Berlin/Leipzig/Dresden recs

You can do all three, or you could do all the time in Berlin and be entertained- depending on your interest. The Leipzig Zoo has Europe’s only pangolin. It’s pretty cool. The other attractions, for me, were mostly communism related. Leipzig can be an overnight or day trip from Berlin.
I found Dresden a bit underwhelming- a night or two will do if you’re a serious sightseer (the military museum was pretty cool).

I’m doing Berlin, Dresden, Prague next year. Interested to hear responses

If you’re into Communist history and/or zoos it’s great. Museum en der Reunder Ecke is only in German, but a nice walk around. I think there’s another museum but it was closed when I was there. There’s a nice independent music scene. The church where the anti-communists met to organize is a nice visit. I’d make it a day trip or overnight (if you’re into the music scene). Be prepared- it’s the only German city i’ve Been to where English isn’t widely spoken. The Westin is a good place to stay- 5 min from train station, walkable to everything, nice pool area.

i lived in leipzig for a german summer program, and we did a long weekend trip that included berlin and dresden.

in berlin we hit the museuminsel, the reichstag and brandenburg gate. the memorial to the murdered jews was still under construction. checkpoint charlie was super touristy. the topography of terror was good, and we also hit ka de we (i was desperate to make some tacos, and they had an old el paso taco kit for 8 euros that i made that weekend).

in dresden i remember the frauenkirche, the opera house and the royal palace. and strolling along the elbe.

in leipzig we were in school all day for 5 days a week. and spent most of our free time at kebab stands or at the bayerischer bahnhoff brewery. they brew a local beer called a leipziger gose that i remember being really good. there were a lot of museums and churches associated with bach and his music. one of the churches (nikolaikirche) is where protests against the DDR began in leipzig (if you're interested in the history of communism in germany). the zoo, old town, and botanical garden were all cool. and i hit the voelkerschaltdenkmal, just because i study early 19th century german history, memory, and memorials.

This is the way to do it. only a 2 1/2 train ride from Berlin to Dresden. Dresden is honestly good for a day or two. 2 hour train ride from Dresden to Prague. you will want to spend most of your time in either Berlin or Prague