UNEXPECTED GERMANY

BERLIN

1. Story of Berlin

This museum’s engaging multimedia trip through the city’s history culminates with a tour of a Cold War nuclear bomb shelter. Kurfürstendamm 207- 208

+ 49 30 8872 0100

2. Tempelhof Park

Tempelhof Airport, site of the first Lufthansa flight and the Berlin Airlift, closed in 2008. It’s now open as a beloved city park. Entrances on Columbiadamm, Oderstrasse, Tempelhofer Damm

3. Rembrandt Collection

The 16 Rembrandt works at the Gemäldegalerie form one of the world’s largest, most exquisite collections by this Dutch master. Matthäikirchplatz

+ 49 30 266 424 242

4. Ramones Museum

Avid Ramones fan Flo Hayler shares his collection of memorabilia in this cool east Berlin shrine to the punk- rock pioneers. Krausnickstrasse 23

+ 49 30 7552 8890

FRANKFURT

5. Long Island Summer Lounge

Relaxing by day and edgy at night, this beach bar atop an urban parking garage is a refreshing antidote for what ails you.

Park House Exchange, Deck 7 + 49 151 6150 9889

6. Festhalle

What do Miley Cyrus, Peter Gabriel and OneRepublic have in

common? All have played this impressive neobaroque- style exhibition hall, which dates to 1909. Ludwig- Erhard- Anlage 1

+ 49 69 1340 400

7. English Theatre

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. Gallusanlage 7

+ 49 69 2423 1620

MUNICH

8. Bavaria Filmstadt

The famous film studio where The Neverending Story, the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Das Boot and many

PHILIP KOSCHEL, VISITBERLIN Sunflowers, rather than jets, aim skyward at Tempelhof.