Spot the Brandenburg Gate
Find the Brandenburg Gate at the western edge of Unter den Linden. Photograph the six columns with the Quadriga chariot on top.
Spot the Chinese Tower (Chinesischer Turm)
Find the Chinese Tower in the Englischer Garten, the pagoda above the biergarten. Photograph the wooden tower.
Spot the Elbphilharmonie wave roof
Find the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in HafenCity, with its glass wave on top of a brick warehouse. Photograph the building from across the water.
Spot the Fernsehturm
Find the Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) at Alexanderplatz, the silver ball on a spike that is visible from almost anywhere in the city. Photograph it.
Spot the Frauenkirche twin domes
Find the twin onion-domed towers of the Frauenkirche from the Marienplatz or a high vantage point. Photograph the silhouette.
Spot the German flag
Find a German flag (horizontal black-red-gold) flying on a building, balcony or government facility. Photograph it.
Spot the German flag in Hamburg
Find a German flag flying on a Hamburg building. Bonus if you also catch the white-red Hamburg state flag with the gate emblem. Photograph the flags.
Spot the Hofbräuhaus sign
Find the Hofbräuhaus (HB) sign or facade on Platzl 9. Photograph the iconic facade.
Spot the Köhlbrandbrücke
Find a view of the Köhlbrandbrücke, the cable-stayed bridge over the harbour. Photograph from a Landungsbrücken or harbour boat.
Spot the Marienplatz column (Mariensäule)
Find the gold-topped Mariensäule (Marian column) in the centre of Marienplatz. Photograph the Madonna on top.
Spot the Marienplatz Glockenspiel
Walk to Marienplatz and find the Glockenspiel on the New Town Hall (Rathaus). The 11 a.m. show is the photo, otherwise just photograph the facade with the carillon.
Spot the Munich Christmas tree on Marienplatz
In December find the giant Marienplatz Christmas tree. Outside the season, find a Christmas-themed shop window. Photograph it.
Spot the Rathausmarkt facade
Walk to Rathausmarkt and find the Hamburg town hall (Rathaus) facade with its 112-metre tower. Photograph the building.
Spot the Reeperbahn neon
Walk down the Reeperbahn in St Pauli (daytime is fine, but it really comes alive at night) and find a neon sign or pub front. Photograph the sign.
Spot the Reichstag dome
Find the glass Reichstag dome by Norman Foster on top of the parliament building. Photograph it from the lawn or one of the surrounding bridges.
Spot the St. Michaelis (Michel) spire
Find the Michel, the Hauptkirche St. Michaelis, with its bronze spire. Photograph the church.
Spot the Victory Column
Find the gold-winged Siegessäule (Victory Column) in Tiergarten. Photograph it from the Straße des 17. Juni or a Tiergarten path.