Secret Berlin Guide A guide to 200 unusual and unfamiliar places

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Let Secret Berlin guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar.

Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Berlin guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this fascinating city. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.

Wander around the hotel lobby where a glass floor reveals excavations of the old medieval town
Take a seat in an amphitheatre where animal dissections once took place
Let yourself be moved by the sounds of the largest pipe organ, still used today to bring silent films to life
Take a break in one of the few well-preserved Baroque vaults housing coffins fitted with windows
Climb onto a bunker that contained anti-aircraft guns during the Second World War and accept a Russian soldier's invitation to admire it from within
Take a dip in one of the most beautiful bathing spots built during Europe's Art Nouveau movement
Enjoy a stroll under the Spree river
Go see the very first computer (designed by a Berliner) or the first synthesizer of East Germany
Scale the mountain of rubble where a Skiing World Cup race was held
Station yourself at the peak of the artificial hill where aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal made his first attempts at flight
Grab a bite on the island in the Havel river where Werner von Braun launched his first rocket

Absent from the usual "must-see" lists despite residing in the heart of the bustling capital, fascinating historical treasures can be found all over Berlin's city centre and its large surrounding neighbourhoods. Take another look and discover the hidden gems eluding those who think they know Berlin inside out.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9782361959715
Published: November 2025

Number of pages: 480
Width: 105 mm
Height: 190 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Jonglez