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Madame Tussauds is presenting its world famous and fascinating wax figures also in Berlin and guarantees the unique experience to meet celebrities such as Albert Einstein, Boris Becker etc. nearly “true-to-life”.

The LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in the Sony Center at the Potdamer Platz is the first indoor Leogland. On 3.500 qm the visitors can enjoy an interactive world made of LEGO bricks.

Enjoy a journey from the river Spree to the depths of the oceans and discover the different species living in our rivers, lakes and the sea. Experience the colourful corals,home to over 1,500 tropical fish in the world's largest cylindrical aquarium.

Experience 2000 years of German-Jewish history and the extravagant architecture of Daniel Libeskind at the Jewish Museum Berlin. Visit also the Restaurant Liebermanns directly at the museum with its Israeli – Mediterranean cuisine.

The KaDeWe, which covers a sales area of about 60,000 sq. m and is the largest department store on the continent, The highlight of the famous, exclusive and elegant superior department store is the food department

The New National Gallery, the "light glass temple" houses European paintings and sculptures of the 20th century, ranging from Classic Modern to the art of the 1960s. The museum is located on Potsdamer Platz.

Charlottenburg Castle was built at the end of the 17th century and became the summer residence fo the Prussian Kings. It is regarded as the most magnificent example of baroque architecture of the House of the Hohenzollern.

With over 18,000 species of plants in an area of around 42 hectares the Botanical Garden in Berlin is the largest in Europe. The glass conservatories housing tropical and subtropical plants are also impressive.

The Europa Center ist a big shopping center. Here you will find over 80 businesses – diverse shopping possibilities, a large culinary selection and colourful entertainment program.

The grounds of Messe Berlin (Berlin Trade Fair) are located around the base of the Berlin "Funkturm" (Radio Tower) and are made up of approximately 160,000 square meters, with 26 large exhibition halls, that host 80 trade fairs annually.. The futuristic-looking International Congress Centrum (ICC) was built in the 1970s and remains the largest multi-functional conference center in Europe to this day.

In the Second World War Potsdamer Platz was destroyed and after the division of the city it remained a piece of dreary derelict land. This new urban district that was built from the drawing board after reunification accommodates the Sony Center, the DaimlerChrysler Quartier with the Potsdamer Platz Arcades - a large shopping arcade, "Weinhaus Huth", Potsdamer Platz Theatre (tickets can be booked through the Crowne Plaza Berlin City Centre) as well as other interesting buildings.

The accessible glass dome of the Reichstag, which was designed by the British architect Sir Norman Foster, ranks among the great tourist attractions in the capital. The building, which was erected between 1884 and 1894 and has now been completely restored, is situated in the centre of the government district and is the seat of the German Parliament or Bundestag.