Berlin has gone through a truly remarkable resurgence. After the destruction of World War II, postwar division and the crushing repression of the communist regime, fresh crops of skyscrapers, clubs, boutiques, parks and gardens sprouted in the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. As Berliners reclaimed both halves of their capital, Berlin bloomed into Europe’s coolest city. However, Berlin’s dark history has not been forgotten. It is remembered at sights such as the bombed ruin of the neo-Romanesque Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, the Jüdisches Museum Berlin (Jewish Museum), the stark Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie (Berlin Wall Museum). While these important places are vital to understanding this unique city, visitors will also be entranced by Berlin’s brighter treasures, such as those presented on the Museuminsel (literally Museum Island), as well as by the city’s wide boulevards, fascinating neighborhoods and resilient inhabitants