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Academy of Arts: 97
Accommodations: See Sleeping
Addresses, locating: 16
Admiralsbrücke: 60
Admiralspalast Theater: 304
Air-conditioning, in hotel rooms: 260, 395
Airfares (airlines): 4, 5, 309, 433–434
Air Ministry, former: 36, 54, 224, 233–234
Airports: 309–311
Akademie der Künste: 97
Akhenaton: 126
Alexanderplatz: 10, 65–66, 175–176; tourist information, 13
Al fresco summer fun: 305–306
Alltag in der DDR: 42, 49–50, 202
Alte Nationalgalerie: 30, 40, 120–121, 129–138
Alte Potsdamer Strasse: 240–241
Alter Markt (Potsdam): 317, 326–327
Altes (Old) Museum: 40, 121, 140
Altes Rathaus (Potsdam): 326
Am Kupfergraben: 142
Ampelmännchen: 170–171
Anne Frank Center: 186
Antikmarkt Ostbahnhof: 295
Apartment rentals: 396–398; Berlin, 273
Apps: 6; map, 390, 428–429; at sights, 391–392
Arkonaplatz: 294
Art galleries: 306
Art museums: Academy of Arts, 97; Altes (Old) Museum, 40, 121, 140; Berlinische Galerie, 56–57; Bode Museum, 40, 121, 138–139; Boros Collection, 47–48; Bröhan Museum, 84–85; Liebermann-Villa (Wannsee), 330; Museum Barberini (Potsdam), 327; Museum Berggruen, 84; Museum of Decorative Arts, 31, 75, 254–257; Neues Museum, 30, 39–40, 123–129; New National Gallery, 258; Old National Gallery, 30, 40, 120–121, 129–138; Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection, 83–84. See also Gemäldegalerie; Pergamon Museum
Art Nouveau (Jugendstil): 45, 84, 184, 254
Assyrian art, at Pergamon Museum: 147–149
ATMs: 384–386
Audio Europe, Rick Steves: 6, 28, 436
Auguststrasse: 188, 189; art galleries, 306; eating, 284–286; sleeping, 268
Autobahn: overview, 432–433
Babelsberg: 330
Babylonian art, at Pergamon Museum: 143–146
Ballooning: 231
Banks (banking): before you go, 5–6. See also Money
Bar Jeder Vernunft: 304
Bassy Club: 305
Bayerischer Platz: 81
Beach bars: 306
Bebelplatz: 111–112
Beer: 25, 280, 409–410; International Beer Festival, 438. See also Beer gardens/halls; Pubs
Beer gardens/halls: Berlin, 276–278, 280, 291, 306; Wittenberg, 362
Behrenstrasse: 97, 108–109, 111
Beisheim Center: 240
Bellevue Palace: 23
Berggruen Museum: 84
Bergmannkiez: 61–62, 297; eating, 289
Berlin Cathedral: 40–41, 117–118, 303
Berlin City Hall: 173
Berliner Festspiele: 304
Berliner Luft: 115
Berliner Wasserbetriebe: 113
Berlin Green Head: 128–129
Berlin Hauptbahnhof: See Hauptbahnhof
Berlin House of Representatives: 238
Berlinische Galerie: 56–57
Berlin Museum of Decorative Arts: 31, 75, 254–257
Berlin Natural History Museum: 51
Berlin Open Air Festival: 438
Berlin Philharmonic: 244–245, 258, 293, 301
Berlin Underworlds Association: 25
Berlin Wall: 48, 167, 367; top sights, 42; the basics, 212–213; Bernauer Strasse, 218–220, 222–223; bike tours, 27; buying “authentic” chunk of, 293; Checkpoint Charlie, 42, 51–54, 225–229; Documentation Center, 218–219; East Side Gallery, 31, 42, 67–68; fall of, 177, 367; fragments, 42, 54, 72, 232, 237; guided tours, 26; Mauerpark, 48–49, 209, 223; Niederkirchnerstrasse, 42, 232, 237; Stresemannstrasse, 238–239; Visitors Center, 213–214; The Wall: The Asisi Panorama, 231; Zimmerstrasse, 229, 231–232. See also Berlin Wall Memorial
Berlin Wall Memorial: 9, 42, 48, 210–223; background, 211–212; maps, 211, 215; orientation, 30, 210–211; the tour, 213–223
Berlin Wall Victims Memorial: 91, 94
Berlin Zoological Garden: 23, 79; eating, 291
Bernauer Strasse: 48, 208–209, 214; Berlin Wall, 218–220, 222–223
Beverages: 408–410. See also Beer
Biedermeier style: 136
Biking (bikes): Berlin, 21–22, 260; tours, 22, 27; on board trains, 425; Potsdam, 318–319; Wittenberg, 361
Bismarck, Otto von: 1, 71, 75, 77, 137, 161, 371; biographical sketch, 162
Black Box Cold War: 231
Bleibtreustrasse: eating, 290–291
Boat travel and cruises: Berlin, 27, 171, 173; Elbe River, 361; Warnemünde, 314
Bonanza Coffee Heroes: 208, 283
Bonbonmacherei: 190
Book burning memorial at Bebelplatz: 112
Books, recommended: 439–440
Bookstores: 293
Bornstedt Royal Estate (Potsdam): 326
Boros Collection: 47–48
Brandenburgerie: 296
Brandenburger Tor: 103–105
Brandenburg Gate: 9, 30, 35, 94–95
Breakfast: overview, 401
Brewer’s Berlin Tours: 25, 320
British Embassy: 100
Bröhan Museum: 84–85
Budgeting: 4
Buses: 425–426; Berlin, 16–17, 20–21, 314; map, 18–19; tickets, 17–20; tours, 22–24; map, 418–419; Potsdam, 318, 319; Sachsenhausen, 331; Wittenberg, 347
Business hours: 383
Cabaret: 304
Cabs: See Taxis
Café Sibylle: 179
Caravaggio: 253–254
Car insurance: 427–428
Car leasing: 428
Carnival of Cultures: 438
Car rentals: 426–427
Car travel: 428–433; distances and time, 430–431; road signs, 429
Castle Church (Wittenberg): 348–350
Cecilienhof Palace (Potsdam): 43, 327–329
Cell phones: 410–415
Central Berlin (historic core): 8–9; department stores, 298–299; eating, 275–279; maps, 32–33, 276–277; sights, 28–45. See also Museum Island; Unter den Linden
Central Post Office: 190
Chamäleon: 304
“Chapel of Reconciliation” (Berlin Wall): 220–221
Charlottenburg Palace: 10, 31, 81–85; map, 83
Checkpoint Charlie: 42, 51–54, 225–229
Chinese House (Potsdam): 325
Churches and cathedrals: concerts, 302–303; architecture, 370; Berlin Cathedral, 40–41, 117–118, 303; Castle Church (Wittenberg), 348–350; French Cathedral, 110, 303; German Cathedral, 110; Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, 23, 31, 76, 78, 303; Marien Church, 173–174, 302; Nikolaikirche (Berlin), 45, 302–303; Nikolaikirche (Potsdam), 326; St. Hedwig’s Cathedral, 111–112, 303; St. Mary Town Church (Wittenberg), 351–355; Sophienkirche, 188; Zionskirche, 207
Church of All Saints (Wittenberg): See Castle Church
City West: 10, 75–81; art galleries, 306; eating, 289–291; history of, 77; map, 270–271; market, 295; shopping, 299; sleeping, 269–272; transportation, 312
Clärchens Ballhaus: 189, 285, 303, 305, 306–307
Classical music: Berlin, 301–303; Wittenberg, 348. See also Berlin Philharmonic
Clothing boutiques: 296–297
Clothing sizes: 441
Cold War: 224–232, 367, 376–378; top sights, 42–43, 51–54; books about, 439; Everyday Life in the DDR, 42, 49–50, 202; German History Museum, 166–167; guided tours, 24–25; life in the DDR, 172, 175; Museum of the Wall at Checkpoint Charlie, 31, 42, 52–54, 229; Palace of Tears, 31, 42, 47; terminology, 16; walking tour, 224–232; map, 226–227
Communist East Berlin, walking tour: 168–179; map, 169
Communist kitsch, shopping for: 292–293
Concentration camps: See Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum
Concert Hall: 38, 109–110, 302
Concerts: See Classical music
Costs of trip: 4
Courtyards (höfe): 30, 45, 174, 184–186, 189–190, 206
Cranach, Lucas: 249; in Wittenberg, 339, 340, 344, 346, 350–351, 353–357
Cranach Courtyard (Wittenberg): 350–351
Cranachhof (Wittenberg): 350–351
Cuisine: 275, 278, 399–408; traditional German fare, 403–408. See also Eating; Food
Currency and exchange: 384–385
Currywurst: 275, 278, 279, 281, 289, 291, 405
Customs regulations: 389–390
Day trips: 315–363; Potsdam, 315–330; Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum, 331–339; Wittenberg, 339–363
DB Tower: 240
DDR, Everyday Life in the: 42, 49–50, 202
Department stores: 298–299
Design, shopping for: 293
Deutsche Bahn, headquarters of: 240
Deutsche Kinemathek Film and TV Museum: 72–73, 241
Deutsche Oper: 302
Deutscher Dom: 110
Deutsches Historisches Museum: See German History Museum
Dieffenbachstrasse: 60
Dietrich, Marlene: 73, 77, 108, 240–241, 330
Dining: See Eating
Dinosaurs: 51
Discounts: 384; museum passes, 14–16. See also Money-saving tips; Museum Pass Berlin
Dock 11: 204
Doctors: 13
Drinks: 408–410. See also Beer
Drive Volkswagen Group Forum: 108
Driving: See Car travel
Dürer, Albrecht: 248–249
Dutch Quarter (Potsdam): 327
Dynamic currency conversion: 387
East Berlin: Communist East Berlin, walking tour, 168–179; map, 169; use of term, 8, 212
Eastern Berlin: 10; map, 66; sights, 65–70; sleeping, 272–273. See also Friedrichshain
East Side Gallery: 31, 42, 67–68
East Side Mall: 67
Eating: 399–410; Berlin, 274–291; City West, 289–291; historic core, 275–279; Kreuzberg, 287–289; Prenzlauer Berg, 279–284; Scheunenviertel, 284–287; budgeting, 4; budget tips, 402–403; German restaurant phrases, 446; pricing, 400; tipping, 388, 402; Wittenberg, 362–363
Egyptian Collection (Neues Museum): 39–40, 124–129
Elberadweg: 361
Elbe River Valley: 361
Electricity: 384
Embassies: 437; British, 100; Russian, 105–107; U.S., 13, 96, 437
Entertainment: 300–308; budgeting, 4; current schedule, 300; tickets, 301–302. See also Music; Theater
Entweder Oder: 206
Esarhaddon Stele: 147–148
EU (European Union): 378, 380–381
Euro currency: 384–385
Europa Center: 79
Europaplatz: sleeping, 269
Everyday Life in the DDR: 42, 49–50, 202
Excursion areas: See Day trips
Falckensteinstrasse: 61
Farben: 204–206
Farmers markets: 295
Fasanenstrasse,: art galleries, 306
Fasching: 438
Fascism: 224, 235; top sights, 51–54; walking tour, 232–242; map, 226–227. See also Nazis
Fashion boutiques: 296–297
Fassbender & Rausch: 110, 297–298
Fehrbelinner Platz: 295
Fernsehturm: See TV Tower
Festivals: 16, 437–438; Wittenberg, 347
Film and TV Museum: 72–73, 241
Films, recommended: 440
Flea markets: 294–295
Food: 275; farmers markets, 295; tours, 284. See also Cuisine; Eating; Street food
Forum Tower: 240
Frank (Anne) Center: 186
Frannz Club: 305
Französischer Dom: See French Cathedral
Frederick the Great: 1, 36–37, 38, 83, 103, 106–114, 160–161, 190, 272, 315, 367, 369; biographical sketch, 106–107; Sanssouci Park (Potsdam), 320–325; statue, 113
“Free” tours: 26
French Impressionism: 136–137
Friedrich, Caspar David: 131–136
Friedrichshain: 10, 67–70; market, 295; nightlife, 307–308; sleeping, 272–273
Friedrichstadtpalast: 304
Friedrichstrasse: 108–109; shopping, 298
Friedrichstrasse Station: 20, 43, 47; sleeping near, 268–269
Galeria Kaufhof: 176
Galerie Kurt im Hirsch: 203
Galeries Lafayette: 109, 279, 298
Gedächtniskirche: See Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer: See Berlin Wall Memorial
Gemäldegalerie: 74, 243–254; map, 246; orientation, 31, 243–245; self-guided tour, 246–254
Gemüse Kebab: 62, 278, 282, 286, 289
Gendarmenmarkt: 31, 38, 109–111; eating near, 279; shopping, 297–298
Georgenstrasse: eating, 122, 275
German Cathedral: 110
German Finance Ministry: 54, 233
German History Museum: 41, 43, 157–167; orientation, 30, 41, 157–158; self-guided tour, 158–167
German Resistance Memorial: 36, 75
German restaurant phrases: 446
German State Opera: See Berlin State Opera
German survival phrases: 445
German Unification: 371–372
“Germany”: use of term, 366
Golden Hat: 124–125
Golssener Strasse: 64
Graefekiez: 59–60; eating, 287
Grimmstrasse: 60
Grosse Hamburger Strasse: 186–188
Guelph Treasure: 255–257
Guidebooks, Rick Steves: 6, 435
Guided tours: See Tours
Hackesche Höfe: 45, 184; shopping, 297
Hackescher Markt: 181–183; eating, 286–287; maps, 194–195, 266–267; markets, 294; sleeping, 265, 268
Hals, Frans: 250–251
Hard Wax: 293–294
Hauptbahnhof: 9, 50–51, 311–313; arrival, 311–312; destinations, 313–314; shopping, 312; sights around, 50–51; tourist information, 13, 312
Haus Schwarzenberg: 37, 45, 184–186
Heckmann Höfe: 189–190
Heine, Heinrich: 112
Hekticket: 300–301
Helpful hints: 383–384; Berlin, 13–16; Wittenberg, 347–348
Himmler, Heinrich: 234, 235, 236, 333
Hirschhof: 206
Historical Town information Center (Wittenberg): 361
Historic core of Berlin: See Central Berlin
History: 364–378
History museum: See German History Museum
Hitler, Adolf: 34, 37, 56, 62, 71, 75, 81, 88, 90–92, 97, 108, 112, 117, 128, 164–166, 187, 233–237, 374–375; bunker site, 36, 98–99
Höfe (courtyards): 30, 45, 174, 184–186, 189–190, 206
Holbein, Hans, the Younger: 247–248
Holidays: 437–438
Holocaust: top sights commemorating, 37; Jewish Museum Berlin, 37, 55–56; Kristallnacht, 37, 56, 165, 198–199; memorials, 37, 81, 92–93, 112, 186, 187, 188; Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, 30, 35, 97–98; Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum, 331–339; stolpersteine, 37, 113, 184, 185
Holy Roman Empire: 158–159, 365–366
Hostels: 398–399; Berlin, 264, 265, 273; sleeping, 362
Hot-air ballooning: 231
Hotels: overview, 394–396; reservations, 396–397. See also Sleeping
Hotel Adlon: 96–97
Hotel Oderberger: 203, 260–261
House of History (Wittenberg): 360
Humboldt Forum Visitors Center: 23, 41, 116
Humboldtstrasse (Potsdam): 327
Humboldt University: 111
Hundertwasserschule (Wittenberg): 361
Husemannstrasse: 200–201
Immigrants (immigration): 379
International Beer Festival: 438
International Literature Festival: 438
Internet access: 415–416
Internet security: 416
Isherwood, Christopher: 77, 439–440
Itineraries: Berlin, 10–13; Potsdam, 317; Wittenberg, 341
Jackson, Michael: 97
Jazz: 303; Jazzfest Berlin, 438
Jewish high school: 187
Jewish Museum Berlin: 37, 55–56
Jüdisches Museum Berlin: 37, 55–56
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church: 23, 31, 76, 78, 303
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse: 10, 66, 170–171, 173, 175
Kastanienallee: 49, 202–204, 209, 305; eating, 279–283, 282; shopping, 296
Käthe Kollwitz Museum: 78–79
Kauf dich Glücklich: 206, 283, 297
Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe): 79–80, 291, 299
Kebabs: 62, 275, 278, 282, 286, 288, 289
Kennedy, John F.: 43, 46–47, 80, 81
Kennedys Museum: 43, 46–47, 189
KGB Prison Memorial (Potsdam): 43, 329–330
Kieze, of Kreuzberg: 31, 58–62
Kiezkantine: 206
Kino Arsenal: 73
Klausberg Belvedere (Potsdam): 325
Kneipen: See Pubs
Kollwitz, Käthe: 38, 114, 163, 199–200; Museum, 78–79
Kollwitzkiez: 200, 283; eating, 283–284; shopping, 296
Kollwitzplatz: 199–200; eating, 283–284; market, 295
Komische Oper: 302
Konzerthaus Berlin: 38, 109–110, 302
Kookaburra: 304
Koppenplatz: 188
Köthener Strasse: 238
Kottbusser Tor: 59
Kreuzberg: 10, 57–65; background, 57–58; eating, 287–289; Kieze, 31, 58–62; markets, 61, 287, 288, 294–295; shopping, 297
Kristallnacht: 37, 56, 165, 198–199
Kulturbrauerei: 49, 201–202; market, 295; shopping, 296; tourist information, 13
Kulturforum: 10, 74–75, 243–258; map, 245; orientation, 243–245
Kunstquartier Bethanien: 60
Kurfürstendamm (Ku’damm): 10, 75–76, 299
Landwehr Canal: 59–60; market, 59, 287, 294–295
Language: 7; online translation tips, 384; restaurant phrases, 446; survival phrases, 445
Language barrier: 411
Laundry: 16
Lausitzer Strasse: 60
Layout of Berlin: 8–10
Lenbach, Franz von: 137
Liebermann-Villa (Wannsee): 330
Live music: See Classical music; Jazz; Music
Lustgarten: 116–117
Luther, Martin: 339–340, 368, 439; biographical sketch, 341–346; guided tours, 347–348; House (Wittenberg), 355–357, 359; legacy of, 358; sights in Wittenberg, 348–360; tomb of, 349
Luther Garden (Wittenberg): 360
Lutherhaus (Wittenberg): 355–357, 359
Mail: 416
Mall of Berlin: 299
Marheineke Markthalle: 61–62, 289
Market Gate of Miletus: 149–150
Markets: 294–295
Market Square (Wittenberg): 350
Marktplatz (Wittenberg): 350
Martin-Gropius-Bau: 237
Mauerpark: 48–49, 209, 223; flea market, 294
Maybachufer street market: See Turkish Market
Meininger Hotel: 196, 264, 273
Melanchthon, Philipp: 340, 349, 350, 352, 353, 354; House (Wittenberg), 359
Memorial to May 10, 1933 Nazi Book Burning: 112
Memorial to Politicians Who Opposed Hitler: 90–91, 92
Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted Under the National Socialist Regime: 93
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe: 30, 35, 97–98
Memorial to the Victims of Nazi “Euthanasia”: 93, 258
Menzel, Adolph: 137
Mercedes-Benz Arena: 305
Metric system: 441
Metzer Strasse: 197
“Missing buildings”: 188
Mobile phones: 410–415
Money: 384–388; budgeting, 4; before you go, 5–6
Money-saving tips: 384; eating, 402–403; Museum Pass Berlin, 4, 13, 14–15; sleeping, 392–394
Monument to the Murdered Sinti and Roma of Europe: 92
Movies, recommended: 440
Museum Barberini (Potsdam): 327
Museum Berggruen: 84
Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt: 37, 186
Museum für Naturkunde: 51
Museum Island: 9, 38–41, 114–118, 120–140; eating, 122–123, 275; map, 121; orientation, 121–123. See also Pergamon Museum
Museum of Decorative Arts: 31, 75, 254–257
Museum of Islamic Art: 152–155
Museum of Otto Weidt’s Workshop for the Blind: 37, 186
Museum of the Wall at Checkpoint Charlie: 31, 42, 52–54, 229
Museum Pass Berlin: 4, 13, 14–15
Museum passes: 14–16. See also Museum Pass Berlin
Music: 301–303, 305; opera, 112, 302; shopping for, 293–294, 296; tango, 191, 307; tickets, 301–302; Wittenberg, 348
Musical Instruments Museum: 74–75, 258
Natural History Museum: 51
Navigation tools: 390, 428–429
Nazis (Nazism): 367, 374–376; top sights, 36–37; Fascism walking tour, 232–242; former Air Ministry, 36, 54, 224, 233–234; German History Museum, 164–167; German Resistance Memorial, 36, 75; guided tours, 24–25; Hitler’s bunker site, 36, 98–99; Kristallnacht, 37, 56, 165, 198–199; Memorial to Politicians Who Opposed Hitler, 90–91, 92; Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, 30, 35, 97–98; Neue Wache, 36, 113–114; New Synagogue, 45–46, 190–191; Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum, 331–339; Tempelhof Field, 36, 62, 64; terminology, 373; Topography of Terror, 31, 36, 54, 234, 236–237; Women’s Protest Memorial, 174. See also Holocaust
Neanderthal skull: 124
Nebuchadnezzar: 145–146
Nefertiti, Queen, bust of: 126–128
Neuer Garten (Potsdam): 327–330
Neues (New) Museum: 30, 39–40, 120, 123–129
New National Gallery: 258
New Palace (Potsdam): 324–325
New Synagogue: 37, 45–46, 190–191
Niederkirchnerstrasse: 42, 232, 237
Nikolaikirche (Berlin): 45, 302–303
Nikolaikirche (Potsdam): 326
Nikolai Quarter: 44–45, 173; eating, 277, 279
Noir, Thierry: 68
Nordbahnhof “Ghost” Station: 43, 214–215, 217
Norman Tower (Potsdam): 325
Northern Berlin: 9; map, 46; sights, 45–51. See also Prenzlauer Berg; Scheunenviertel
Oderberger Strasse: 206, 208, 305; eating, 206, 208, 282–283
Old National Gallery: 30, 40, 120–121, 129–138
Orangery (Potsdam): 325
Oranienburger Strasse: 186, 190–191; eating, 285; nightlife, 305–306
Oranienstrasse: 60–61; eating, 288
Organized tours: See Tours
Original Berlin Walks: 24–25, 320, 332
Orpheus Mosaic: 150
Otto Weidt’s Workshop for the Blind: 37, 186
Packing checklist: 443
Packing tips: 6
Panoramapunkt: 73
Papyrus Collection: 128
Pariser Platz: 96–97
Paul-Lincke-Ufer: 60, 305; eating, 287–288
Peacock Island: 330
Pergamon Museum: 39, 141–156; map, 143; orientation, 30, 142–143; reservations, 5, 142; self-guided tour, 143–156
Philharmonic Concert Hall: 74–75, 244, 258, 301
Phones: 410–416
Piano, Renzo: 240
Platz der Luftbrücke: 43, 62, 64
Police: 383
Port of Warnemünde: 314
Potsdam: 315–330; map, 322–323; orientation, 317–318; planning tips, 317; sights, 320–330; tourist information, 318; tours, 320; transportation, 316–317, 318–319
Potsdamer Platz: 10, 72, 239–242; map, 245
Potsdam Museum: 326
Potsdam Old Town Hall: 326
Prenzlauer Berg: 9, 31, 49–50, 193–209; eating, 279–284; maps, 194–195, 262–263; markets, 294, 295; nightlife, 305; orientation, 194–196; shopping, 296; sleeping, 260–264; tourist information, 13; transportation, 312; walking tour, 196–209
Pubs (kneipen): 275, 280, 284, 285–286, 290, 307
Queen Nefertiti, bust of: 126–128
Radisson Hotel: 170
Rail passes: 420, 421, 422–423, 435
Rail travel: See Train travel
Ravenna Mosaic: 138–139
Reformation Day (Wittenberg): 347, 438
Regenbogenfabrik: 60
Reichstag: 9, 23, 29, 32–45, 86–90; memorials near, 30, 34–35; orientation, 29, 30, 32, 86–87; reservations, 5, 29; visiting, 32–34
Rembrandt van Rijn: 251–252
Rental properties: See Apartment rentals
Resources from Rick Steves: 434–436
Restaurants: See Eating
Ritter Sport Bunte Schokowelt: 109, 298
Rogers, Richard: 240
Romans, ancient: 139, 364; art at Pergamon Museum, 149–151
Romanticism: overview, 132
Rosenhöfe: shopping, 297
Rosenstrasse: 174
Rosenthaler Platz: 49; eating, 286; sleeping near, 264–265
Rosenthaler Strasse: 183–184, 296–297
Rubens, Peter Paul: 250
Russian Embassy: 105–107
Rykestrasse Synagogue: 37, 198–199
Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum: 331–339; background, 333–334; map, 333; orientation, 332; self-guided tour, 334–339; transportation, 331–332
St. Hedwig Catholic Hospital: 188
St. Hedwig’s Cathedral: 111–112, 303
St. Mary’s Church: See Marien Church
St. Mary Town Church (Wittenberg): 351–355
Sammlung Boros: 47–48
Sanssouci Palace (Potsdam): 321–324
Sanssouci Park (Potsdam): 320–326
Sausage (wurst): about, 403, 405–406
Savignyplatz: eating near, 289–291; sleeping, 270–272
S-Bahn: 16–17, 20; map, 18–19; Nordbahnhof “Ghost” Station, 43, 214–215, 217; Potsdam, 316–317; Sachsenhausen, 331; tickets, 17–20
Schabowski, Günter: 177
Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection: 83–84
Scheunenviertel: 9, 37, 45–49, 180–192; art galleries, 306; eating, 284–287; maps, 182–183, 266–267; markets, 294; nightlife, 305–306; orientation, 180–181; shopping, 297; sleeping, 264–269; transportation, 312; walking tour, 181–192
Schinkel, Karl Friedrich: 38, 62, 83, 109–110, 117, 131, 326, 371
Schloss Charlottenburg: 31, 82–83
Schlosskirche (Wittenberg): 348–350
Schöneberg City Hall: 43, 81, 295
Schönefeld Airport: 310–311
Seasons: 4–5
Senefelderplatz: 196; pubs near, 284
Shopping: 292–299; budgeting, 4; clothing sizes, 441; hours, 383; VAT refunds, 389; what to buy, 292–294
Short-term rentals: See Apartment rentals
Siegessäule: 23, 34, 71–72, 95–96
Sightseeing: 28–258; at a glance, 30–31; budgeting, 4; itineraries, 10–13; maps and navigation tools, 390; Museum Pass Berlin, 4, 13, 14–15; museum passes, 14–16; planning tips, 390–392; Potsdam, 320–330; reservations, 5. See also specific sights
Silent Heroes Memorial: 37, 186
Sleep code: 393
Sleeping: 392–399; Berlin, 259–273; City West, 269–272; maps, 262–263, 266–267, 270–271; Prenzlauer Berg, 260–264; Scheunenviertel, 264–269; budgeting, 4; online reviews, 399; rates and deals, 392–394; reservations, 5, 396–397; types of accommodations, 394–399; Wittenberg, 361–362
Smartphones: 6, 410–415. See also Apps
Smell of Berlin: 115
Smoking: 301
Sophienkirche: 188
Southern Berlin: 9–10; map, 52; sights, 51–65. See also Kreuzberg
Soviet War Memorial: 43, 92–93
Spandau Citadel: 305
Spandauer Strasse: 173
Speer, Albert: 71, 97, 165, 333
Spree River: 8, 90, 114, 118, 191, 305; cruises, 27, 171, 173
Stadtkirche St. Marien (Wittenberg): 351–355
Stadtschloss/Ladtag (Potsdam): 327
Stasi: overview, 69
Stasi Prison: 70
Steves, Andy, tours: 27
Stolpersteine (stumbling stones): 37, 113, 184, 185
Strandbar Mitte: 306
Strassburger Strasse: 197
Strausberger Platz: 179
Street food: 275, 278. See also Currywurst; Kebabs
Stresemannstrasse: 238–239
Subway: See U-Bahn
Synagogues: 37, 45–46, 190–191, 198–199
Taxes: VAT refunds, 389
Taxis: 426; Berlin, 21; Potsdam, 319; tipping, 388; Wittenberg, 347
Telephone numbers, useful: 436
Telephones: 410–416
Temperatures, average monthly: 442
Terrorism: 380
Teufelsberg: 34
Theater: 202, 240–241; movie, 73, 241; tickets, 301–302; variety shows, 304
Theater RambaZamba: 304
Thirty Years’ War: 182, 368–369
Tickets: 301–302
Tiergarten: 10, 23, 70–72, 95–96; flea market, 295
Time zones: 383
Tomb of Cartinia: 150
Topography of Terror: 31, 36, 54, 234, 236–237
Tour guides: Berlin, 26; Wittenberg, 347–348
Tourist information: 382–383; Berlin, 13; Potsdam, 318; Wittenberg, 347
Tours: Berlin, 22–27; by bike, 22, 27; food, 284; Potsdam, 320; Rick Steves, 435; Sachsenhausen, 332; Wittenberg, 347–348
Town Church of St. Mary (Wittenberg): 351–355
Trabi Museum: 231
Trabi World: 231
Train travel: 417–425; Berlin, 311–314; getting a seat, 424–425; map, 418–419; Potsdam, 316–317, 318; Sachsenhausen, 331; schedules, 417, 420; tickets, 420–424; Wittenberg, 341, 347, 363
Trams: 16–17, 20–21; map, 18–19; Potsdam, 319; tickets, 17–20
Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears): 31, 42, 47
Transportation: 416–434; Berlin, 16–22, 309–314; map, 18–19; tickets, 17–20; budgeting, 4; map, 418–419; Potsdam, 316–317, 318–319; Sachsenhausen, 331–332; Wittenberg, 341, 347, 363
Travel insurance: 5
Travel smarts: 6–7
Travel tips: 383–384
Trip costs: 4
Tuntenhaus: 203–204
Turkish Market: 59, 287, 294–295
TV show, recommended: 440
TV Tower: 66, 174; eating near, 276
U-Bahn: 16–17; map, 18–19; tickets, 17–20
Unter den Linden: 8–9, 23, 30, 35–38, 103, 107–108; map, 104–105; self-guided walking tour, 101–119
Van der Weyden, Rogier: 249–250
VAT refunds: 389
VEB Orange: 208
Vermeer, Johannes: 252–253
Victory Column: 23, 34, 71–72, 95–96
Visitor information: 382–383; Berlin, 13; Potsdam, 318; Wittenberg, 347
Walking tours, guided: Berlin, 24–26; Potsdam, 320; Wittenberg, 347–348
Walking tours, self-guided: Berlin Wall Memorial, 210–223; Communist East Berlin, 168–179; Fascism and Cold War sights, 224–242; Museum Island, 120–140; Prenzlauer Berg, 193–209; Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate, 86–100; Scheunenviertel, 180–192; Unter den Linden, 101–119
“Wall of Remembrance” (Berlin Wall): 216–217
Wannsee: 330
Warnemünde: 314
Warschauer Strasse: 67
Wasserturm: 197–198
Water Tower: 197–198
Weekend Student Adventures (WSA): 27
“West Berlin”: use of term, 8, 212
Western Berlin: 10; map, 71; sights, 70–85. See also City West
Willy Brandt Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport: 309–310
Wine: 410
Wittenberg: 339–363; eating, 362–363; helpful hints, 347–348; map, 342–343; orientation, 346–347; sleeping, 361–362; tourist information, 347; transportation, 341, 347, 363
Wittenberge: 346–347
Wittenberg Historical Town information Center: 361
Wittenberg House of History: 360
Wittenberg Town Hall: 350
Wittenberg 360 Panorama: Luther 1517: 359–360
Women’s Protest Memorial: 174
World Time Clock: 176
World War I: 163–164, 367, 373
World War II: 367, 374–376; books about, 439; German History Museum, 165–166; guided tours, 24–25; top sights, 36–37. See also Holocaust; Nazis
Wrangelkiez: 61; eating, 288–289
Wrangelstrasse: 61
Wurst (sausage): about, 403, 405–406
Zionskirche: 207
Zoo: See Berlin Zoological Garden