Admittedly, I was not excited to check off this site — I wasn’t sure what to expect, and six components spread out seemed daunting. And it was hard to find information.

But, I ended up visiting all components over three days in Berlin and the site ended up winning me over. But, I am a sucker for modern architecture, Bauhaus, and the likes.

I got more out of the sites for two reasons.  First, I started at the Into Station and Cafe at Briz, which is open on Friday and Sunday afternoons.  There is a museum (1 euro entry fee) with a ton of information in German and English and a model apartment.  It was the highlight of my visit.  Second, www.welterbe-moderne-Berlin.de has great information on these sites and even mini walking “tours” pointing out key components of all the sites with maps  It was tremendously helpful and I got a lot more out of the sites as a result  

Logistics:  I will start out with a warning: DO NOT BOOK the Ticket B tour of Siemensstadt, which advertises going into an apartment in Siemensstadt, because the apartment visited is in a nearby complex and belonged to one of the Siemensstadt architects, but it was built 30 years after Siemensstadt and is NOT part tix the UNESCO site. I wasted 39 euros and 5.5 hours (transit one hour each way and a 2.5 hour tour) to end up not getting anything more out of the experience than if I’d visited on my own.  I have emailed the company already to correct their website.