Berlin, the capital city of Germany is the main city in the country. It is well-known for its historical locations, nightlife, cafes, clubs, bars, museums, palaces, and more places worth seeing. In the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin War, the city has converted into an absolute melting pot as far as culture is concerned. It has become a city where all varieties of art, music, and fashion come together.
The city has numerous museums. Museums managed by the government do not need to be paid for to enter four hours prior to their shutting down each Thursday, and there is also the three day Museum Pass which lets visitors have admission to about 70 museums.
Museumsinsel, also known as Museum Island is known for having the Pergamon Museum which has a large collection of Greek and Islamic art. Other museums on the island include the Altes Museum with Egyptian collections, the Alte National galleries with mainly German collections, and the Bode Museum with Byzantine art.
You can find many museums that cover the history of the country, especially the Holocaust. Also, Berlin is one of those few cities that do not try to hide the negative sides of its history. You can see remains of the Berlin Wall as well as Jewish museums that cover the Holocaust.
The Deutches Historisches Museum has an enormous assortment of German history items covering all ages. This museum is extremely huge, so make sure you have sufficient stamina to spend hours looking at the whole thing. The Judisches Museum is the Jewish museum. There are many historical items about Jews in Germany in this museum. In addition there is a Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe which covers one entire block. There is an underground museum with information concerning the Holocaust. This is one of the most visited as well as most striking museums in Berlin.
The Berlin Wall may not be there anymore, but a portion of it is still visible along the river. This has been preserved as a gallery, and there are very nice murals on it. There is also a Berlin War Memorial for those that died crossing the wall. There is a viewing platform that lets you imagine exactly what it must have been like when the wall was still in place. Checkpoint Charlie used to be a crossing point between the two sides of Germany, and is also well worth a visit.
The Tempelhof airport is the airport that was used for the duration of the Berlin Airlift in 1948. There is now a memorial here to remember the airlifts around the blockade. This airport has also been featured in numerous films, and has a matchless architecture. With its countless halls and buildings, it was built to become an entry point to Europe, and is still one of the most enormous buildings in the world.
Berlin is a wonderful city to come to for tourists, and if you can only visit one city in Germany then you should come see Berlin. Its history will move you, and you will be haunted the rest of your life by many of the historic sites you see here.

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