Things to Do in Potsdam

There are 2 attractions in Potsdam. Brandenburg Gate, neoclassical triumphal arch and berlin landmark, is the most popular.

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Brandenburg Gate
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Brandenburg Gate
Neoclassical triumphal arch and Berlin landmark
Church
Berlin Wall
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Berlin Wall
Former Cold War barrier dividing Berlin, symbol of reunification
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Pergamon Museum
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Pergamon Museum
Museum displaying monumental ancient architectural reconstructions
Museum
Reichstag building
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Reichstag building
Historic parliament building with modern glass dome
Building
Sanssouci Palace
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Sanssouci Palace
Rococo summer palace surrounded by terraced gardens
Palace
Museum Island
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Museum Island
Cluster of major museums on a historic Berlin island
Island
Berlin Cathedral
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Berlin Cathedral
Grand Protestant cathedral on Berlin's Museum Island
Church
Checkpoint Charlie
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Checkpoint Charlie
Former Cold War border crossing and tourist site
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Neues Museum
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Neues Museum
Museum of ancient Egyptian and classical antiquities
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Altes Museum
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Altes Museum
Neoclassical museum exhibiting classical antiquities on Museum Island
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Wall Museum
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Wall Museum
Museum documenting Berlin Wall history and Cold War
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German Historical Museum
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German Historical Museum
Museum chronicling German history from medieval to modern
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Museum Barberini
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Museum Barberini
Art museum in Potsdam housing Impressionist and modern works
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Berlin Spy Museum
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Berlin Spy Museum
Interactive museum in Berlin about espionage and intelligence history
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Alte Nationalgalerie
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Alte Nationalgalerie
Historic Berlin museum for 19th-century paintings and sculpture
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DDR Museum
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DDR Museum
Interactive Berlin museum about daily life in East Germany
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Hamburger Bahnhof
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Hamburger Bahnhof
Contemporary art museum housed in historic railway station
Museum
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Bode Museum
Museum on Museum Island focusing on sculpture and coins
Museum
Olympiastadion (Berlin)
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Olympiastadion (Berlin)
Historic Berlin stadium built for 1936 Olympics
Stadium
Fernsehturm Berlin
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Fernsehturm Berlin
Berlin TV tower with panoramic city views and restaurant
Building
Berlin Zoo
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Berlin Zoo
Historic Berlin zoo with extensive animal collections
Zoo
Potsdamer Platz
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Potsdamer Platz
Major Berlin public square rebuilt after Cold War division
Plaza
Alexanderplatz
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Alexanderplatz
Large Berlin square and major public transport hub
Square
Schloss Charlottenburg
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Schloss Charlottenburg
Baroque palace in Berlin with royal art collections
Palace
Berlin Palace
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Berlin Palace
Reconstructed royal palace housing museums and exhibitions
Castle
Berlin Victory Column
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Berlin Victory Column
Triumphal column commemorating Prussian victories in Tiergarten
Monument
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
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Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Former Nazi concentration camp and Holocaust memorial site
Historical Site
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
Berlin memorial church famed for its damaged spire
Religious Site
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
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Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Germany's main railway station with modern glass concourse
Area
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial in Berlin commemorating Holocaust victims with stelae
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Egyptian Museum of Berlin
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Egyptian Museum of Berlin
Museum of Egyptian antiquities with extensive artifact collections
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Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
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Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Major Berlin museum housing European old master paintings
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Jewish Museum Berlin
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Jewish Museum Berlin
Museum in Berlin documenting Jewish history and culture
Museum
Berlin State Opera
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Berlin State Opera
Historic opera house and German classical music venue
Theater
Bellevue Palace, Germany
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Bellevue Palace, Germany
Official presidential residence of Germany in Berlin
Palace
Tiergarten (park)
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Tiergarten (park)
Large urban park in central Berlin
Park
St. Hedwig's Cathedral
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St. Hedwig's Cathedral
Catholic cathedral in Berlin, notable Baroque interior
Church
Pariser Platz
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Pariser Platz
Prominent Berlin square adjacent to the Brandenburg Gate
Plaza
Natural History Museum, Berlin
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Natural History Museum, Berlin
Major natural history museum in Berlin with dinosaur exhibits
Museum
Soviet War Memorial
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Soviet War Memorial
World War II memorial commemorating Soviet soldiers in Berlin
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Cecilienhof
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Cecilienhof
Potsdam palace where 1945 Allied conference convened
Palace
Gendarmenmarkt
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Gendarmenmarkt
Elegant Berlin square flanked by twin cathedrals
Plaza
New Synagogue (Berlin)
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New Synagogue (Berlin)
Historic 19th-century synagogue and Jewish heritage site in Berlin
Synagogue
Marienkirche (Berlin-Mitte)
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Marienkirche (Berlin-Mitte)
Historic Berlin church in Mitte district
Religious Site
Einstein Tower
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Einstein Tower
Early twentieth-century solar observatory with expressionist architecture
Tower
Deutsche Oper Berlin
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Deutsche Oper Berlin
Major Berlin opera house presenting international repertoire
Theater
French Cathedral
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French Cathedral
Baroque Protestant cathedral on Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt square
Religious Site
Nikolaikirche (Berlin)
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Nikolaikirche (Berlin)
Historic medieval church in Berlin's Nikolaiviertel neighborhood.
Museum
Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin
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Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin
Extensive Berlin botanical garden and museum with collections
Museum
East Side Gallery
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East Side Gallery
Open-air Berlin Wall gallery showcasing political murals
Museum
German Museum of Technology
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German Museum of Technology
Berlin museum exhibiting transport, industrial and technological history
Museum
Neue Nationalgalerie
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Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin museum of modern art in iconic Mies building
Museum
Lustgarten
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Lustgarten
Historic park on Berlin's Museum Island
Plaza
Neue Kirche, Berlin
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Neue Kirche, Berlin
Historic Berlin church with prominent dome on Gendarmenmarkt
Church
Neue Wache
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Neue Wache
Former Prussian guardhouse, national war memorial in Berlin
Monument
Bebelplatz
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Bebelplatz
Historic Berlin square famous for 1933 book burnings
Plaza
Humboldt Forum
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Humboldt Forum
Cultural museum complex in Berlin's reconstructed palace
Museum
Komische Oper Berlin
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Komische Oper Berlin
Berlin opera house noted for modern productions
Theater
New Palace, Potsdam
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New Palace, Potsdam
Grand 18th-century palace at Potsdam's Sanssouci complex
Palace
Academy of Arts, Berlin
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Academy of Arts, Berlin
Cultural institution promoting visual and performing arts
Historical Site
Kaufhaus des Westens
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Kaufhaus des Westens
Large historic department store on Berlin's Tauentzienstraße
Area
Berlin Mosque
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Berlin Mosque
Historic mosque serving Berlin's Turkish Muslim community
Mosque
Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)
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Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)
Large Soviet World War II memorial in Berlin's Tiergarten
Monument
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Complex of museums in Berlin with extensive art collections
Museum
Topography of Terror
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Topography of Terror
Museum and memorial on Nazi-era SS headquarters site
Museum
Breitscheidplatz
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Breitscheidplatz
Public square in Berlin and transport hub
Plaza
Plötzensee Prison
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Plötzensee Prison
Berlin prison notorious for WWII-era executions and history
Museum
Schwules Museum
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Schwules Museum
Museum documenting LGBTQ+ history and culture in Germany
Museum
Treptower Park
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Treptower Park
Large Berlin park notable for Soviet war memorial
Park
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
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Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Berlin cultural center focusing on global contemporary arts
Theater
Spandau Citadel
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Spandau Citadel
Renaissance fortress and museum on the Havel
Monument
Babelsberg Palace
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Babelsberg Palace
19th-century palace with landscaped park in Potsdam
Castle
Bauhaus-Archiv
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Bauhaus-Archiv
Museum documenting Bauhaus design and architecture movement
Museum
Berlinische Galerie
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Berlinische Galerie
Modern art museum focusing on Berlin artists and photography
Museum
Brücke Museum
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Brücke Museum
Museum housing Die Brücke expressionist paintings
Museum
City Palace, Potsdam
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City Palace, Potsdam
Former Prussian royal palace rebuilt in Potsdam city center
Palace
Friedrichswerder Church
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Friedrichswerder Church
19th-century brick church housing neo-Gothic art museum
Church
Orangery Palace
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Orangery Palace
Potsdam palace built as ornate orangery and gallery
Park
Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof
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Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof
Former major Berlin railway station, now partial ruin
Ruins
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Ethnological Museum of Berlin
Large museum focusing on global ethnographic collections
Museum
Funkturm Berlin
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Funkturm Berlin
Historic radio tower and observation platform in Berlin
Tower
Glienicke Palace
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Glienicke Palace
Neoclassical Prussian palace on Wannsee with landscaped gardens
Palace
Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque
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Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque
Berlin mosque named after Ibn Rushd and Goethe
Mosque
Kunsthaus Tacheles
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Kunsthaus Tacheles
Former Berlin art squat and exhibition space
Museum
Leipziger Platz
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Leipziger Platz
Prominent Berlin square near Tiergarten and Potsdamer Platz
Plaza
Marx-Engels Forum
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Marx-Engels Forum
Open-air Berlin plaza with bronze socialist realist sculptures
Monument
Nollendorfplatz
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Nollendorfplatz
Berlin square and transport hub known for nightlife
Plaza
Brandenburg Gate
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Brandenburg Gate
Neoclassical triumphal arch in Berlin, symbol of unity
Monument
Charlottenhof Palace
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Charlottenhof Palace
Neoclassical palace in Potsdam built for Crown Prince
Palace
Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
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Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
Outdoor memorial preserving Berlin Wall remnants and history
Tomb
Hackescher Markt
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Hackescher Markt
Central Berlin square and transport hub with boutiques
Plaza
Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism in Berlin
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Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism in Berlin
Berlin memorial commemorating homosexual victims of Nazi persecution
Monument
Monbijou Palace
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Monbijou Palace
Former Berlin palace once located by the Spree River
Palace
Platz der Republik (Berlin)
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Platz der Republik (Berlin)
Berlin square in front of the Reichstag building
Plaza
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Schönhausen Palace
Baroque palace in Berlin, former royal residence
Castle
Wittenbergplatz
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Wittenbergplatz
Major Berlin square featuring KaDeWe and U-Bahn station
Plaza
AquaDom
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AquaDom
Tall cylindrical aquarium with internal glass elevator
Museum
Berggruen Museum
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Berggruen Museum
Berlin museum housing modern masters like Picasso
Museum
Bismarck Memorial
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Bismarck Memorial
Monumental Berlin statue commemorating Chancellor Otto von Bismarck
Monument
Kroll Opera House
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Kroll Opera House
Former Berlin opera house, 19th-century performance venue
Theater