Free advance online reservations are the best way to see the Reichstag parliament building and cupola in Berlin. Prior reservations and official identification are essential for all visitors. The cupola on the Reichstag building in Berlin is the second most popular sight in Germany. Queuing for tickets is no longer necessary, or indeed possible, for free admission to the … [Read more...]
Enjoy Free Lunchtime Concerts at the Berliner Philharmonie
Visit the Philharmonie concert hall in Berlin on Tuesdays for free lunchtime chamber music concerts by world-class performers. The free Lunchkonzerte der Berliner Philharmoniker on Tuesdays are gratis cultural highlights for visitors to Berlin. Locals and foreign tourists alike may enjoy these free 45-minute lunch concerts in the foyer of the Berliner Philharmonie – one … [Read more...]
Visit the Free Swedish History Museum in Stockholm
The Swedish History Museum is one of the top sights to see in Stockholm. Exhibitions include the Vikings and a lot of treasure – all seen for free. The Swedish National History Museum (Historiska Museet) in Stockholm covers the period from pre-history to the present. The Vikings section is arguably the most interesting to foreign visitors but it is worth strolling … [Read more...]
Visit the German Battery at Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy
The Batterie allemande near Bayeux in Normandy is a well-preserved German coastal defense battery with four guns used on D-Day still in place. Longues-sur-Mer on the coast of Normandy near Arromanches and Bayeux has the only German coastal defense battery classified as an historic monument on the D-Day landing beaches. The British and French navies silenced the four … [Read more...]
Visit La Pointe du Hoc in Normandy
The capture of Pointe du Hoc by US Rangers was one of the most heroic acts on D-Day. The bomb-scarred terrain and battery are open to visitors. The cliff top German gun battery at Pointe du Hoc was one of the prime Allied targets at the start of D-Day on June 6, 1944. US Rangers heroically scaled the 100-foot-high coastal cliffs to capture the battery and hold the high … [Read more...]
Visit the Bayeux War Cemetery with British and Commonwealth Graves
The Bayeux Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery in the Normandy is the largest Second World War British military cemetery in France. The Bayeux War Cemetery, with the graves of nearly 5,000 soldiers, is the largest Second World War cemetery of British war casualties in France. The cemetery has the graves of nearly 4,000 British soldiers but also graves for … [Read more...]
Visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
The US Military Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach is the largest allied war cemetery in Normandy, France. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer in France is with 9,387 graves the largest of the allied military cemeteries in Normandy. The memorial site overlooks Omaha landing beach where so many soldiers died on D-Day. The … [Read more...]
Visit the Germany Military Cemetery at La Cambe in Normandy
The Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof at La Cambe is the largest Second World War military cemetery in Normandy. The Cimetière Militaire Allemand / Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof at La Cambe is the final resting place of over 21,000 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The German military cemetery has by far the largest number of war graves in the region … [Read more...]
See the Arromanches 360° Movie and Mulberry Harbor
The Arromanches 360° cinema is a popular introduction to touring the D-Day landing beaches. The belvedere gives excellent free views of the Mulberries. The Arromanches 360° Cinéma Circulaire is a circular cinema showing archive footage from the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy that followed. It is not a museum and visitors will learn little new or any specific … [Read more...]
Daily Life in the DDR – Museum in der Kulturbrauerei in Berlin
The free Museum in der Kulturbrauerei in Berlin explains everyday life in East Germany (Alltag in der DDR) and the influences of Communist party planning. The museum shows how the Socialist United Party was involved in every aspect of life in East Germany. It also illustrates how this collective approach came into conflict with individual choice and how East Germans, at least … [Read more...]
Visit the Topography of Terror Documentation Center in Berlin
The Topographie des Terrors is a free documentation center, memorial and museum in Berlin on the regime of official state terror during the Nazi period. The permanent exhibitions focus on the period 1933 to 1945 when the headquarters of the Gestapo and SS were located here. The longest surviving piece of the Berlin Wall is directly adjacent to the documentation center with the … [Read more...]
Visit the Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) in Berlin
The Tränenpalast at the Friedrichstraße S-Bahn train station was the main departure point for travelers from the former East Germany to West Berlin. During the Cold War, travelers crossed the border here rather than at the far more famous Checkpoint Charlie. A free museum in the Tränenpalast – literally Palace of Tears – explains the role of this border post, as well as the … [Read more...]