So you're going to Berlin.

Congratulations or whatever. But most travel guides won't cut it for you, you faux-intellectual that demands only the highest in quality from your coffees, your music and your fixed-gear bicycles. You would like to venture just off the beaten path enough to have a genuine Berlin experience. I am the same way. I find most guides tedious and all-encompassing. What about the 20 things that you only need to see in the city? Sure, there might be better things out there, but you'll spend more time worrying about whether the coffee you're having is the best than you will actually enjoying it.

Enter Kelly Sutton.

That's me. I know Berlin quite well and am a qualified member of the hipster demographic, which-according to the New York Times is any person under the age of 34 living outside of Manhattan that finds popular culture uninspiring. In fact, merely by including the word "hipster" in the title, I am guaranteed press by the Times. Add me to the list.

Dive in.

Have yourself a time that you will later act aloof about, passing it off: "Well, I guess Berlin was pretty cool." This guide covers only what you should hit in Berlin, not everything that you could visit in the city. And I'm a sell-out, so make sure you buy the PDF version of this guide so I can fund future trips back to Berlin. (A PDF is also nicer to have instead of forking over the crazy amount of money for a data plan for your phone.)