Tränenpalast

Palace of Tears

Millions of visitors leaving East Berlin by train said tearful goodbyes to their friends and relatives from the East at this former border checkpoint. Hardly a year after the wall came down, the building was turned into a nightclub until it was forced to close in 2006. It re-opened as a museum in September 2011 and now houses a permanent exhibition that brings the absurd normality of everyday life in the divided city back to life.

• free
• museum
• history
• nightlife

Address

Reichstagsufer 17 (just north of Friedrichstraße station)

Getting there

S Friedrichstraße, U6 Friedrichstraße, U2 Stadtmitte

Hours

Tue–Fri 09:00–19:00, Sat Sun 10:00–18:00

Price

Free

Website

hdg.de (opens in a new tab)