Trapped inside the “death strip” of the Berlin Wall for more than 28 years, the Brandenburg Gate is Berlin’s most famous monument – the symbol of the divided and now reunified city.

Formerly the Piccadilly Circus or Time Square of Berlin, Potsdamer Platz was reduced to ruin in WW2 and the rubble swept away, leave this once bustling intersection in the no-man’s land of the era – the meeting point for the occupation zones of the three major Cold War powers.

The former Cold War crossing point in Berlin used by military personnel and tourists, featured in countless movies about the period.

There are few original pieces of the Wall left standing in Berlin, but any professional guide will be aware of at least the three preserved sections remaining and likely many other smaller hidden pieces.

As the one defining landmark on Berlin’s skyline, the Television Tower (Fernsehturm) was constructed by the East German government in 1969 and is located next to the most famous square in the city, Alexanderplatz, and the station that bears its name.

This East German showcase street, originally named after Joseph Stalin which served as the diplomatic gateway to central East Berlin, and direct route from Alexanderplatz to the East German secret police headquarters in Lichtenberg.

Once a restricted area, the East German state security police headquarters in the district of Lichtenberg is now open to the public, with the former offices of Stasi chief Erich Mielke maintained as part of the Stasi Museum.

West Berlin’s main shopping boulevard, during the Cold War period know for its expensive hotels, cafes and boutique stores – considered the shop front window of Western capitalism.

Friedrichstrasse station would, second to Checkpoint Charlie, serve as a major Cold War crossing point into East Berlin and back into the West. The so-called ‘Palace of Tears’ (Tränenpalast) stands next to the historic train station as the former East German border passport control office for travellers heading into West Berlin.