11 Lost Places in Berlin (and Nearby) You can Visit Legally

They’re mysterious, they’re sometimes more than a century old, and they’re abandoned: the lost places in Berlin. Throughout the years, I visited some of the most iconic modern ruins and abandoned sites in Berlin and nearby.

In this blog post, you’ll find a list of places that may be appealing for urban explorers. You could (and sometimes still can) visit all these places legally. Each of them is linked to a more detailed blog post, where you’ll learn how you can visit them - if they still exist.

Table of Contents

• Lost places in Berlin
  • The abandoned public Bathhouse in Lichtenberg
  • Spreepark, an abandoned amusement park in Berlin
  • The abandoned Stasi Prison Berlin-Hohenschönhausen
  • The abandoned surveillance station at Teufelsberg
• Lost Places within an hour of Berlin
  • The abandoned Beelitz Heilstätten
  • The abandoned Heilstätten Grabowsee
  • The abandoned airfield Rangsdorf
  • The abandoned Airfield Schönwalde
• Lost Places within 1-2 hours of Berlin
  • The forbidden city
  • The abandoned textile factory
  • The abandoned Freudenberg Bunker

Lost places in Berlin (within the city limits)

Let’s start with a few lost places that are directly located in Berlin, that you can reach by buses and trams and visit legally.

The abandoned public Bathhouse in Lichtenberg

The abandoned Stadtbad Lichtenberg, also known as the Hubertusbad, is a lesser known lost place located directly in Berlin. It was opened in 1928 and served the public until 1991, when it was closed due to construction defects and lack of funds.