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Just around the corner is Europe's largest active Jewish Cemetery, right here in Weissensee. According to the caretaker, it's bigger than the Vatican City.
The Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial was the main remand prison of the Stasi. You can only visit by going on a tour (English available).
The Daniel Libeskind-designed Jewish Museum Berlin is essential to visit for its form and symbolism.
The Topology of Terror is a documentation centre with a moving and extensive exhibition on the site of the SS Headquarters.
The Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe was only opened in 1995.
There is a riveting TV drama series set in the former-GDR called 'Weissensee', featuring the lake across the road. There's a copy of the DVD here (only Season 2 has English subtitles though).
The iconic Fernsehturn (Television Tower) is an excellent navigation device and point of orientation. Also with a revolving restaurant.
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The Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial was the main remand prison of the Stasi. You can only visit by going on a tour (English available).