The Bunker Girl's Guide to Berlin

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The Secrets at Eckernförderplatz

The Secrets at Eckernförderplatz

Eckernförderplatz is a small park in Wedding. It may seem unremarkable, but it holds two secrets from World War II.

Doc. Berlin

Doc.Berlin 2024 in Kino Babylon

Doc.Berlin is four days of factual cinema as Kino Babylon kicks off their documentary film festival 2024.

Altes Museum, Berlin

Museum Sunday in Berlin

The first Sunday of every month is Museum Sunday. This means free admission to many museums in Berlin. Find out more about the next Museum Sunday.

Christmas Lights in Tierpark Berlin

Christmas Lights in Tierpark Berlin

From November 22nd, Tierpark Berlin will be bathed in colorful lights and the Friedrichsfelde Palace will be the center of the festivities.

Hitler's window

Hitler’s Window

The New Reich Chancellery was demolished after the war. However, in Berlin, you can still catch a glimpse of what may have been Hitler’s window.

The Water police bunker at Eckernförderplatz in Wedding, Berlin.

The Bunker at Eckernföderplatz

The concrete block resembles something from the city utilities. In reality, it is the remains of Nazi Germany’s water police bunker at Eckernförderplatz.

Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin

The Ruin of Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin

Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin was once one of the busiest train stations in the growing city. Today, it’s a reminder of the darkest period in Berlin’s history.

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War Memorial Cemerery Berlin

Graves for German Soldiers and Victims of World War II

Even the German soldiers are considered victims of World War II, and many of them are buried in memorial sections of the Berlin cemeteries.

Gleis 17 at Grunewald S-Bahn station.

The Gleis 17 at Grunewald S-Bahn Station

Gleis 17 at Grunewald S-Bahn Station is no longer in use. When it was, tens of thousands of Jews were sent to their deaths from this platform.

The remains of a demolished WWII bunker in Tiergarten, Berlin.

The Remains of the Demolished Bunker in Tiergarten

At a certain spot in Tiergarten, you can find the remains of a demolished World War II bunker. However, the story of the bunker is a bit of a mystery.

The Berlin Bear

The Mystery of the Berlin Bear

Berlin has no wild bears, but how did the bear become associated with the city? Here the mystery of the coat of arms and the colorful bears in the streets is revealed.

Soviet War Memorial in Schönholzer Heide.

Soviet War Memorial in Schönholzer Heide

The Soviet War Memorial in Schönholzer Heide is the largest Soviet cemetary in Berlin – and a spectacular monument in memory to the fallen soldiers.

Berlin Dungeon

The Berlin Dungeon

Prepare for the worst. The Berlin Dungeon is an interactive theater of laughs and jump scares where you are the main character.

House of the Wannsee Conference

House of the Wannsee Conference

In this grand mansion, powerful people have made the darkest decision Europe has ever suffered: ‘The Final Solution to the Jewish Question.’

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.

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?

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.

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