During our stay at the Schlosshotel im Grunewald, we took advantage of its proximity to three small museums we’d never found the time to visit.

For lunch in between museums, consider Paulsborn am Grunewaldsee (Hüttenweg 90. Tel. (49) 30-818-1910.), a 19th-century coach house and inn at which Kaiser Wilhelm I entertained hunting parties. Antler chandeliers preside over the vaulted main room, where local families dine on German and Austrian classics. Outside is a shady beer garden.

House of the Wannsee Conference

The idyllic lakeside location of this villa belies its evil history. It was here in 1942 that Nazi leaders assembled to agree on the “Final Solution,” which led directly to the deaths of millions of Jews. Its exhibits detail Jewish life in Europe during the Nazi era, and in the chilling conference room itself, the villa’s former dining room, you can read translations of original meeting minutes around the table.