Hohenschönhausen

The Hohenschönhausen Memorial is located in Lichtenberg behind a four-meter-high wall and served as the central remand prison for the State Security from 1951 to 1990. Approximately 10,000 people were incarcerated here. Today, eyewitnesses who were themselves imprisoned lead visitors through the cells and interrogation rooms, making the GDR dictatorship immediately comprehensible.

My Linh Beauty, nail, massager in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen combines eyelash extensions, nail design, and massage under one roof. The studio stands for careful treatments, friendly advice, and fair prices in northeast Berlin.

The bike tour through Lichtenberg and Hohenschönhausen takes a good hour and a half from the memorial in Genslerstraße via the Mies van der Rohe House from 1932 to Obersee and Orankesee. Afterwards, it becomes rural: The Malchower Aue has been a nature reserve since 1995, and Scottish Highland cattle graze on the Malchow Nature Farm.

Paletas makes handmade organic ice lollies from whole fruit and freshly pressed juices in a Lichtenberg commercial yard, vegan and without additives. It all began in 2012 with a self-built ice cream cart on Berlin street food markets; today the manufactory supplies cafes and shops and brings a chest or an ice truck to events.

Orankesee Lido in Hohenschönhausen features a 52-meter long water slide, a children's slide, a soccer arena, beach volleyball, and a separate non-swimmer area. The bathing lake is about four hectares in size, and the lido opened in 1929 with Baltic Sea sand. Admission costs 8 Euros, reduced 5.50 Euros, cash payment only.

The Wellblechpalast in Berlin Lichtenberg was built in 1963 and is officially an ice hockey arena.

Located in Alt-Hohenschönhausen, directly by Lake Orankesee, you'll find one of Berlin's most beautiful waterside restaurants. The Orankesee Terrassen combines Mediterranean cuisine with lake views, a beer garden, and a tranquility rarely found in the city.

The Silverado Steakhouse in Berlin Höhenschönhausen offers an atmospheric ambience and the culinary delights of excellently prepared Argentinian steaks.

Argentine steak in Berlin, right in Hohenschönhausen: Silverado Steakhouse stands for juicy cuts directly from Argentina, homemade sauces, and an atmosphere that brings South American hospitality to East Berlin.

Alanya Bistro in Lichtenberg has been a firm fixture since 1963 for anyone looking for a decent Döner in East Berlin. Veal from the spit, freshly baked flatbread, and a shop that's half Döner joint, half neighborhood meeting spot.