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1. Story of Berlin 2. Tempelhof Park 3. Rembrandt Collection 4. Ramones Museum FRANKFURT 6. Festhalle
common? All have played this impressive neobaroque- style exhibition hall, which dates to 1909.
7. English Theatre MUNICH
other movies were made offers tours and a 4- D theater.
Avid Ramones fan Flo Hayler shares his collection of memorabilia in this cool east Berlin shrine to the punk- rock pioneers. Bavariafilmplatz 7 + 49 089 6499 2000 Ludwig- Erhard- Anlage 1 + 49 69 1340 400 9. Eisbach River Surfing Krausnickstrasse 23 + 49 30 7552 8890
On the Eisbach’s canal next to the Haus der Kunst, look for the spot just off the road where people surf year- round — in Munich.
Delight in a memorable performance at this gem of a venue in the city center. Seating 300, it’s the largest English- language theater in continental Europe.
This museum’s engaging multimedia trip through the city’s history culminates with a tour of a Cold War nuclear bomb shelter. 5. Long Island Summer Lounge Prinzregentenstrasse + 49 089 2339 6500 Gallusanlage 7 + 49 69 2423 1620 Kurfürstendamm 207- 208 + 49 30 8872 0100
Relaxing by day and edgy at night, this beach bar atop an urban parking garage is a refreshing antidote for what ails you.
10. Kartoffelmuseum
The Potato Museum follows the starchy vegetable and its various uses throughout history, with special emphasis on its ties to Munich. The museum is free and worthy of an hour of your time. Park House Exchange, Deck 7 + 49 151 6150 9889
The 16 Rembrandt works at the Gemäldegalerie form one of the world’s largest, most exquisite collections by this Dutch master.
Tempelhof Airport, site of the first Lufthansa flight and the Berlin Airlift, closed in 2008. It’s now open as a beloved city park. 8. Bavaria Filmstadt The famous film studio where The Neverending Story, the origi
nal Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Das Boot and many Matthäikirchplatz + 49 30 266 424 242 Grafingerstrasse 2 + 49 089 404050 Entrances on Columbiadamm, Oderstrasse, Tempelhofer Damm What do Miley Cyrus, Peter Gabriel and OneRepublic have in