Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Top 5 Interesting Places to Visit in Berlin

To choose the Top 5 interesting places to visit in Berlin is not a simple list to put together. Of course it depends on what aspect you are interested, the history or the present scene. This list is focusing on the particularly unique places that you may not have heard of before or considered worthwhile.

5. Liquidrom
This is a spa but I listed it here because there is very interesting architecture for the building and they have a famous indoor swimming pool with an underwater sound system. If you check out their website for a schedule they sometimes have live DJ's playing music on the underwater sound system - this was strange enough to make it to the list. Visit their website here for more information; liquidrom-berlin.de/en/

4.  SpreePark Berlin
Now this place has quite a history and you will need to make an appointment in order to get a legal tour of the place. But I would highly recommend taking the time to do this, an abandoned theme park is very interesting especially on a lightly rainy day.

SpreePark Berlin. An abandoned playground.


















3. The Art Bunker
An amazing rotating, every 2 years, collection of contemporary art. You will need to book a tour for this in advance in order to get in. I highly recommend this.

2. The Wall
If you've never seen it you should go and check out the remaining bits of wall as well as the missing wall  that has been marked on the ground.

1. Teufelsberg
This place translates to the Devils Mountain so you already know it's not a normal place. But add in the fact that it's an NSA listening station and it's been heavily covered in graffiti in recent years - this is something you should try to see and hear in person if possible. Read more about visiting Teufelsberg and it's history in my article titled A Tale of Teufelsberg.

Teufelsberg, Berlin, Germany


















To give you an example of how creepy it can sound here is a recording by sound designer Richard Devine from Teufelsberg Listening Station;