Berlin Wall Sites Near Hackescher Markt
Hackescher Markt in the heart of Berlin-Mitte was in East Berlin during the Cold War. Several ghost stations of the U8 line, which ran underneath from West to East, are within walking distance.
15 Berlin Wall Sites Within Walking Distance
U-Bahnhof Weinmeisterstraße
A ghost station on the U8 line in the Scheunenviertel quarter. One of the last to reopen on 1 July 1990, it retains elements of...
DDR Museum
An interactive museum dedicated to everyday life in East Germany. Visitors can sit in a Trabant, explore a reconstructed East German apartment, and learn about...
S-Bahnhof Oranienburger Straße
The first ghost station on the north-south S-Bahn tunnel to reopen, on 2 July 1990. During the Wall era it lay sealed underground while the...
U-Bahnhof Alexanderplatz (U8)
East Berlin's busiest transport hub was simultaneously a ghost station. The U2 and U5 platforms served East Berliners normally, while the physically separate U8 platform...
U-Bahnhof Rosenthaler Platz
One of the first ghost stations to reopen after the Wall fell, on 22 December 1989, with a provisional border checkpoint hastily set up on...
Tränenpalast
The "Palace of Tears" was the departure hall at Friedrichstraße station where East Germans said goodbye to visiting Western relatives, often not knowing when they...
Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
As an important travel hub between the West Berlin sectors, despite it being located entirely in the Soviet occupied West Berlin, its underground U and...
U-Bahnhof Oranienburger Tor
Named after the historic Oranienburger Tor gate that once stood here, this U6 ghost station is just one stop north of Friedrichstraße, the border crossing...
U-Bahnhof Französische Straße
After serving as a U6 ghost station from 1961 to 1990, this station operated normally for 30 years before being permanently closed on 4 December...
Internationales Pressezentrum
The GDR's official press centre for foreign correspondents, where Günter Schabowski held his historic press conference on 9 November 1989. Asked when new travel regulations...
U-Bahnhof Jannowitzbrücke
The first ghost station to reopen, on 11 November 1989, just two days after the Wall fell. A provisional border checkpoint was hastily set up...
Nordbahnhof – Geisterbahnhof
This S-Bahn station was sealed from 1961 to 1989 while Western trains passed through East Berlin territory without stopping. Today the station houses "Grenzübergänge" (Border...
Tunnel 37 – Brunnenstraße
A memorial plaque marks the site of an escape tunnel through which 37 people reached freedom from East to West Berlin. The tunnel was one...
S-Bahnhof Brandenburger Tor
Originally named "Unter den Linden" when it opened in 1936, this S-Bahn station sits directly beneath the Brandenburg Gate. During the Cold War, Western trains...
Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
The "Berlin Wall Memorial", was built in 1998 to commemorate the division the wall created, and the deaths that occurred because of it. It includes...
Explore Berlin Wall Sites Near Other Landmarks
Explore the Timeline
Journey through Berlin Wall history from 1945 to 1990.
View Timeline →
Embed Our Map
Add a free interactive Berlin Wall map to your website or blog.
Get embed code →