Haus Schwarzenberg in Berlin’s Mitte is known for its raw charm — the typical Mitte höffe, impressive street art walls with art from all across the world, the old-school Café Cinema, and the Anne Frank Centrum. But the courtyard also shelters a memorial museum well worth the visit for anyone interested in Germany’s Nazi history: Otto Weidt’s Workshop for the Blind. Here, from the early 1940s to the end of the war, the 40-year old craftsman attempted to save the lives of many blind and deaf Jews by giving them a job at his small brush and broom factory. 

Rough and unrenovated, Haus Schwarzenberg offers a nice contrast to the gentrified yards of the famous Hackescher Markt, a stone’s throw away from the fashion boutiques and global fashionwear brands lining the surrounding streets. After visiting the museum, drop by Kino Central for some arthouse or cult bar Eschschloraque for an Apérol Spritz under the orange garlands.