My favorite museum on the island. It has the famous gates that are a must see. It sold out for…read morethe day and there was a line at opening so get your tickets ahead online and put them in your smartphone wallet. They have a nice cafe with some good cakes and pastries. I recommend packing a picnic since the food options are limited in the area.

This is the most popular museum on the island, but I was not bowled over considering the wait. BIG…read moreHINT reserve your ticket time slot ahead of time. Even if you buy a multi-pass you still have to reserve a time of visit. The big appeal is the Roman entryway/Courtyard and castle facade. Sometimes you have to see for yourself what all the hype is about. One of the wings is closed and some of the Greek sculptures are on display at a separate building.

This private aviation museum is a little out of the way for your average tourist in Germany, but it…read moreis well worth the drive off the beaten path. It is located in former East Germany. You will need to part with a few Euros to enter. I was so surprised to see a replica of the Ryan Aircraft "Spirit of Saint Louis" . It seems as accurate and detailed as the one shown in San Diego's Air & Space Museum. It was suspended over a nice presentation of a Junkers aircraft with corrugated metal skin, an exhibit I certainly would expect here. Farther into the museum is an absolutely breathtaking diorama with the star being an immaculately restored WW2 Focke-Wulf fighter, and its attendant ground crew and ordnance load. Next to it is a Messerschmitt Me109 ('G' variant, as I recall), with the engine bay door propped open revealing it's splendid and meticulously restored V-12. Surprisingly, there is a gorgeous Supermarine Spitfire (British, of course!), displayed with a five-bladed propeller, used toward the end of hostilities, and afterward. As a seeming counterpoint to the Spitfire, a vintage searchlight and a menacing 88 mm German antiaircraft cannon are well displayed, including its crew and cannon shells. A dull-finished MiG-15 looms nearby, red stars and all, but one's attention is immediately drawn to a Luftwaffe F-104G, in period-correct European camo. Its ejection seat and cockpit have been restored, and the aircraft, while in the Euro dark green and grey camouflage, is festooned with small, but bright red maintenance and warning stencils, many of which are in German and English. Such attention to detail is simply remarkable, and so very German. There are numerous other aircraft displays, both inside and outside this fascinating museum, including helicopters and civilian aircraft. It's out of the way, but . . . It's out of this world. Visit this museum.

This is a very cool aviation museum, just outside of Eberswalde. Being in East Germany, this…read moremuseum has lots of Soviet-era relics, including the mummified remains of an American fighter shot down over Germany! Evidently it landed in the nearby lake and was found on the bottom of the lake bed while dredging the lake a few years ago. The guides here are very knowledgeable, though they speak very little English. We survived thanks to helpful locals who translated for us. Be sure to keep a look out for the model spaceship.

Overview: Great Egyptian exhibits, some interesting additional exhibits. If you love history or…read moremuseums, this is a must see in Berlin. Number one reason to visit the Neues Museum is the Egyptian exhibits including seeing the original Queen Nefertiti. Beyond the fantastic Egyptian exhibits, there are many additional excellent artifacts and exhibits including a German medieval gold hat (which was also a celestial calendar), a contemporaneous coin showing an image of Charlemagne, and much more. In some parts of the museum we encountered displays there were broken and displays that were simply empty. Time budget: 3-4 hours minimum Overall cleanliness: excellent Bathroom cleanliness: excellent WiFi: some areas had free WiFi, but it was spotty Unique gripe: At the Nefertiti exhibit, photographs near the exhibit were prohibited. Visitors had to stand about 20 to 25 feet away from the exhibit to take photos. Very odd. Misc: No water fountains or bottle filling stations.

Their website needs work. Maybe it is the English side that is bad, but the website makes it…read moredifficult to find the hours of this museum. The website was also very vague about the Pergamum Museum being closed for 10 years for renovations! This is located on Museum island in the heart of Berlin. We walked here on a freezing cold day. We did not have tickets before hand. We arrived to the main entrance and were told NO, we needed to buy tickets in the side entrance. So we walked to the side. We entered and we were told NO, go downstairs. So we went downstairs to the same door that is the main entrance but we had to go around? Who knows, just be prepared to be confused by the signs and the docents. There are three people at the counter. 1 is for information only. 2 is the tickets only. 3 is audio guide only. I can see in the peak of summer that reservations and pre-paid is a good idea. We waited in line for roughly 6 minutes before we purchased our tickets. They try to do the upsell, but the only museum we wanted to see the Pergamum museum is closed for 10 years for renovations! They were not happy that museum is closed as well. Coat check: There is a free coat check. The lady will give you a number and just return it to get your coat. This museum is worth the money and the visit. There is quite a lot of Egyptian art on display that it can be overwhelming. The highlight is Nefertiti bust. She is quite beautiful to look at, but the museum does not allow photos of close. You have to be in the hallway where it is very difficult to get a photo because all the tourists are stopping and staring at her. Here are 3 tips: 1. Use a camera with a telephoto lens to zoom in and capture her 2. Rest your iPhone on the sign to keep it steady to get a great photos 3. If you have a young child, have them go and stand next to her, the docents are really nice and will make the tourists stop to allow the parents to snap a photo of their child and that is your opportunity to get a good photo too. You also learn a great deal about the Copper, Bronze and other ages and history of Germany. Bathrooms: very clean and free