Moritz Klein, Author at Secret Berlin

After moving back and forth between Berlin, Munich, and Vienna many times, I know our major cities like the back of my hand. When I’m not reporting on the latest events in Berlin, I work both independently and collaboratively on art projects such as “Schmalk Magazine.”

Culture Things to do

Just two hours from Berlin, you can get married aboard a four-engine GDR long-haul jet at the world’s oldest airfield. The plane itself is a tragic tribute…

Anyone approaching the Havelland town of Stölln will hardly believe their eyes: right in the middle of a field stands a massive airplane belonging to the GDR airline Interflug. The aircraft “Lady Agnes” is...

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In southern Berlin, you’ll find the artificial hill where, 132 years ago, the dream of flight became a reality. This man flew farther than the Wright brothers did on their first flight!

In Lilienthal Park, starting in 1894, aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal wrote an important chapter in global aviation history by repeatedly and boldly launching himself down a small, artificially mounded h...

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Just one hour from Berlin, you’ll discover this grand, almost sacred-looking radio station, which has been broadcasting continuously for 120 years.

In Nauen, just a few kilometers west of Berlin, stands the world’s oldest continuously active radio transmitter. Built in 1906, the Nauen Radio Station impresses with its cathedral-like brick architecture...

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Right in the heart of Berlin, you’ll find the most beautiful neo-Baroque hall that no one has wanted to enter for 120 years. Once the second-largest building in Berlin, it’s now the center of everyday dramas

Next to the Parochialkirche on Klosterstraße in Mitte stands a neo-Baroque palace built between 1896 and 1904. Upon its completion , it was the second-largest building in the city after the Berlin Palace....

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South of Berlin, this small library was saved from 50 years of neglect. The 230-year-old structure sits directly on the shore with a magical view of the castle

The Gothic Library in Potsdam’s Neuer Garten is a hidden gem for your next weekend stroll. Completed in 1794, this architectural masterpiece served King Frederick William II as a private reading pavilion...

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The 8th Wonder of the World once stood proudly in the heart of Berlin. The story of the world-famous Amber Room, which was given away, stolen, and lost

Most people associate the Amber Room with its mysterious disappearance during World War II. But the history of this fascinating work of art began in the heart of Berlin over 300 years ago. And just a f...

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Just 1.5 hours from Berlin, you’ll hike along the trails of a 500-year-old bandit legend through a forest steeped in legend

A spine-tingling adventure awaits you in Brandenburg an der Havel. In the idyllic GränertNature Reserve, you can hike along a roughly 14-kilometer route, following in the footsteps of the once-legendary b...

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1.5 hours from Berlin: Why this labyrinth in Brandenburg belongs on your list of day trips (and why it’s not actually a labyrinth at all)

Hidden in the Wesendahl neighborhood near Altlandsberg is a destination that combines nature, history, and a little challenge. Near the old Wesendahl Mill, a classic hedge maze awaits exploration. If y...

Things to do Wellness & nature

Right behind the Olympic Stadium, you’ll find nearly 16 hectares of Berlin as it was 1,000 years ago: an untouched Ice Age marshland teeming with mysterious wildlife

Have you heard of the roughly 15.9-hectare silted-up bog in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf? Tucked away between the Olympic Stadium, Murellenschlucht, and the Waldbühne is the Ruhleben Fließwiese. A biotope t...

Things to do Wellness & nature

Just one hour south of Berlin, you’ll find Brandenburg’s little desert. This Markish dune landscape is the perfect place for a day trip!

Just under 40 kilometers south in Bestensee, you’ll discover a surreal natural highlight. The Pätzer gravel pit is a nature reserve spanning about 16 hectares, whose light-colored sand dunes are reminisce...