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Anyone looking for authentic GDR baked goods cannot miss this institution in Friedrichshain. Biesewski bakery still bakes according to old recipes, taking customers back in time with the taste of genuine 'Ostschrippen'.

The Palace of Tears in Berlin-Mitte is the former departure hall from the GDR to the West.

At W. Prassnik pub in Berlin-Mitte, the era of GDR pub culture comes alive, as the interior is reminiscent of a classic HO gaststätte down to the last detail. Those who stop here will find not only the home-brewed Prassnik beer but also an atmosphere that needs no artificial backdrop and instead captivates with simple honesty.

Café Sibylle is a long-established historical witness in the heritage-protected part of Karl-Marx-Allee.

Together with tens of thousands of other GDR citizens, Chancellor Angela Merkel crossed into the West at this very spot on the day the Wall fell.

The Evangelical Gethsemane Church in Prenzlauer Berg stands for the peaceful revolution in the GDR.

The Berlin Mauerweg gives the answer to the frequently asked question where the Berlin Wall stood.

The residential buildings in the typical Moscow 'gingerbread style' characterize Europe's only boulevard built after the war! Today, Karl-Marx-Allee, with the two striking towers of Frankfurter Tor, is a protected monument – it is Germany's longest contiguous architectural monument.

At OSTEL, you quickly feel transported back to the past. Everything here is furnished in the old East German chic, with yellow patterned wallpaper, floor lamps with beige lampshades, and functional furniture.

'The Legend of Paul and Paula' is one of the ultimate East German film classics!