Must-SeeBerlin
About 47 miles away
The Brandenburg Gate, the Wall and Museum Island, in Europe's edgy, creative capital.
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Spreewald
A forest of slow river channels southeast of Berlin, explored by punt or canoe, and known for its pickled gherkins.
- Best Time to Go
- May–Sep
Our full guide to Spreewald is being written. It's on the Berlin and Eastern Germany list as If You're Nearby.
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Worth a DetourPotsdam
Brandenburg
About 50 miles away
Frederick the Great's palaces and gardens, and the country house where the Allies met in 1945, beside Berlin.
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Worth a DetourDresden
Saxony
About 60 miles away
A rebuilt baroque city on the Elbe, with the Zwinger, the Frauenkirche and great art museums.
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