Holy moly is this place a trip! If you like the strange and macabre, this is a place not to miss…read more If you're the type of person who would go to a Freak Show at a carnival, this is your kind of joint. Located in central Berlin I believe on the campus of a medical university is this museum with the largest collection of medical curiosities. And I don't mean photos. I mean jars with deformed stillborn babies and tons of them. Diseased body parts cut into display plates. It's absolutely mind blowing. You will see what diseases you've always heard about but never saw actually do to you, like skin cancer untreated or herpes. It's insane. The museum is cheap but not free. There are 3 stories, but there isn't much to the third floor or the first floor where the exhibits change. The 2nd floor however, is a huge room full of mind blowing specimens. Your mouth will be open. Babies born with no spines. Babies born with no bones in the body. Just crazy stuff. And I'll tell you now you are not allowed to take absolutely any photos on the 2nd floor. They do however sell a book in German that has many photos and text on much of the 2nd floor you can buy for 34 Euros. If you speak English make sure to ask for a translation of the text. For free they will give you one for free when you buy a book. I highly recommend to anyone who likes the weird and bizarre and isn't easily made queasy. You've never seen anything like it.

An amazing museum that had been recommended to me by a professor. It was definitely worth the trek…read moreand small admission fee- even my grandmother loved it (hair balls, skeletons, and tattooed skin together!) The Charite hospital is full of amazing history and stories about early medical practices and oddities. The woman at the desk was extremely helpful. There's an elevator if you need it! The museum is close to the museum of modern art of you want to coordinate plans. Starbucks and lots of small restaurants in the train station next door for a pit stop.

Forum Willy Brandt is located in the former East Berlin and just a few blocks down the Unter den…read moreLinden from the Brandenberg Gate. I'm sure I walked past this address in the early 1980s when I crossed Checkpoint Charlie at the Berlin Wall and visited the GDR. Willy Brandt was a notable West German Prime Minister and considered a key cold-war era statesman and Nobel Prize recipient. The Forum honors this great man with an historically fascinating permanent exhibition and a gathering place for workshops, lectures, and gatherings. I found it well worth the visit. There's also a nice gift shop where you can buy a piece of the old Berlin Wall.