Museum Tours in Berlin: 15 Days Worth the Slot

1.Jewish Museum Berlin Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8,393 reviews · 2 hours · from $0Our pick

Visit the Jewish Museum Berlin in Kreuzberg for a self-guided look at Jewish life in Germany from the Middle Ages to today. Expect Daniel Libeskind’s striking zig-zag building, the Memory Void, Holocaust Tower, Jewish customs, art, video installations, and changing exhibitions. Admission is listed at no cost. Download the museum app and bring headphones.

“So good. Worth the trip to Berlin. If you’re interested in history, you’ll enjoy every minute of it. Fully captures the lived experiences of the Jews during the Holocaust.”

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2.DDR Museum Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3,443 reviews · 1 day · from $15

Visit Berlin’s DDR Museum beside the Spree, opposite Berlin Cathedral. Open drawers, inspect an East German apartment, turn on a period television, sit in a prison cell, and drive a simulated Trabant through prefabricated districts. Entry costs $15, lasts one day, and suits adults, children, and anyone curious about everyday life behind the Berlin Wall.

“Very informative, engaging and entertaining. Lots of interactive exhibits which bring the history to life”

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3.Natural History Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,382 reviews · 30 minutes - 1 hour · from $12

Visit Berlin’s Museum für Naturkunde with an entrance ticket covering the dinosaur halls, Tristan Otto the T. rex, Archaeopteryx, minerals, taxidermy, and the Biodiversity Wall. Use free downloadable audio content in 10 languages, bring your phone and headphones, and allow more than 30 minutes if you want to read the displays.

“It was very good. Interesting dinosaurs, minerals collection and solar system experience”

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4.Neues Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,261 reviews · 15 min · from $16

Visit Berlin’s Neues Museum on Museum Island with an entry ticket and audio guide in English, Spanish, French, German, or Italian. See the bust of Nefertiti, the Green Head, Priam’s Treasure, the Berlin Gold Hat, and the Xanten Boy across Egyptian, prehistoric, and classical collections. Plan on two to three hours, not 15 minutes.

“Great selection of exhibits, spent a few hours perusing. Cafe was excellent quality & good for a break! Some of the audio in English was missing or being updated, bit disappointing. On the whole, great experience”

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5.Skip-the-Line: Berlin Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 2,041 reviews · 1 day · from $21

Enter the Berlin Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie with a one-day ticket and skip the ticket line. Allow at least two hours for escape vehicles, photographs, documents, and accounts of life under the GDR. An audioguide and guided tour are not included, so plan to read the displays at your own pace.

“It was a LOT to take in, in the short amount of time I had. I wish I had more time. I love that the museum didn't "stop" at Checkpoint Charlie and the fall of the Berlin Wall, but continues to document and archive through today.”

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6.Museum Island Multiple Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,007 reviews · from $27

Use one $27 ticket for Berlin’s Altes, Neues, Bode, Alte Nationalgalerie, and Das Panorama. See Nefertiti, Egyptian treasures, Greek and Roman art, medieval sculpture, and paintings. The ticket lasts one day, but start early: the collections are large, and opening hours vary by museum.

“The pass is very convinient for 5 museums on the Museum Island. The Berlin museums require visitors to check their coats and bags, and then there is another line up for audio guide. The pass save time for tickets line up. If you only have one day for museums, this one works well!”

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7.Interactive DeJa Vu Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 1,338 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $17

Spend about 1.5 hours across two floors of interactive illusions near Alexanderplatz. Test exhibits such as the Beuchet-Stuhl, Dark Room, and Interactive Sandbox, then explore Oleg Shupliak’s double-image portraits, projector rooms, kaleidoscopes, and mirror rooms including Starroom and Abyss. English, German, Polish, Spanish, and French assistance is available.

“Loved being able to interact with the exhibits and the smaller rooms were great fun”

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8.“Pergamonmuseum. The Panorama” Exhibition Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,245 reviews · 15 min · from $16

At Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama in Berlin, you’ll enter a temporary exhibition set in AD 129. Yadegar Asisi’s 360-degree panorama reconstructs Pergamon under Emperor Hadrian, with day-to-night lighting, music, and 40 new scenes. You’ll also see about 80 original works, including part of the Telephos frieze and sculptures from the Acropolis.

“Well worth it, it uses amazing technology, to bring it alive, and the music is incredible too. Don't follow the signs for the Pergamon Museum, better to save time and ask.”

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9.Tickets for the BODY WORLDS Museum in Berlin

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,061 reviews · from $22

Visit Dr. Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS Museum at Panoramastraße 1a in central Berlin. Your one-day ticket covers the exhibition, from whole-body plastinates and the skeleton to the heart, lungs, brain, digestion, and fetal development. English displays and an optional audio guide help explain what you are seeing.

“It was a great experience and my daughter loved it! Thank you 😊”

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10.East Side Gallery Spree Cruise in a Solar Catamaran

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,039 reviews · from $27

Spend two quiet hours on a solar-powered catamaran cruising east from Jannowitzbrücke. You’ll see the East Side Gallery from the water, pass Oberbaum Bridge, spot Kater Blau, and enjoy Treptower Park and Insel der Jugend. German-speaking staff and an English audio guide accompany the ride. Drinks are available on board.

“We love this tour, doing second time, and still enjoying 😊”

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11.Cold War, Berlin Wall, Spies and the East Side Gallery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,024 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $18Top rated

Meet an English-speaking local guide for a three-hour Cold War walk from central Berlin to the East Side Gallery. Visit the Palace of Tears, Alexanderplatz, Karl-Marx-Allee and Wall sites, with stories of escape, Stasi surveillance and daily life in East Germany. Guides such as Klaus, Nikolai, Paul and Jamie are praised for lively storytelling.

“It was a wonderful guided tour through the recent history of the Soviet occupation of East Berlin. Maria (the guide) gave us a real lesson, teaching and informing us a great deal about the subject.”

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12.Museum of Communication Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 452 reviews · 1 day · from $9Best value

Spend about 1.5 hours exploring Berlin’s Museum of Communication at your own pace. See the rare Blue Mauritius stamp, test smoke, light, and sound signals, and trace communication from the hand axe to the smartphone. Admission includes an audio-visual app, and no time slot is required.

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13.Tickets to the Computer Games Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 363 reviews · 1 day · from $22

At Berlin’s Computer Games Museum on Karl-Marx-Allee, explore more than 300 exhibits covering roughly 70 years of gaming. Play classic arcade machines, old consoles, 3D games, movement games, and unusual works such as PainStation and the Giant Controller. Your one-day ticket includes the permanent and special exhibitions, with no guide or transfer provided.

“I visited this museum 8 years ago and once again now. They have really improved on it a lot. it was already a pretty amazing place to begin with and just became more awesome. A must do if in Berlin for everyone. A unique gem in the city”

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14.DDR Museum Berlin Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 352 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $16

Visit Berlin’s DDR Museum opposite the cathedral and spend 1 to 2 hours exploring East German life from 1949 to 1989. See a recreated apartment, sit in a Trabant, watch period television, try a GDR election display, and experience a Stasi interrogation exhibit. The museum is self-guided, offered in English, and suitable for adults and children.

“Museo molto interessante adatto anche ai bambini . Carina la simulazione di guida e la riproduzione di un appartamento dell epoca”

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15.The Wall Museum East Side Gallery Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 292 reviews · 1 day · from $14

Visit Berlin’s Wall Museum beside the East Side Gallery for a self-guided multimedia look at the city’s division and reunification. In 13 themed rooms, you’ll see films, interviews, documents, and artifacts covering postwar Berlin, the Wall’s construction in 1961, daily life in a divided city, and its fall. Entry is wheelchair accessible and available in four languages.

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