Top Things to do in Bernau
The 10 Best Things to Do in Bernau, Germany
Discover the best top things to do in Bernau, Germany including Heimatmuseum Bernau bei Berlin - Steintor, Barnim Panorama, Reichstag Building, Wolf Kahlen Museum, Memorial of the Berlin Wall, Golfpark Berlin Prenden, Brandenburg Gate, Topography of Terror, The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Pergamon Museum.
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1. Heimatmuseum Bernau bei Berlin - Steintor
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By Friedrichshainer1034
Hier ist der "Chef" noch selbst beim Arbeiten...er erklärte gerade einem kleinen Mädchen und dessen Großvater den Aufbau einer Armbrust. Und es war ein Vergnügen, ihm zuzuhören. Die Erwachsenenversion war auch spannend. Hier sind ist das "Personal" motiviert und mit Spaß bei der Arbeit.
Vielen Dank und viel Erfolg.
2. Barnim Panorama
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By YvoVandenbempt - Bierbeek, Belgium
As one of my interests concerns old agricultural tractors, I wanted to visit this museum because I had read somewhere they had a nice selection of makeshift made tractors during the DDR era. This proved not to be correct, but they have a very nice selection of standard tractors made in the DDR, plus a rare FAMO tractor and two Lanz hot bulb tractors all dating from 1938-39 instead. To my pleasant surprise they also had four combined harvesters in an outside shed : a Claas MDB, an early Soviet type, an early DDR type and an early Fortschritt. This really made my day !
3. Reichstag Building
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
Situated just north of the Brandenburg Gate, this building houses the German Parliament and was the seat of the Weimar Republic government until it was seized by the Nazis in 1933.
Reviewed By David R - Manchester, United Kingdom
We pre-booked a tour of the Bundestag in English a few months before our trip to Berlin. We had to give passport details online to book on for security reasons.
On arrival we had to pass through airport style security checks before being shown into the foyer area of the building. There was a German speaking tour at the same time as our tour but this didn’t clash.
There was around 18 people in our group, we were allowed in the Bundestag Parliament room and allowed to take photos etc. We were then shown other rooms such as the CBS rooms etc which were interesting! The exterior is very old but the interior is very modern. They have kept some of the graffiti inside the Bundestag from when the Russians took over the building in 1945.
We were then allowed to go onto the roof/dome along with everyone else.
The tour guide spoke good English and engaged well with the guests.
You can enter the dome on its own if you prefer but if possible then you should try and book on the tour! It was free and was interesting! I would recommend doing this before you travel.
4. Wolf Kahlen Museum
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By m_moshe - Tel Aviv, Israel
מגדל מימי הביניים, ממוקם בחומת העיר העתיקה. 70 מדרגות לולייניות ובסוף- תצפית נהדרת על העיר. תמורת הכרטיס הזול מקבלים גם סיור במוזיאון ובו שריוני-אבירים מתקופות שונות, כלי נשק, כלי עבודה מקומיים וכו'. מצויין ומעניין
לילדים. קריר בקיץ, מוגן מהגשם (חוץ מהמרפסת) בחורף.
נוח מאד להגיע מברלין ברכבת ישירה, הליכה קצרה מתחנת הרכבת של ברנאו. ביקור של חצי יום בעיר קטנה ומעניינת.
5. Memorial of the Berlin Wall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
The Berlin Wall Memorial is the central memorial site of German division, located in the middle of the capital. Situated at the historic site on Bernauer Strasse, it extends along 1.4 kilometers of the former border strip. The memorial contains the last piece of Berlin Wall with the preserved grounds behind it and is thus able to convey an impression of how the border fortifications developed until the end of the 1980s. The events that took place here together with the preserved historical remnants and traces of border obstacles on display help to make the history of Germany's division comprehensible to visitors. The memorial is part of the Berlin Wall Foundation, which also includes the Marienfelde Refugee Center Museum, the central site dedicated to the history of flight and emigration in divided Germany. MOBILE TOURGUIDE Visitors to the Berlin Wall Memorial who have a smartphone or a tablet computer with internet access at their disposal have the opportunity to select an individual tour of the memorial grounds for themselves on the memorial's mobile website berliner-mauer.mobi.
Reviewed By Amie K
You can walk along one of the remaining parts of the Berlin Wall, see the remains piled up( very sobering with the trees rooted around them) and read various information boards regarding the wall history. Across the road at the memorial is a very informative museum type building with a rooftop view over Part of the wall which has been kept as it would have been. Years ago. Worth a visit if the Berlin Wall is of any interest to you.
6. Golfpark Berlin Prenden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By A TripAdvisor Member
Wir spielen hier seit einiger Zeit Golf..
Es ist immer wieder schön hier her zukommen...
Der Platz ist immer sehr gepflegt.. die Mitglieder alle höflich und entspannt..
Für und dort zu sein ist immer wie Urlaub
Nicht zu vergessen das Restaurant die Preise etwas höher aber das Essen fantastisch...
Man Sitz wirklich schön dort und kann alles in Ruhe genießen..
Kurz gesagt wir leben auf dort..
7. Brandenburg Gate
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 36 reviews
Located in no-man's land between East and West Germany during the Cold War, this famous monument, built during the 18th-century reign of Friedrich Wilhelm II, has long been a defining symbol of Berlin and both the city's division and unification.
Reviewed By 811michael - United Kingdom
The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II. It is of one of the best known landmarks of Germany, it was built on the sight of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to the town of Brandenburg an der Havet, which used to be the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Throughout its existence, the Brandenburg Gate was often the site for major historical events and is today considered not only a symbol of the tumultuous history of Europe and Germany, but also of European unity and peace. Visiting this stunning, historical and beautiful monument and part of Germany's and Europe's past and present history was a most enjoyable, learning and thought provoking experience.
8. Topography of Terror
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Since 1987 a permanent exhibition at the site where the headquarters of the Secret State Police, the SS and the Reich Security Main Office were located during the “Third Reich” has been providing information to the public about the most important institutions of National Socialist persecution and terror. The documentary exhibition conveys the European dimensions of the Nazi reign of terror.
Reviewed By Jellybellydancer - Burscough, United Kingdom
This deceptively simple, but compelling museum, housed on the site of the former Gestapo and SS headquarters, chronicles the rise of the the Third Reich and the terror and persecution that was inflicted on anyone that stood in their way.
Told candidly through photographs and comprehensive descriptions, the museum confronts Germany's shocking history with brutal honesty, making no attempt to sugar-coat the atrocities meted out.
It is not an easy museum to visit and it will leave you feeling very uncomfortable, but it serves as a stark reminder of a very dark period of history and should be on everyone's itinerary.
9. The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By lutekfawelski - Justice, West Virginia
Imagine criminals killing millions of people. Trial of few criminals. After years, society puts a memorial to victims killed, whom they humilated, they pay off victims from money obtained from "West" to reconstruct Germany. Justice done ? I don't think so.
To me it is not enough of an apology to victims, not to mention other victims of Germany during WW2.
Observe situation in East of Berlin, given away to Soviets, now it is in worst economic condition than 20 century villain Germany. bring the justice !!!
10. Pergamon Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
This internationally renowned ancient history museum contains several fantastic artifacts, including the huge Altar of Zeus and the famous Ishtar Gate from Babylon.
Reviewed By Patricia B - Colombo, Sri Lanka
This museum is simply amazing. The size alone of the artefacts leaves one gaspint: The vast altar of Ishtar, the Palazzo of Mileto to start with (the altar of Pergamon was unfortunately not visible during my visit). It is hard to take it all in, in one visit; in fact, I went back another day to visit the Islamic part which is also packed with precious treasures.
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