DDR Museum

Location

Berlin
Germany
52° 31' 9.57" N, 13° 24' 7.956" E
DE
General info: 

If you want to know how it looked like to live in Berlin during the DDR period, this is the place. The DDR Museum is a well known museum in the centre of Berlin, located in the former governmental district of East Germany, right on the river Spree. Its exhibition shows the daily life in the Deutsche Demokratische Republik or DDR. It is a sort of interactive museum and one of the most-visited attractions in the German capital. Take a journey in time and see, touch, feel and experience the actual conditions of a long-defunct system accompanied by unique artifacts, futuristic technology and a prize-winning design.

Getting there: 

You will find the DDR Museum in the City-Quartier DomAquarée, on the Spreepromenade.
S- and U-Bahnhof Alexanderplatz
S-Bahnhof Hackescher Markt
Bus: 100, 200, 248, M48, TXL: Spandauer Straße station
Tramway: M5, M4, M6: Spandauer Straße station
And if you decide to visit Berlin by boat, get off at the DomAquarée landing stage.

Costs: 

Regular Price: 6 €, group/person: 4,00 €, student groups/person: 3,50 €
Monday to Sunday: 10 am – 8 pm, Saturday: 10 am – 10 pm
The permanent exhibition is open seven days a week. These opening hours include holidays. The only exception is the 24th of December, when they close at 4 pm.

Interesting places nearby

With a population of 13,000, this is a substantial base with supporting tourism infrastructure for the exploration of several local ski areas.

The skiing resort Imst is a family skiing area with one of the most beautiful family-slopes of Tyrol. The night skiing in the skiing area Imst is particularly moody. Whoever isn’t only for skiing in Imst, can use an illuminated chute.

The Lieser – Maltal with the ski area Innerkrems, which is located in Carynthia embedded in the two national parks Hohe Tauern and Nockberge, has numerous pistes to offer. The slopes are mostly suitable for intermediate skiers.

The ski resort Innsbrucker Nordkettenbahnen used to be a secret tip for insiders, today it's the place where the best snowboarders of the world meet. It takes just a few minutes to get from the town to the high Alpine area.

You can have both worlds - rest and recreation in the winter sunshine, and the fun of doing active sports.

The Silvretta - Arena in Tyrol lies in between the two mountain ranges Silvretta and the Verwall Alps. Their peaks reach up to over 3000 m altitude.