Sights · Our pick in Berlin
Berlin Wall Memorial (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer)
Where to understand the Wall
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Image courtesy of © Ansgar Koreng · CC BY 3.0 de via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Berlin Wall Memorial (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer)
The Berlin Wall Memorial is at Bernauer Strasse 111, run by the Berlin Wall Foundation. It keeps a stretch of the border strip with a watchtower, and its indoor exhibition is called “1961 | 1989. The Berlin Wall”.
Why it's on our list
- Outdoor exhibition
- Visitor centre
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Berlin Wall Memorial (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer) before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Berlin Wall Memorial (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer), as the crow flies.
- Hotel Oderberger1.1 km13 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Berlin Wall Memorial (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- Bernauer StraßeU8150 m2 min walk
- VoltastraßeU8500 m7 min walk
- Rosenthaler PlatzU8900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- TV Tower2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Museum Island2.3 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Reichstag2.4 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Brandenburg Gate2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Gendarmenmarkt2.7 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Philharmonie3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 14 min
- East Side Gallery4.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- KaDeWe5.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Charlottenburg Palace7.1 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 23 min
- BER Airport20 kmCar or taxi 59 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen1.3 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Berlin Ostbahnhof4.1 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten5.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Berlin Südkreuz7.1 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 23 min