The Bunker Girl's Guide to Berlin

Berlin with the Bunker Girl

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The Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery.

35th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

On November 9th, Berlin will be transformed into a huge stage where over 1,000 musicians will mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Dia de los Muertos at Holzmarkt 25.

Holzmarkt Celebrates Día de los Muertos

Celebrate the your dearly departed with colorful skulls, dance and music when Holzmarkt arranges Dia de los Muertos on November 1st and 2nd.

"Quai du Louvre" by Claude Monet.

Monet and the Impressionist Cityscape at Alte Nationalgalerie

As a rarity, you can experience Monet’s three earliest Paris works in one exhibition at the Alte Nationalgalerie.

Altes Museum, Berlin

Museum Sunday in Berlin

The first Sunday of every month is Museum Sunday. This means free admission to a wide range of museums all around Berlin. And the next one is November 3rd, 2024.

The Big Bunker Mountain in Friedrichshain

The giant hill in Volkspark Friedrichshain hides a flak tower and if you look hard enough, you will find the remains of the bunker.

Stolperstein Käte Rogalli

Stolperstein:
Who Is Käte Rogalli?

Käte Rogalli is the first trans person to be commemorated with a stumble stone with her real name, not her deadname, engraved on it.

Orpheus with the Animals, The Power of Music

Orpheus with the Animals,
the Power of Music

“Orpheus mit den Tieren, Die Macht der Musik” was once part of a fountain on the facade of the Academy of Fine Arts in Charlottenburg. Today it’s hidden among stinging nettles, shrubs and trees in Wedding.

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Flak tower Humboldthain

The Locations of the Flak Towers in Berlin

Between 1940 and 1942 three flak towers were built in Berlin. They formed a triangle around the center of Berlin with one tower in the west, one in the east and one in the north. But can we find them today?

Luna Bunker

The Luna Bunker in Schönholzer Heide

The Luna Bunker is the last remaining building of Berlin’s second largest forced labor camp from World War II – a camp full of death and suffering and named after an amusement park.

Bunker remains in Tiergarten, Berlin

The Bunker Remains in Tiergarten

If you venture into the shrubbery at a certain spot in Tiergarten, you’ll find the remains of a World War II bunker. But what is the story behind the bunker?

Flak tower Humholdthain, Berlin

The Flak Tower in Volkspark Humboldthain

The flak tower in Volkspark Humboldthain is for many people an observation deck, but during the Second World War it was an anti-aircraft bunker.

Curry & Chili, Berlin

Curry & Chili:
Berlin’s Hottest Imbiss

Although men are always allowed to cry, ‘Curry & Chili’ is a safe space to let the tears roll down your cheeks as you take a bite of Berlin’s hottest currywurst.

The Memorial to the First Homosexual Emancipation Movement, Berlin

The Memorial to the First Homosexual Emancipation Movement

The world’s first LGBT organization was founded in Berlin and is commemorated with a symbol of gender and sexuality in nature.

Pink Pipes in Berlin

What Are the Pink Pipes in Berlin?

Ever wondered what the pink pipes in Berlin are for? Also, Why are they pink?Here is the story behind the pink pipes and why they are pink.

Water Playground in Weinbergspark

The Water Playground in Weinbergspark

The water playground in Weinbergspark is a fun place to have a picnic.Summer in Berlin can sometimes be so hot that you don’t want to do anything. If you have kids, pack a picnic and head to the water playground in Weinbergspark.

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