Things to do in Berlin

robertzombie · 20 Jul 2010, 17:48

Just booked a holiday to Berlin in September and was wondering if any Heartlanders had some recommendations of things to visit - perhaps things that aren't in your standard tourist guide?

Izzy HaveMercy · 20 Jul 2010, 21:53

RAW Temple.... MUST!

The industro-parties there are major.
Eric Van Wonterghem (Belgian dude living there) organises a lot under the Schlagstrom moniker, check it out!

IZ.

Izzy HaveMercy · 20 Jul 2010, 21:54

http://www.schlagstrom.de/

IZ.

psichonaut · 20 Jul 2010, 23:32

red light zone anyone?

the_inescapable_truth · 21 Jul 2010, 09:46

Cool city. One of the best. Lots to do.

Some of the following are admittedly pretty obvious:

KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Chapel of Reconciliation
Film Museum
Botanical Gardens
Tegel Castle
Berlin Art and Nostalgia Market
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Jewish Museum
Berlin Wall Museum
Animal Garden
Treptower Park

weebleswobble · 21 Jul 2010, 10:21

psichonaut wrote:red light zone anyone?

Mon!

21 Jul 2010, 11:15

http://www.ramonesmuseum.com/

Obviousman · 21 Jul 2010, 11:17

Record stores aplenty there, I also recommend going up the Fernsehturm and have a spin around in the restaurant with a drink, great view from there! Apparently you can also go up the Reichtach and have dinner on the roof, should be nice.

Other than that, walk around and you'll fall in love with this fantastic city

Norman Hunter · 21 Jul 2010, 11:36

Hertha Berlin at home?

EvilBastard · 21 Jul 2010, 14:47

There used to be (ok, so it was 20 years ago) a really incredibly wonderful second-hand clothing store in Berlin. Huge great warehouse of a place, sold clothes by weight, you could get anything there. I think it was in the eastern part of the city. Fabulous selection - any amount of black leather, military stuff - a great place to spend a wet Sunday afternoon.

Drawing a blank on the name - does it ring a bell to any Berliners?

the_inescapable_truth · 21 Jul 2010, 16:26

EvilBastard wrote:There used to be (ok, so it was 20 years ago) a really incredibly wonderful second-hand clothing store in Berlin. Huge great warehouse of a place, sold clothes by weight, you could get anything there. I think it was in the eastern part of the city. Fabulous selection - any amount of black leather, military stuff - a great place to spend a wet Sunday afternoon.

Drawing a blank on the name - does it ring a bell to any Berliners?

Kleidermarkt Garage possibly? Awesome place indeed if so.

EvilBastard · 21 Jul 2010, 17:08

That sounds about right, and the pictures jog some memories. Thanks!

Sita · 21 Jul 2010, 22:35

The Surrealist museum - Sammlung Scherf-Gerstenberg - is nice. You will be just missing their Hans Bellmer exhibit, but for example, they have Max Klinger and other Symbolist artists.
I wouldn't go to Berlin just to see it (unlike, let's say, the National Gallery in London), but if you're in Charlottenburg, then go for it. It's right across the street from Schloss Charlottenburg.
Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg
SchloÃŸstr. 70
14059 Berlin

Oh, and there's the Kitkat Club.
But let me warn you, I've just been there and thought it was kinda lame. Their Goff night most definitely sucks.

andymackem · 22 Jul 2010, 13:31

Loved Berlin, and have fond memories of seeing Qntal at K17. Partly for the band, partly for the guys we met that night but mostly for the dodgy old bloke in a bar over the road who insisted he was ex-Stasi and introduced us to his Alsatian, Lyubich, who only responded to commands in Russian (this was in the East, naturally).

The best thing about the dog was that she only responded to formal, second-person plural commands (like the vous form in French). Siditye was OK, sadis was treated with disdain. But since we hadn't been formally introduced at that point ....

boudicca · 22 Jul 2010, 20:11

There is a travel agent there called Titanic Reisen

. Has to be seen to be believed.

TheBoyNextDoor · 25 Jul 2010, 07:54

Obviousman wrote:Record stores aplenty there

Any recommendation on a specific store? An adress would be much apreciated.

Btw I'm mostly looking for Sisters stuff and similar bands.

psichonaut · 26 Jul 2010, 22:07

TheBoyNextDoor wrote:
Btw I'm mostly looking for Sisters stuff and similar bands.

never tried the Fields of the nephilim?

TheBoyNextDoor · 27 Jul 2010, 07:05

psichonaut wrote:never tried the Fields of the nephilim?

Who?

moses · 27 Jul 2010, 09:41

Sleep with all the women

Bartek · 27 Jul 2010, 10:06

better not

Obviousman · 27 Jul 2010, 17:10

TheBoyNextDoor wrote:Any recommendation on a specific store? An adress would be much apreciated.

Don't quite remember where I went when I went, but Google might know better

despair · 27 Jul 2010, 19:39

Check out this topic on Discogs for record stores.

TheBoyNextDoor · 28 Jul 2010, 07:09

Thanks you both for pointing me at the right direction. Found some stores that seems interesting.

originalgoth · 04 Aug 2010, 22:43

Maybe not everyones cup of tea but if you like history and have the stomach for it you could go to Sachsenhausen Concentration camp. It's 35 KM north of Berlin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachsenhau ... ation_camp

A friend of mine went there and said it is worth a visit even though it is quite daunting when you think what went on there.

If that's not for you, then I'm told the zoo is quite worth a visit.

05 Aug 2010, 08:58

Obviousman wrote:I also recommend going up the Fernsehturm and have a spin around in the restaurant with a drink, great view from there!

That.

Also, the zoo (look for Knut the polar bear)
The Tacheles building on Oranienburgerstrasse has some crazy art during the day and great bars at night.
Checkpoint Charlie is probably worth a visit, along with the nearby museum of the Wall (I can't remember what it's called)
Take a stroll from the Brandenburger Tor along Unter Den Linden.