Berlin, Berlin, you are every city’s queen - so goes a saying by German singer Nina Hagen. And a queen it surely is. Berlin is big, Berlin is wild and it would probably take a different bucket list for each of the neighborhoods. Even after having lived here, I can honestly say that I haven’t seen it all. After a while, you tend to stay in the area you live in, and checking out new places becomes more of an effort. So hands down, this is not a complete list - but it’s the list I personally have used when living in Berlin to keep exploring the city. So here it comes, my Ultimate Berlin bucket List!
Sights
Brandenburg Gate
East Side Gallery
Memorial to the Murdered Jew of Europe
Berlin Wall Memorial
Reichstag
TV Tower & Alexanderplatz
Potsdamer Platz
Checkpoint Charlie
Hackesche Hoefe
Oberbaumbruecke
Berliner Dom
Museums
Museumsisland
Technikmuseum
DDR Museum
Hohenschoenhausen
The Story of Berlin Museum
Stasi Museum
Neighborhoods (“bezirke”)
Pankow (includes Prenzlauer Berg, Weissensee and Pankow)
Mitte
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Neukoelln
Reinickendorf
Spandau
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Tempelhof-Schoeneberg
Treptow-Koepenick
Lichtenberg
Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Parks
Mauerpark
Prinzessinengärten
Monbijoupark
Tempelhofer Feld
Tiergarten
Botanical Garden
Koernerpark
Grunewald
Treptower Park
Volkspark Friedrichshain
Humboldthain
Schlosspark Charlottenburg
Bars
Scotch & Sofa
Klunkerkranich
Mein Haus Am See
An einem Sonntag im August
Monkey Bar
MINI Wein Bar
Weinerei
Crackers
Das Hotel Bar
ORA
Kantine
Geist im Glas
Prater Biergarten
Madame Claude
Badfish Bar
Becketts Kopf
Eats & Treats
Brammibals Donuts
Currywurst
Markthalle IX
Thai Park
Bite Club
Doener at Mustafa’s
Drink Club Mate
Restaurants
Benedict Berlin
House of Small Wonder
Cookies & Cream
Restaurant Sphere (inside the tv tower at Alexanderplatz)
Neni
Yaam
Nobelhart & Schmutzig Azzam
Burgermeister
Yafo
Ryotei
Rogacki
La Lucha
Horvath
Lavanderia Vecchia
Nightlife
IPSE
Berghain
Sisyphos
Kater Blau
Prince Charles
Ritter Butzke
Kitkat
House of Weekend
Club der Visionäre
Kitty Cheng
Clärchen’s Ballhaus
Watergate
Tresor
SchwuZ
Anomalie Art Club
YAAM
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Events
Karnival of Cultures
Fete de la musique
May Day
Festival of Lights
Christmas Market at Gendarmenmarkt
So Berlin
Badeschiff
Paul-Lincke-Ufer
Sing at Bearpit Karaoke
Join a demonstration or street festival
Flea Market
Photo booths
Get Wegbier from a Spaeti
Liquidrom
The Brandenburg Special
Teufelsberg
Spreepark
Potsdam
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Westhavelland
Tropical Island
Schloss Cecilienhof
Is there anything I forgot to add to my Ultimate Berlin Bucket List? Let me know!
Kate recommends: In the 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers, Captain Bluebear tells his story about his first 13 1/2 lives on the mysterious continent of Zamonia. Water flows uphill and Captain Bluebear runs into many creatures such as Yetis, Gryphons, or Maenads. Pretty much sounds like Berlin to me and I assure you those 13 1/2 lives would come in handy.