Less a set of sights than a set of neighbourhoods. Cheap for a capital, heavy with twentieth-century history, and awake far later than the rest of Germany.
Reichstag dome at sunset
Free, but registration is mandatory. Book the slot before you fly.
East Side Gallery + Kreuzberg
The longest surviving stretch of the Wall. Go before ten; by lunch it's a thoroughfare.
Brandenburg Gate
Never closed and never ticketed. Before eight it's yours and the quadriga catches the light; by midday Pariser Platz is a scrum.
EastSeven Berlin Hostel
Dorm bed · per night
Eastener Hostel
Private room · per night
Circus Hostel
Private room · per night
Kiez Hostel Berlin
Dorm bed · per night
Europe · 16 days · loop · 5 nights in Berlin
The Western Loop
London → Paris → Amsterdam → Berlin → Bruges → London
$1,102
plus flights · Jan 2027 dates