Sights · Our pick in Berlin

Teufelsberg

Historic site·Grunewald

The listening station on the rubble hill

About Teufelsberg

Teufelsberg rises in the Grunewald from rubble cleared from the city after the war; on top stand the domes of a former listening station, now a gallery of street art. The site is at Teufelsseechaussee 10; opening times, tickets and tours are on its own website.

Why it's on our list

  • Street art
  • Views over the Grunewald

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Teufelsberg before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Teufelsberg 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.

Key sights

  1. Charlottenburg Palace4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
  2. KaDeWe6.7 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 22 min
  3. Philharmonie8.7 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 28 min
  4. Reichstag9.3 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 29 min
  5. Brandenburg Gate9.4 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 30 min
  6. Gendarmenmarkt10 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 32 min
  7. Museum Island11 kmCycle 43 minCar or taxi 33 min
  8. Berlin Wall Memorial11 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 34 min
  9. TV Tower12 kmCar or taxi 36 min
  10. East Side Gallery13 kmCar or taxi 41 min

Main railway stations

  1. Berlin Zoologischer Garten6.2 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 21 min
  2. Berlin Südkreuz8.6 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 27 min
  3. Berlin Hauptbahnhof9.1 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 29 min
  4. Berlin Friedrichstrasse10 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 32 min
  5. Berlin Gesundbrunnen11 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 35 min
  6. Berlin Alexanderplatz12 kmCar or taxi 36 min
  7. Berlin Ostbahnhof13 kmCar or taxi 40 min

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