Museum Island
In the middle of the Spree lies Museum Island ("Museumsinsel") with its museums and Berlin Cathedral ("Berliner Dom"). The central square in Mitte is Alexanderplatz with the prominent Fernsehturm (TV tower), Germany's highest building, and the large railway station with connections to many subway (U-Bahn), tramway (Berlin tramnbahn), city trains (S-Bahn) and buses.