Must-see attractions in Friedrichshain

  • BERLIN, GERMANY- October 15, 2014: Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed starting on 13 August 1961. East Side Gallery is an international memorial for freedom. October 15, 2014 in Berlin

    East Side Gallery

    Friedrichshain

    The East Side Gallery is the embodiment of Berlin’s grit and guts.

  • Marchenbrunnen Fairy Tale Fountain (1913) in the Volkspark Friedrichshain Park, Berlin, Germany; Shutterstock ID 220555540; Your name (First / Last): Josh Vogel; Project no. or GL code: 56530; Network activity no. or Cost Centre: Online-Design; Product or Project: 65050/7529/Josh Vogel/LP.com Destination Galleries

    Volkspark Friedrichshain

    Friedrichshain

    Berlin’s oldest public park has provided relief from urbanity since 1840, but has been hilly only since the late 1940s, when wartime debris was piled up…

  • 500px Photo ID: 109170205 - The grand fountain in Karl-Marx-Allee, Strausbergerplatz, .The setting sun colours the spray.

    Karl-Marx-Allee

    Friedrichshain

    It’s easy to feel like Gulliver in the Land of Brobdingnag when walking down monumental Karl-Marx-Allee, one of Berlin's most impressive GDR-era relics…

  • Oberbaumbrücke

    Friedrichshain

    With its jaunty towers and turrets, crenellated walls and arched walkways, the Oberbaumbrücke (1896) gets our nod for being Berlin’s prettiest bridge…

  • Computerspielemuseum

    Friedrichshain

    No matter if you grew up with Nimrod, Pac-Man, World of Warcraft or no games at all, this well-curated museum takes you on a fascinating trip down…

  • RAW Gelände

    Friedrichshain

    This jumble of derelict buildings is one of the last subcultural compounds in central Berlin. Founded in 1867 as a train repair station ('Reichsbahn…

  • Holzmarkt

    Friedrichshain

    The Holzmarkt urban village on the Spree is a perpetually evolving cultural open playground – and a nose-thumbing at the luxury lofts, hotels and office…

  • Urban Spree

    Friedrichshain

    Comprising a gallery, a bookshop, artist studios, a concert room and a beer garden, this grassroots urban art hub is a top stop in the RAW Gelände…

  • Boxhagener Platz

    Friedrichshain

    The heart of Friedrichshain, 'Boxi' is a lovely, leafy square with benches and a playground. It's framed by restored 19th-century buildings harbouring…

  • Wall Museum East Side Gallery

    Friedrichshain

    This tourist-geared private museum on the 3rd floor of a former warehouse offers an easily digestible multimedia chronicle of Germany's post-WWII history,…

  • Märchenbrunnen

    Friedrichshain

    This enchanting 1913 neo-baroque fountain consists of an arcade and a lusty cascade flanked by sculptures of frolicking turtles, frogs and characters from…

  • Friedhof der Märzgefallenen

    Friedrichshain

    In a quiet corner of the Volkspark Friedrichshain, this cemetery is the final resting place of the victims of the revolutionary riots in March 1848, as…

  • Mont Klamott

    Friedrichshain

    Officially called Grosser Bunkerberg (Large Bunker Mountain), Mont Klamott is the taller of two 'mountains' created from piled-up wartime debris in…

  • Denkmal der Spanienkämpfer

    Friedrichshain

    Created by Fritz Cremer between 1966 and 1968, this monumental sculpture pays respect to the 2000 to 3000 Germans who died fighting fascism in the Spanish…