STEGLITZ ­ ZEHLENDORF. Memorabilia left behind by Allied forces when they left West Berlin in 1994 are on display here. Visitors to this museum will see a compilation of numerous photos, documents, and films from the U.S. forces, as well as various items from Berlin's veterans and general public. One of the most popular sites in the museum is the guardhouse that came from Checkpoint Charlie.

MITTE. Originally intended to hold all of the state-owned art collections in Berlin, the Altes Museum was designed in ancient Greek style by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and completed in 1830. The Collection of Classical Antiquities, a presence at the Altes Museum since 1904, currently displays Greek and Roman art and sculpture here, and the Egyptian Museum has maintained its collection on the second floor since 2005 (it is scheduled to remain until 2009).

MITTE. The DDR Museum offers a hands-on experience of what day-to-day life in socialist Germany was like. With a collection that includes GDR fashion, East-German television programming, and a classic Trabant car, it's a museum that panders to <i>Ostalgie</i> - the Nostalgia for the East that Germans are developing since the fall of the wall and passage of time. While the exhibit is small, there's a lot packed in, including an authentic re-creation of a GDR apartment, where you're welcome to share the sofa. S-BAHN: Hackescher Markt

MITTE. This German cathedral and its French counterpart create a bookend effect for the Gendarmenmarkt square. Deutscher Dom features a museum devoted to the history of German democracy from the 19th century to the present. U-BAHN: Französische Strasse

MITTE. Found in the Nicholas Quarter, this museum is housed in what some believe to be the most elegant building in the city. Exhibits displayed here alternate on a consistent basis. A majority of the showcases focus on Secessionists from Berlin and are planned by the Stadt Museum. U-BAHN: Klosterstrasse, Alexanderplatz