Shaishav B.
Google
Teufelsberg is one of those places where you feel history beneath your feet. Built on the rubble of post-war Berlin and later used by the US as a Cold War listening station, the former NSA radomes still stand like ghostly white spheres, once packed with antennas that intercepted conversations on the other side of the Iron Curtain. Even today, walking around those structures feels like stepping into a secret chapter of history—half spy film, half forgotten sci-fi set.
The location deep inside Grunewald makes the experience even more striking: you hike through a peaceful, green forest and suddenly this massive, surreal silhouette appears at the top of the hill. The contrast between nature and concrete, silence and old surveillance structures, gives the place a very Berlin kind of character.
Inside, what used to be classified rooms and acoustic test chambers are now covered wall-to-wall in street art and murals from global artists, turning decay into creativity. Some pieces are powerful, some playful, some political—but as a whole, the site has a raw visual energy that feels like an open-air museum without rules. The crumbling radomes now echo with colour and creativity instead of intercepted signals, and that transformation alone makes Teufelsberg worth visiting.
The entrance fee 10 euros feels a bit high for what’s essentially abandoned infrastructure turned art space, but if you appreciate history, photography, street art, or simply unusual places, Teufelsberg is unforgettable.
Best on a clear day—sunlight through the radome fabric is unreal.
