Free audio walk in Berlin
Walking the Wall
- 81 min
- 4.8 km
- 12 stops
- Free
Starts at Mühlenstraße 18
About this walk
How can you tell you’re in East Berlin? Maybe it’s the mix of faded concrete and bright street art, or the feeling that every wall has a story to tell. This route follows the traces of the Berlin Wall, from the iconic Oberbaum Bridge to the towering Fernsehturm. Along the way, the East Side Gallery, riverside paths, and vibrant city life reveal how this part of Berlin turned its past into art and energy. The walk begins at the Oberbaum Bridge and ends at the TV Tower.
The stops
Walk them in order; each story plays when you reach its pin.
- 1Stop 1
Oberbaum Bridge
This bridge was once a Cold War border, and crossing it could get you shot.
Read the story - 2Stop 2
The Berlin Wall
One night, soldiers sliced a city in half and changed millions of lives forever.
Read the story - 3Stop 3
The Berlin Wall
This concrete scar once divided a city, a nation, and the entire world in two.
Read the story - 4Stop 4
Life in East and West Berlin
One concrete barrier turned two neighboring worlds into complete opposites overnight.
Read the story - 5Stop 5
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
One accidental announcement on live television changed the course of history forever.
Read the story - 6Stop 6
Berlin's Medieval City Wall
This rough, weathered wall hiding in plain sight is older than most countries you've ever visited.
Read the story - 7Stop 7
Molkenmarkt
Under this busy junction lies buried treasure, medieval secrets, and possibly Berlin's very first street.
Read the story - 8Stop 8
Rotes Rathaus (Red Town Hall)
This red brick building has survived a world war, a divided city, and over 150 years of turbulent history.
Read the story - 9Stop 9
Marienkirche Berlin
This modest brick church has quietly outlasted fires, wars, and an entire empire right in the heart of Berlin.
Read the story - 10Stop 10
Fernsehturm Berlin
This tower was built to impress the world, but it ended up embarrassing an entire government.
Read the story - 11Stop 11
Haus des Lehrers
This building wore a giant mural like a badge of pride for an entire country's dream.
Read the story - 12Stop 12
Alexanderplatz
This square was once redesigned by a government to prove that socialism could build a better world.
Ready when you are
Walk Walking the Wall with ROODS.
12 stops through Berlin, about 81 minutes. Open ROODS in your browser, walk to the first pin and the story plays.
- Stories on a map, with narrated audio
- Walk at your own pace, stop where you like
- Runs in your browser. An app is optional.
