Berlin in the 21st Century

 
BY RICK STEVES
Published: January 29, 2012

More than any other place in Europe , Berlin is a work in progress. Over the last two decades, ripped-up tracks and a canopy of cranes have signaled its rebirth as a great city. If you haven't been here lately, you won't recognize the place.

In the early 1900s, Berlin was an avant-garde cultural capital — think cabarets and Marlene Dietrich . But then came Hitler . After a difficult 20th century, today's Be...


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