Kulturforum is definitely place for the people who like art and paintings. One of my favorite…read moremuseum, Gemäldegalerie is located in this place. Beside the museum, The Berlin Art Library (Kunstbibliothek) also inside the Kulturforum building. There are also other small exhibitions going on inside, those exhibition will changed time to time, some are quite interesting. The system of this place is really great and thoughtful, it got informations and programs of all museums, concerts and theaters in Berlin. The staff here are friendly and helpful. Design of the building is quite humble and neat. One the best parts for me is the location of it. It is right next to the Neue Nationalgalerie and Berliner Philharmonie, when you want to see check out some new style of art or go for a jazz music concert, it's really convenient. Opposite is the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin), prefect place for study. Walk a bit future there the Sony Center and Potsdamer Platz, so you could watch a movie or do some shopping. In the summer, at Kulturforum there has a Sommerkino, it's outdoor movie experience. Usually, it is around June to August, I was there as well, it was quite a nice activity to get together with friends and nice experience. The price of the ticket is cool as well. The pity thing is, all the movies they play are in German. It's mostly for the locals or the people who could speak German. For me, there are many reasons made me like this place. It surrounded by many historical and great sightseeings. The building itself is also very cultural. There are many different and cool activities around, made me never found it bored.

I came her for the Testino exhibition. I should have known what I was getting myself into, but this…read morewas nothing short of obscene. I'm not a Puritan or a prude, but Testino's queer brand of callousness when it comes to portraying female sexuality is depressing, flat, and predictable. The exhibition hall resembled a pimply teenage boy's bedroom, with oversize foldouts of 'hot babes' pasted closely side by side on every free space of wall. Let's just say I saw more than just one man trying to conceal his woody while walking around that exhibition. Art should be stimulating, but not so much that the straight male patrons have to make trips to the bathroom to give themselves some right handed relief. Popular interest exhibitions such as these scream out financial turmoil for such institutions that host them. True, there was a line of patrons happily willing to shell out good money to see this, and I'm sure their €1500 framed Testino prints in the gift shop are a big hit with the nouveau riche in from Munich for the weekend, but the stain this leaves on an otherwise mildly respectable institution such as the Kultur Forum is irrevocable.

I saw their infos online with my friends the other day. Since I alway very interested at the nature…read morescience, It didn't really took me long to decide to come here have a look. I am so glad I did. This museum is BRILLIANT! The museum not only huge, also offers so much more than I ever expected. I spent hours here until they closed and yet there are still things that i haven't see. Probably because I spent so much time in certain areas. In this museum they have couple different theme go around, such as Dinosaurs & Fossils, Geographic,Rocks and Crystals, Astronomy, Animal Specimens, Birds and Inserts, The Wet Collections and so on. For me, which interested me the most, of course the dinosaurs and fossils area. I am also a big fan of Astronomy. They don't really have a huge collection about this, but sure very creative and entertaining. The room for Animal specimens was pretty awesome. I also spent lots of time there, took many pictures and read a lot. The Wet Collection was totally stunning! I was really amazed by the whole thing. it was like the bank that store the human knowledge. Amazing and kinda creepy. The museum has quite a long history itself. And the ticket only cost 6 euro ( for adults).Really cool price for such marvelous museum. For sure, I will visit again. Thumbs up!

We visited this museum on a recent trip to Berlin. This was my son's pick. He loves dinosaurs. This…read morewas one of the best dinosaur exhibits I have ever seen. Not only do they have like the longest dinosaur fossil in the world, but they have these amazing viewfinders that you look through and the dinosaurs come to life. You can see how the dinosaur moved and how it ate. It was really cool and my son was absolutely obsessed with it. They had this very weird room with animals in jars. I've never seen anything like it and I was a little bit grossed out by it but my kid thought it was cool. They also have the biggest collection of taxidermy that I've ever seen. I very much enjoyed the Exhibit on Darwin and natural selection. It was really fun to learn about zebra stripes. The space part of the museum was cool. And throughout the museum there were numerous panels in English but unfortunately, the video in the space portion was only in German so we didn't totally understand what we were watching. It was fun watching nonetheless. I don't expect everything to be in English. Overall, a great family friendly pick. We spent about 2-2.5 hours here and they do offer family ticket prices which were very reasonable.

In the middle ages the town of Bernau on the outskirts of Berlin was surrounded by a fortified…read moredefensive wall 8 meters high and 1.5 kilometers long. Built in the second half of the 15th century, the Steintor ("Stone Gate") is a perfect example of late Gothic brick architecture common in the areas formerly known as Prussia. Only one of the city's three elaborate gates has survived to this day. This picturesque city gate is made up of two towers: die Pulver- und Hungertürme ("the Gunpowder- and Hunger Towers").

The first line that we were greeted with was 'are you crazy?' from the doorman…read more The ticket booth is hidden behind a door and we didn't notice. Is that how people are treated here? Absolutely insulting and unprofessional. We walked away immediately. Would not recommend.

In the Zitadelle complex is a ritter restaurant, where they serve the same food which they would…read moreserve knights in the 15-16th century. It is immensely great fun and the price gets you all the wine you can drink as well, and I certainly did not remember how I got home as it was a very drinkable red. (I even forgot to ask which wine it was!) The food is quite unusual, but tasty. Unleavened bread with goose fat was the starter, for example. Then came a nice bone and vegetable broth followed by a lovely chunk of rare beef which is shared amongst the diners. Then came some other bits and pieces which I have now forgotten, though I did not forget about the magicians and minstrels mulling around the dining hall entertaining everyone. It was a splendid evening, and it is a great place for people to let their hair down in a medieval sort of way.