Top 5 activities of Mitte
What to do in Berlin? My guests always ask me. Luckily for them, that I am working on a BertaBerlin map for Mitte right now. It takes a lot of time to discover and test all the places, but here you have my Top 5 activities of Mitte. If you want to find more hidden gems of the German capital, pick a map in my shop.
Beach Mitte
Beach Mitte is – with 50 courts - the largest location to play beachvolleyball in Berlin. Besides playing Beachvolleyball you can dip your toe in the sand and enjoy a drink from their beach bar.
Beach Mitte
Caroline-Michaelis-Str. 8
10115 Berlin (Mitte)
+49 177 28 06 861
info@beachberlin.de
www.beachberlin.de
Station: S1, S2, S25 Nordbahnhof
Daily 10-22h
Boros Collection (bunker)
This contemporary art collection is located in a former bunker, designed specially for this display. Most rooms contain just one art piece. The bunker can only be visited with an in-house guide. The tours start on the hour in German, on the half-hour in English, and can be booked online.
Boros Collection
Reinhardtstraße 20
10117 Berlin
(Mitte)
+49 30 24 08 33 300
sammlung-boros.de
Station: U6, S1, S2, S5, S7, S25, S75 Friedrichstraße
Thu 15-20h, Fr-Sun 10-20h
GDR watchtower
The last relics of over 400 watchtowers from the GDR era can be found close by Potsdamer Platz. Take up the viewpoint of a GDR soldier just as the border soldiers used to.
GDR watchtower
Erna-Berger-Straße
10117 Berlin
www.berlinwallexpo.de
Station: U2, S1, S2, S25 Potsdamer Platz
Mon-Sun 11-15h, but closed when it rains.
Konzerthaus
Here is a tipp for the perfect lunch break with classical music. The Espresso Concerts take place several times a month, but always at 14:00h. It last about 45 minutes. The actual venue space within the Konzerthaus will only be revealed upon entrance. The Espresso Concerts can be attend from September until June.
Konzerthaus
Gendarmenmarkt
10117 Berlin
www.konzerthaus.de
Station: U6 Französische Straße
DDR Museum (GDR)
Here you can experience the everyday life in the former East Germany. I especially like that covering a range of topics the Berlin Wall, the Stasi and much more the museum encourages its visitors to touch, feel and interact .
DDR Museum
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 1
10178 Berlin (Mitte)
+49 30 84 71 23 731
besucherbetreuung@ddr-museum.de
www.ddr-museum.de
Station: S5, S7, S75 Hackescher Markt
Sun-Fr 10-20h, Sat 10-22h
Payment by credit card
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