s Hut” settlement, developed in 1926–32 according to designs by Bruno Taut and others, was intended to create a modern housing estate for workers, unlike their old narrow, dark tenement blocks.
Palais am Festungsgraben

The Baroque palace of 1753 has maintained its original elegant interior.
Palais Podewil

The light yellow Baroque palace, built in 1701–4, has been transformed into Podewil, a cultural centre and one of the best places for contemporary music.
Palais Schwerin and Münze

Two adjoining buildings with elegant 18th-century façades: Palais Schwerin has beautiful window cornices; Münze (the mint) is decorated with a Neo-Classical frieze.
Parochialkirche

This church, by Johann Arnold Nering and Martin Grünberg, was one of Berlin’s most charming Baroque churches, but the magnificent interior was destroyed in World War II, and the bell tower collapsed. Recently, it has become a venue for contemporary music concerts.
Pfefferberg

This alternative cultural centre hosts concerts, performance art events and festivals.
Potsdam-Museum

A small museum presenting the history of the town of Potsdam, from prehistoric times to the present day. The museum is based in the historic Hiller-Brandtsche Häuser.
Prenzlauer Berg Museum

The small lively museum documents the history of the district and its poor working-class inhabitants in the 19th century.
Prinz-Eisenherz-Buchhandlung

Germany’s oldest openly gay bookstore stocks the entire range of German and international gay and lesbian publications. Its knowledgeable bookshop assistants will track down rare or out-of-stock titles at your request. The bookshop also hosts frequent literary readings.
Rathaus Schöneberg

It was from this Town Hall, on 26 June 1963, that the US President John F Kennedy made his famous speech, declaring “I am a Berliner” and expressing his commitment to the freedom of West Berlin.