East Side Gallery Self-Guided Audio Walk: Berlin Wall Murals, The Kiss and Oberbaum Bridge

What to bring

• Ticket code: Enter your ticket code on the Roamer redemption page before you set off, while you still have signal.
• Phone and data: Bring a charged phone; use mobile data or open the tour on Wi-Fi before starting if you have no data.
• Earphones: Bring earphones so you can hear the audio clearly along the walk.

What's not allowed

• Defacing the gallery: Do not write or paint on the East Side Gallery, as it is a listed monument.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair access: Wheelchair users can use the park's upper paths but cannot use the path along the riverbank.
• Step-free entrance: A step-free entrance is available from Mühlenstrasse at Brommystrasse.

Additional information

• Best time to visit: Walk in daytime, as this is described as a daytime walk and park paths feel quieter at night.
• Opening hours: The gallery is open at all hours and is free to visit at any time.
• Info point hours: The information point is open daily 10:00 to 17:00, closed Fridays from November and 24 Dec to 2 Jan.
• Info point location: Find the information point in the old gatehouse by the Sakharov panel at stop 5, Mühlenstrasse 73.
• Toilets and lockers: Use the only toilet at the information point; there are no lockers along the walk.
• Tour duration: Expect to walk about 1.5 km with 9 stops, which takes around 1 hour.
• Start point access: Reach the start at S Ostbahnhof; exit at Stralauer Platz and enter Park an der Spree at its north-west end.
• Do not start at: Avoid starting at Warschauer Strasse, which is at the opposite end of the gallery.
• End point: The walk ends at U Schlesisches Tor on U1 and U3, where the lift serves only the platform toward Uhlandstrasse.
• Nearby station: For S-Bahn after the walk, use Warschauer Strasse station two minutes back over the bridge on U1.
• Bus options: Use bus 300 at East Side Gallery or Tamara-Danz-Strasse if you want to shorten the walk.
• Alternative route: If the wall opening between stops 2 and 3 is closed, return to Stralauer Platz and follow the sidewalk on the painted side.
• Crowded murals: Expect crowds at the Kiss at stop 6, the Trabant near stop 3, and the Sakharov panel bus stop at stop 5.
• Bag safety: Watch your bags in busy spots and keep clear of the bus queue near the Sakharov panel.
• Narrow sidewalks: Stay on the curb side of Mühlenstrasse's narrow sidewalks and never step into the road for photos.
• Cycle tracks: Keep to the wall side and look for cyclists on the last stretch before the bridge and on the bridge footways.
• Unsignaled crossings: Look carefully both ways at the three unsignaled crossings on the Kreuzberg side of the bridge.
• Traffic lights: Use the light-controlled crossings at Köpenicker, Schlesische Strasse, and Skalitzer Strasse, and note the cycle track between them.
• Train noise: Pause the audio when subway trains cross the bridge, as they are loud and may drown out the narration.
• Scenic notes: At dusk, watch for Thorsten Goldberg's Rock, Paper, Scissors light work in the bridge's steelwork.
• Nearby landmark: The Molecule Man sculpture stands about one kilometer upstream of Oberbaumbrücke on the river.
• Live guides: The Berlin Wall Foundation sometimes offers free live-speaking guides at the gallery on weekend afternoons.
• Busy panels: The Kiss and the Trabant are busiest later, so a morning start is usually quieter.
• Seasonal note: The street side is fully open to the sky year-round, while park trees keep their leaves into October.

• Please check your final voucher for the redemption details and specific instructions.
• Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.