Explore the palaces of Potsdam and key landmarks in Berlin, including its Charlottenburg Palace, which was restored to its original glory following World War II. Sanssouci is one of the highlights within the ensemble of royal palaces and parks in Potsdam that UNESCO has declared a World Heritage site. Frederick the Great built the opulent palace—the so-called Prussian Versailles—in the 1740s as a summer estate. You will also visit Cecilienhof, another spectacular palace included in Potsdam’s World Heritage designation. It became famous for the 1945 meeting that Truman, Churchill and Stalin held there to discuss the future of postwar Europe. Following lunch on your own in Potsdam’s historical Dutch Quarter, you will view Berlin’s icons, including remnants of the Berlin Wall, its famed Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag parliament building. In contrast, the Holocaust Memorial, which opened in 2005, is a place of contemplation and remembrance and quite unusual in its design.