Museum Island

Impressive enclave of some of the world's finest museums
Noteworthy for: Being designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

It sounds like something Disney-esque, but Museum Island, or Museuminsel, to give it the proper name, is actually a group of five of the world's finest art, antique and artifact collections. Some are owned by the state, and are free to enter, others charge a small fee.
Altes Museum (Old Museum) – Huge Greco building, housing Germany's largest collection of Classical Greek antiques.

Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) – Vast range of Classical, Romantic, Impressionist and Modernist paintings.

Bode Museum – Home to a stunning exhibition of Byzantine art and sculptures.

Pergamom Museum – Displaying Turkish, Islamic and Middle Eastern art and antiquities.

Neues Museum (New Museum) – Custodian of several important Egyptian artifacts and sculptures.

Also on the island, to the south, is the famous Berliner Dom, the sad and redundant Palast der Republik and the peaceful expanse of the Lustgarden.